WOOL, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 514, 22 May 1909, Page 3

WOOL, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES

Messrs. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd.. report hann? held their 'fortnightly, eale'of wool, slcinfl,. anil hides yesterday. They offered a Rood, catalogue l of all classes to, the usual attendance of buyers. Prices for practically everything were lp sellers' favour, and. realised; as follow:— Wool.-Merino,' 7Jd. to Sid.; mcrinp piecos,. 63d. to 7d.; crossbred. 6J4. to 7Jd.; lambs, 4Jd. to 6Jd.; picccs, 3id. to 4Jd-; dead, SJ<L to 6-ld.; crutchinge, 2d. to 5d.; black, sd. Skins. —Fino crossbred, 6d.' to,7id.i shorts,sd. to sid.; broken, s|d. to ssd.j dead, 5Jd.; pelts, ljd. to SJd.; lambs, SJd-; crossbred, damp, 2s. 10d. to Is.; lambs, damp, Ss.'.'7d.; pickled pelts, 125., doz.; crossbred, salted, Is. Gil. to 4s. 4d. Hides.—Heavy ox, sound,. 7id. to 7id.; cut, 6kL to 6Jd.i medium oi;" sound,- Gd. ' to-jsJd.'j cut, SJd. to 5Jd.; slippy, 4J<L to<sJd.; litfht ox; s!d.j cow, medium, 5Jd: to ■ 5Jd. ; cut,** 4}d; Stag, cut k 3Jd.. Calf, best, 7d. to 7Jd.inferior,' 43d- to Sgd.; tails, Is. 7d. per doz.; horns, Gs. ,6a. per 100.' . • Tallow.—ln casks,'.: 21s. , 6d. to 245.; in tins and drums, 20a. 3d. to 20s. 9d. . . . Messrs. Levin and Co.t .'Ltd., report as follows:—Wo. held our fortnightly-sale yesterday, when we offered 40 bales wool, 2000, skins, 650 hides and cdlfßkins, and 'a quantity of tallow, and horsehair. There waff a' good attendance of buyors, and bidding ; was very spirited'for everything offering.'• Wool.—CrutchinKß are -now coming forward freely, and meet with strong demand, as high as 51d. liaa been paid far best quality. Wo quote:—Crossbred fieece,.sd. to 61d.; lambs, sd. to 7d.; superior crutchings, sd. to 5Jd.; medium orutchings, 4d. to 4Jd. ; inferior crutchingb, 3d. to 4d.; pieces and bellies, 2d. to 4d.; loess, ljd. to 3d. . - Skins.—Market firm; at f id. • advance..- Wo quote:—Fine crossbreds, 6d.' to" 7}d.; crossbreds, sd. to 6Jd.; dead skins, 3d. to 5Jd.; dead hoggets, 5Jd.; green skins,' 35." to 4s. 6d.; lamlj skins. 3s. to 3s. Bd.; lamb pelts, Is. 6d. to 28. M. . , Tallow.—Firm. Parcels :in: shipping order, JC24; tins, XlB to ,"<£2o 10s:; rough fat, -ClO to .£ls. 1 ■

Horsehair, Is. to Is. O. par lb.. -Horns, ss. to 16s. per hnndred. Cowtails, Is. 3d. to Is.'lOd.'.per dozen; Hides.—We again brought .forward a' Rood catalogue, which' met- with, excellent competition 'at prices i of a penny better thai last sale, We quote:—t)x-hideß, heavy, 7d ; to 7{d.;,ox hides, medium, : Gd. to-7d. : ; ox-hides, light, sd. to 6id. ;,cow hides,, sd.' to '5Jd. j cot and slippy hides, 2d. to sdij , stag hides, 2Jd. to -i{d.; hides, 2d. to'Jld. i calf, best, 7id to Bjd.; calf,'medium, sd. to 7d,; calf, cut and slippy, 3d. to sd. , , ..

