SKIN SALES, &c.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8934, 26 October 1894, Page 6

SKIN SALES, &c.

Mr F. C. Tabart reports the sale of 1936 skins, 68 hides, and 71 ptg» fat, at the following prices:—Best half-breds, 4s 6d, 4s 9d, ss, ss'6d, to 6s 3d, exceptional lots 6a 8d; medium do, 3a 6d, 4s, 4s 2d to 4s 6d; best longwools, 43 Bd, 4s 10d, se, 5s 4d, 5s 7d to 5s lid ; medium do, 3s 4d, 3s Bd, 4s, 4s 2d to 4s 61; best merinos, 3s 6d, 3a 9d, 3s lOd to 4s 21; medium do, 2s 9d, 3s, 3s 2d to 3a 6d; lambi, 7d to Iβ 3i ; pelts, 4d to 6d; rough fat (per lb), l£d, l|d to lfd; hides aad calfskins, unaltered. Tone of market — Depressed. Messes Toduuntkb and J enninos report aa average skins, hides, and fat at the following prices :— Beai halfbrfede, 5s 6d to 6s 6d ; medium do, up to 5s 6d ; best longwooli, 6a to 7s; medium do, 5s te 6s; best merinos, up to 4s 5d ; lambs, 9d to Is 6d j pelts, up to 10d. Tone of market— Weak, little competition, and a decided downward tendency iv prices. Messbs H. Matson and Co. report sales of skins, hides, and fat, at the following prices :-*-Best halfbreds, 3s 10d to 4s 6d ; medium do, 3s 2d to 3s 9d ; best longwools, 5s 4d to 6s; medium do, 4s 10d to 5s 3d; best merinos, 5a 9d to '6s 4d extra ;> medium do. 4s to 4s 9d; lambs, up to Is 2d; pelts, up to 6d; dry crossbrede, 4a to 4s lid ; dry merinos, 4d to 4£d per lb; rough fat (per lb), l|i to l|d ; hides and calfskins, current market values. Tone of market—Firmer, with better prices. Messrs Pyne . and Co. report sales of 1648 skins at the following prices :—Besb halfbreds, 5s 6d to 6s ; medium do, 3s 6d to 4s 10d; best longwoole, 5a to 5s 9il; medium do, 3s to 4s 6d ; 'best merinos, 3s 9d to 4s 6d ; medium do, 2s' 6d to 3a 3d; dry crossbreda, 3s <6d to 4s 9d; dry meriuos, 2s 3d to 4s. Tone of market—Veiy quiet. Messes Miles and Co., Limited, sold 1123 skins, 15 hides, and 23 pkgi fab at the following prices:—Best baU'breds, up to 5s 8d ; medium do, 4s to ss; best longwoola, up to 5a 10d; medium do, 4s 3d to 5s 2d; best merinos, up to 4a 4d; medium do, 2a 8d to 3s 4d; lambs, 6d to Is 3d; pelcs, 3d to od; dry crossbreds and dry merinos, equal to from 4d to 4fd per lb; rough fat (per lb), l£d to l&d; hides and calfskins, l|d to 3|d per lb. Tone of market—About on a par with last week's values. Thb New Zsaland Loan At*u Mercantile Aqknct Company, Limited, report sales at the following price*;— Best crossbreds, 4s 9d to 6a; medium do, 3s to 4s 6d; best merinos, 3s 6d to 4s; medium do, 2s to 3a 3d; dry crossbreds and dry merinos, 4d to 6d per lb; rough fat and tallow, at last week's quotations; hides and calfskins, up to 3f d per lb. Tone of market—Easy. Mb E. G. Stavelby sold skins, hides and pktja fat at the following prices :—Best halfbreds, 45.9 dto 6s; medium do, 3s 6dto 4s 6d; <best meiinos, 3s 6d to 4s 3d; medium do, 2a to 3a ; dry crosabreds and dry merinos, v*-equal to 4d to 5d per lb; rough fab '(per lb) and tallow (per cwt), hides and calfskins, equal to late rates. Tone of market—Steady competition. Messrs Wilson and Sons report quantity above the average at the following prices :— Best halfbreds, 6a ; medium do, 4s 9d to 5s 3d; best longwoole, 5s 91 to 6a; medium do, 4a 6d to 5a 3d; besb merinos, 5s to da 6d ; medium do, 3>6d to 4e 9d ; lambs, 9d to Is; pelcs, 6d to 9d; dry crossbreds, 2s, 2s 6d, 4* 6d to 5a ; dry merinos, Is, Is 6d to 2a 3d ; rough fat, per lb, l£d, lgd, lid, l|d; hides and calfskins as usual. Tone of market—Not lively.