HIDES AND SKINS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 184, 5 August 1936, Page 4

HIDES AND SKINS.

SALE AT PARNELL. A KEEN DEMAND. There was a full attendance of tanners, fellmongers and shippers at yesterday's sale of hides, skins and tallow at the Parnell stores. A keen demand ruled and hides of all classes were firmer. Dry and salted sheepskins improved. Tallow was unchanged. Following are the quotations:— Sheepskins.—Dry: Fine crossbred, 9d_ to 9%d lb; medium crossbred, to B%d; coarse crossbred, 7%d to 8d; half to threequarter wool, B%d to 9Msd; quarter to half wool, 7Vid to 8!4d; lambs, S'/id to lOd; pelts, 4Vid to 6%d. Salted: Best, 6/3 to 7/ each; good, 5/6 to 6/1; medium, 4/9 to 5/o; lambs, 3/6 to 4/10. Hides.—Abattoirs: Extra heavy ox. to 7%d per lb; heavy, to 7%d; medium, 6%d to 6%d; light, 5%d; extra heavy cow, 5%d; heavy, 5%d; medium, 5%d; light, 5%d; kips, 7d; yearlings, 9%d; best-calf, 14d; good, 12d to 12% d. Country butchers: Extra heavy ox, 6%d per lb; heavy, 6%d; medium, (id to 6Vid; light. 5%d; extra heavy cow, fi'/id; heavy, sVid; medium, 5%d; light, 5%d; kips, 6%d; yearlings, B%d; best calf, 13d; good, lid to 12% d; inferior, second and damaged calves, 4%d to 9%d. Hides: Seconds and cute, 4%d to 4%d: damaged, 3Vid to 4d. Tallow. —Best mixed, 19/ per cwt; medium, 16/6; poor, 14/.