WOOL, SKIN AND HIDE SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1522, 19 August 1912, Page 10

WOOL, SKIN AND HIDE SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Go. (Palmerston North) report,:—Vc held our usual monthly salo ou Friday, when we offered a large catalogue.. This being our third crutching salo of thpijsca&on, "our catalogue comprised 60, bales, which sold under very keen competition at last sale's rates. Our offerings of skins, and hides were also fairly large, and prices maintained present market value. Wool: Orittchings, best wellpicked lines, 6Jd. to 6Jd.; medium, 5Jd. to 6d.; inferior and seed;. - , 4Jd. to 5d.;. crossbred, 7d., 7id„ Bd., to Bid.; lamb's wool, 74d. to 73d.; dead wool, 7d. to 73d.; merino fiecce, 7}d- to Bd.; bellies and pieces, from 41d. to 53d.; locks and pieces, 33d. to 43d.; inferior and dirty pieces, 2Jd. to 35d.; black wool, 6d. to 6Sd. Sheepskins: Crossbred, coarse. 7Jd. to 71d.; medium, 73d. to Bd.: fine, 8d.5 half-wools. 6}d- to 63d.; pelts and short-wools, 5Jd. to s|d.; dead skins, 6d. to 6Jd.; dead hoggets, 5Jd. to 53d.; damaged and inferior, from 3Jd., 4Jd„ to 6jd.; lambs, from 7d. to 71d.; short and shorn, 53d. to 6}d. Butchers: Part dry and salted, at each: Best heavy lines from 6s. 3d., 6s. 7d., 6s. lOd. to 7s. 4d.; medium, ss. 6d. u 56. 9d„ to 65.; light, from Is., 4s. 9d. to 4s lid: lambs. 2s. Bd..- 3s. 4d., to 3s. 7d. each. Hides: Ox, medium to heavy, 7Jd. to 7 3-Bd.; light, 6£d. to 7d.; steers, 6Sd. , to 63d.; cows, best lines. 53d;; good, 6Jd. to 68d.; farmers' rough lots, to 6d.; cut and slippy, 53d. to 5Jd.; bulls, 5 3-6 d.; yoar- ; lings, 7d., 7Sd., to 7Zd.; cut and damaged, 5Jd. to 6d.; horse hides, from 6s. to 7s. 6d. each. Calfskins: Best lines, HJd.; good, lid.; inferior and rough, Bd. to 9Jd.; cut and damaged, 3d. to 5Jd. Sundries: Tallow, in tiuß, 245. 3d. to 245. 6d.; rough fat, from lis. to 17s. 3d.; horse hair, from' Is. 2d. to Is. 7d. per lb.; rabbitskins, 9id. to Is. per lb.; cowtails,. Is. 3d. per doz. Owing to a large Quantity of crutchings being kept back through the rough weather, we have decided to make our next sale Friday, September 13, a special crutching sale, when we expect to offer a large catalogue, as well as the usual lots of skins and hides. Messrs.' Abraham and Williams, Ltd., (Palmerston North) report:—We held our usual monthly eale on Friday, and offered a catalogue comprising 80 bales aud bogs wool, 2100 sheep ekins, 530 calf skins, 400 hides, tallow, etc., to a good attendance of buyers. Bidding was not very spirited, although the prices realised may be con-' sidered satisfactory. We sold the whole of our catalogue. Wo quote :—Wool: Crossbred, medium, 7d. to 7£d.; crossbred and dead, 7id.; dead, 6d. to Sid.; lambs, 7}d. to Bd.; locks and pieces, 31d. to 33d.; pieces, 4d.; black. 6Jd. to 6}d.; crutchings, 2Jd. to 6Jd. Skins: Crossbred, fine, HA. to BJd.; crossbred, medium, 6d. to 84d.; inferior crosEbrod, 4ld. to sid.; lambs, 61d,>to 71d.; hoggets, 53d.; black, ssd.; dead, 4Jd. to Cart.; butchers' skins, at per piece: Crossbred, fine, 7s. 4d. to 7s. 6d.; crossbred, medium, 2s. 5d., 35., 4s. 8d„. 6s. 3d., .6s. lid., to Bs. lOd. Calf skins: Sound, 71d. to HJd. per lb.; cut, 8 3-BJ. to 7d.; slippy, 48d.; sound yearlings, 7Jd. to BJd.; cut,,'6Jd. Uidcs: Ox, medium weights, 7id. to 7Jd. per lb.; hea.vy, 7<d.; cows, medium weights, 6Jd. to 63d.; light, 6Jd. to 63d.; heifers and steers, 6d. to 6Jd.: horse hides, Bs. 3d. each. Tallow, etc.: Tallow, in tans, £24 ss. per ton; casks, £26 per ton; cow tails,'ls. sd. per. dozen; horse hair, Is. osd. to Is. 6d. per lb.: rabbit skins', 9d.' per lb. Our next sale will be held on September 13. Mr. Hugh Eoberts (Feildinc) reports as follows:—At the usual monthly sale held on Fridav a catalogue of 30 bales and 50 bags wool, 1500 sheep.skins, 200 hides and calf skins, 2 casks and 150 tins of tallow, and usual sundries was offered to a large and representative attendance of buyers. The bulk of tho wool offering was crutchings. for which competition wno- keen, good medium crutchings. making up to' 6Jd. per. lb. In sympathy with outside markets skins showed an. advance of. a- farthing, and hides were easier by lis. Bd. toi id. per lb. Wool: Fierce, good medium, M. to 8W • <ccdv, s'd.; roiurli, 71.d. s dead, sd. to 6jS:i iambs, seedy, Sirt.; good .bright, d.; crtitc-Mnes. good medium. 6ri. to Old dingy, sd. to 53d.; seedy, 4d. to, 5Jd.; locks, ill to 4d. Skins: Thrce-quarlcr to full«"nnle 63d to 7d.; quarter-wools. sjd. to 6Jd.; nfer or and broken.. 43d. to Sidl.: dead. sd. to s}d?i lambs, inferior. 33d.: medium, 61d ; „„„i },l . lmK-drv, at each. 6?., ss. sd„ ??'« is 6d 4 S ; 3d., 4s. 2d., 4s. Id., 3s. 10d £ 9d„ 3s Bd.. to sd„ 3s. 3d., 3s. Id., <?s icd " 2s- hoggets, Is. sd„ Is. 9d.; lambs '3s 6d Hides:. Calf. 10 3-Bd. to IOJd. for medium quality; cut, 73d ; yearlines, e"d.; cut, 63d.: ox. poor substance, 7d.; niliei"! 6!d.; staggy, 5?d.; cow, 6d. to 6}d.; . eni s}"d • horse, n't each. ss. to Bs. Tallow, c" k. medium onality. 25s- Per cwt,: tins, 6d Uorpe h"ir. Is- 6d. Cow tn.Os. Is. id per dozen. Next sale Friday July 19. Entries close Wednesday, July 17.