HIDE PRICES DOWN.

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 135, 9 June 1928, Page 12

HIDE PRICES DOWN.

There was ii (lru|i in (lie price of hides at (ho local brokers' snips yesterday, when comparison is mode wil.h prices at previous j=alcs. Brokers' reports show that, cow and light ox were down a, full Id per

pound; heavies, medium, and kips.', 1(1 to IVid; heavy ox, ]/sd to -;4d. One firm reported calfskins down 'by Id to 2d. Good competition was shown for sheepskins, of all descriptions, and prices generally were par to lid per II.) lower than late' rates. Ralteds declined 3d to Gd. Tallow firm. Official range of prices:—Sheepskins: Halfbred, 14d to 17' Ad; fine crossbred, 15d to 10? id medium coarse crossbred, HYnl to lOWd; short to half wools, lO'/id to 15Wdlambs, LWad to 16Hd; dead and damaged crossbred, 12d to 13il; inferior and biiilU' damaged, 5d to 12'/ad; pelts, B%d to 12%i1; dump, salted, and green, 7s 4d to ]:>s lid; pelts, salted. 4s 2d: lambs, salted, 4s Od to 9b 4d. Hides: Ox, ex. heavy, U'id; ox, heavy. 7d to IHid: ox, medium, 7d to 10% d; ox, light, 0 7-Sd to lid; cut, slippy, and inferior (not quoted); cuw, heavy, 9Vid to 9 5-Scl; eo\V, medium, 9 7-Sd; cow, light, 9 3-Sd to 10 1-Sd; cut, slippy, and inferior, 7d to 9%d; bull, stag, 39-id to Cd; yearlings, W'M to 12Vid; yearlings, 9d to 12d; calf, superior (not quoted); calf, medium/good, 13d to 10% d; calf, damaged, 3Vid to 12V 3 d. Tallow: In casks, 25s to 25s Cd; in tins, etc., 22s Cd to 27s 6d. Horse hair, 20d to 2iA. Cow tafls, lod.