Messrs. Murray, Roberts and Co. report as follows:—We submitted a catalogue of 15-bales of wool. 2100, sheepskinß, arid 300 Sides yesterday. Tho attendance! of buyers was good," and wo experienced a very animatod ealo,, prices all round for wool and skin lots being /on a higher range of' values..,-/ Hide- which Were also in strong demand were, about one-eighth of a penny to a farthing higher: Wequote prices as follows:—Wool.—Crossbred flocco, stragglers and seedy, 6Jd. to (Hjd.; lambs, fair, medium, sJd.' te 6jd.; crutehings,. clean and light, 4id. ta s}d.; erntehings, medium, 3Jd. to 4Jd.; crossbred and lambs, sHped, Bd. to 9d. . ' Skins;—Crossbreds, medium to fine, 7d.'.to 7Jd.; crossbreds, coarse, GJd. to 7d.; crossbreds, short woolled, 5Jd. to 6Jd.; lambs, woolled, 6J(I. to 7Jd.; short, 5Jd.: to GJd.; doad and hoggets, 4Jd. to s}d,-; badly damaged, 21d. to 35(1.; green, damp and salted skins, 3s. 6d. to ss. 3d. each.

Hides.—Ox, heavy, GJd. to 73d.; ox, medium, 6d. to C|d. j ox, light, s}d. to 5Jd. j cow, medium, sjd.. to 5Jd.; cow, light, 5Jd. to s|d.; damaged, slippy, and cut, 3Jd. to. 5d.; calf, best, GJd. to 71d.; calf, heavy, s}d. to 6d.; calf, damaged, 3Jd. to 5d.; bulls, stags, etc., 33d. to lid. ■ . . Tallow.—Casks, 235. to 2-fa.: tins, 185.% Gd. to 21s. Gd. .. i V

The New Zealand Loan arid Mercantile Agency' Company, -Ltd., Wellington report on their fortnifjhtly sale: as follows 'There ■ was a full attendance of buyers, to whom we submitted a representative catalogue of wool, sheepskins, hides, etc. Competition all rouud was very animated, and prices wore in favour of sellers. In sympathy with the advance in the Home markets for wool, prices since lost salo aro higher by Id. to Jd., clean, light, fleece and lamb'swool being in demand. Wo quoto :— . Wool-: Clean crossbred, 6Jd. to 7Jd. per lb. j crossbred; inferior- and seedy, 4!d. to 5Jd. ; lambs, good, G\d. to 7Jd. j lambs, medium and inferior, 4Jd. to 6d.; crutchings, 3Jd. to 5Jd.; locks and pieces, • 2d. to 3ld. per • lb. ■~ Sheepskins: Fine crossbred, G}d. :to, 7id,; ooars« • and medium crossbred, 5Jd. .to GJd. ; lambsb'ns, 6id. to 7Jd.; ,dead And faulty skins, 3d. to 5Sd.; good , pelts, 31d. to 4J<Li ; damaged pelts, lid. to lb.; salted and damp.skins (shcop), 2s .7d. to 4s. 7d. each; salted ana damp' skins (iamb), 2s. Id. to M. each. Hides: Ox (no heavy offered); ox, light 5J4 to 6|d.; cow, from s}d. to , 53d.; bull "hides,, 4d. to 43d.; calf, sonnd, GJd;. to SJd.; calf, dam- : aged,.2d. to 4Jd. , , Horsehair, .to-Is,, id. per lb.' Tallow, in tins, from 18s. 9d. to 20s. 6d. per; owt.' -

Messrs., Abraham and • Williams report on their sale asifollows:—We offered a good catalogue of wool.lskins, hides, etc., to a- large; attendance of buyers. Bidding was brisk for! everything offered, and prices all round showed an appreciation' on last.' sales • prices.;' Wo. quote:— . V... ? Wool: Pino crossbred, 7Jd. to B}d.; medium crossbred, 6Jd.' to 7c1.; Tijd. to j crutcMnp?.-4sd.- to std.: pieces, 3Jd. to 4Jd.j rough lambs, 6}d. to G*d. ■

Skins.—Half to three-quarter wools, crossbred, OJd. to 7d.; crossbred, fino, 7Jd.; lambs, fU'l.; dead, 'sd. to Sid. ;■ quarter-wools,". 5Jd. to 5J3.[ shorts, inferior, 2Jd. to 45d.j damp crossbreds. 4s. 4<l. to 4s. lOd.: lambs, 4s. 2d. : Hides: Medium ox, Old. to GJd-i liffht' ox, 5Jd. to sJd.j.heavy cows, Old.; medium, Sid,; to sjd.: light, 5Jd. to sJd.'; yearlings, s|d.: calf. Old. to 71d. '