SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 220, 13 June 1936, Page 14

SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES

Wellington Market Prices

Hides had a good market at firmer rates, but sheepskins were easier at the sale held yesterday by the Wellington : A fair offering was sub; niitted, and competition was keen for an grades. Values for dry skins showed a further easing of Id. to Jcl. per lb. A small offering of salteds was disposed ot at unchanged prices. _ Hides: A good selection was offered. Heavy and medium weights remained firm, light ox and cow were a shade firmer, kip and yearling appreciated by id. to id. per lb. Calfskins met a good market, super lots advancing by about id. per lb. Tallow: Good demand at slightly lower values. The range of prices is quoted below:— Dry sheepskins: Half bred, 6}d. to 9sd.; fine crossbred, Sd. to 9Jd.; medium crossbred, 9d.; coarse crossbred, 7d. to 84d.; half wools. 6 1-Sd. to SJd.; quarter wools, 54d. to BJd.; pelts. 3J<l. to 7 1-Sd. Salted skins: Pelts, 1/6; quarter wools, 4/3 ; half wools, 1/9 to 5/6 ; three-quarter wools, 6/6; full wools, 6/8; lambs, 1/to 1/6. Hides: Ox, 331 b. to 441 b„ 4 1-Sd. to 5Jd.; 451 b. to 521 b., 5 5-Bd. to GJd.; 531 b. to 591 b., 6 1-8(1. to 7 3-Bd.; 601 b. to G'.ffln, 6 3-Sd. to 7 7-Sd.; 701 b. and over, 7 7-Sd. Cow. 331 b. to 391 b.. 4sd. to 5 7-Sd.; 401 b. to 4Slb„ 4 5-Bd. to 5 7-Sd.; 491 b. and over. 4sd. to 7Sd. Kip. 251 b. to 321 b., 5 3-Sd. to Gid.; 171 b. to 241 b., 6(1. to 9(1. Yearling,” 111 b. to 161 b., 9d. to 104 d. Calf, 91b. to 101 b., 9 3-Bd. to 104 d.: 61b. to Sib.. 4sd. to 15d.; lib. to 51b., 10 3-Sd. to 14 3-Sd. Tallow: In casks, etc., IS/6 to 20/-; in tins ,10/- to 16/6. Sundries: Cow tails, lljd.; horse hair, 20 Id. Dunedin Rabbitskin Sale At the rabbitskin sale held by the Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand, Ltd., there was a full attendance of buyers, and a large catalogue was offered. The competition was restricted, buyers operating within well defined limits, and all grades showed a decline as compared with last sale. Low grade and autumn skins eased from 6d. to lOd. per lb., winter does declined from lOd. to 15d. per lb., while winter bucks, which were in better demand, showed a drop of from 2d. to 6d. per lb. The following is the range of prices:— Small. 22d.: runners, 30(1.; milky. 2Si|d. to 45d.: summer bucks. 37-}d. ; summer does. 31 d.; light racks. 3SJd. ; prime racks. 41d. : (lawny autumns. 47Jd. ; second early autumns. GOsd. : early autumns, 664 d.; second late autumns. 76d.; late autumns. 89(1.: second incomings. 88(1.; first incomings, 104 d.: second enrly winter bucks, 110(1. ; second early winter does. 745 d.: first early winter bucks, 130(1.: first early winter does. 87$d.; spottv bucks, 109 d.: spotty does, 684(1.; second winter bucks. 122(1.; second winter does. 76Jd. ; first winter bucks. 139(1.: first winter does. 88(1.: prime bucks, 144(1.: prime does. 944(1.: outgoing bucks, 90(1. ; outgoing does, 5Sd.; spring bucks. 64d.: second spring bucks, 474 d.: spring does. 49d.; summer blacks. 32(1.: autumn and incoming blacks. 031(1.; outgoing; and spring blacks, 46(1.: winter blacks. 81(1.; winter fawn. SOd.: autumn fawn. 60d.; summer’fawn. 365 d.; hareskins. 30d. to 40d.; hair, 173 d.