SHEEPSKIN MARKET

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 127, 22 February 1939, Page 12

SHEEPSKIN MARKET

Dunedin Prices Firmer Uy Telegraph— Press Association. DUNEDIN. February 21. The Dunedin Stock Agents’ ami Woolbrokers’ Association renort that large catalogues of skins were offered at the sheepskin sale today. Competition was animated and prices generally showed an i increase of id. a lb. over those ruling : mi January 2-1 for all descriptions. FullI wool halfbreds sold to Sid., line crossbreds I to 7|d , crosbreds to 7Jd.. and halfbred | hoggets to Sd Following is the ollieial range of prices: ; —llalfbred: Full-wool, Bd. to Sid.; ' threequarter-wool, 7Jd. to 73d.; halfi Wool, Bd. to Gjd.; quarter-wool, 5Jd. to I 5.3 d. Fine crossbred: Full-wool, to 73d.: i threequarter-wool. BJd. to 7jd.; halfi wool, to G-Jd.; quarter-wool, Io (id. Crossbred: Full-wool. to 7Ad.; Ihreequarter--1 wool, (>3d. Io 71d.; half-wool, s|d. to i G|d.; quarter-wool. sd. Io old. Hoggets: | Ilalfbred. to Sd. s fine crossbred. Io 74d.; I crossbred, to 7 Id.: dead halfbred. G3<l. I to 7|<l. : line crossbred, <>■}«!.: crossbred. ■ Gd. to GJd Lambs: Ilalfbred. 7d. to ' 73d.; line crossbred. 7d. to 73d.; crossbred. 7d. to 7«d. Pelts: First, 33d. to I I id.; second. 2 Id. to 3d.