HIDES AND SKINS SALES.

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 73, 23 September 1933, Page 5

HIDES AND SKINS SALES.

Moderate-sized catalogues were oiiereil to the usual number of buyers at the fortnightly saJe of hides aud sheepskins lield by Wellington wool brokers yesterday. Competition was animated, tlie demand fjr sheepskins being strong and general, prices advancing Vid and at times Vad on previous quotations. Damaged and inferior short woollen lots were a triile easier. Salted skins, of which there was only a small oiforing, showed a corresponding rise. There was good inquiry for all grades and descriptions of hides. As compared with late rates heavies, mediums, and light weights were easier by l-8d to %d, while kip aud yearlings declined up to Vsd. Calf met a weaker market, values generally being lower by %d to %d. lair supplies of tallow were sxibmitteil, prices being fully linn on late rates. ■The following is the range ot prices:— Dry Sheepskins.—Half bred, 7d to lOd; fine crossbred. GVkl to 9%d; mednnn, 5%d to Sd; coarse, 4d to 6%d; half wools, 3d to 6%d; quarter wools, 2d to 5%d; pelts, 'salted* S'kinis.—Half wools, 2s; Oil to 2s 9(1- three-quarter wools, 4s 4d; iull wools, 4s lOd; lambs, Is Cd to 3s id. Hides.-Ox, 331b to 441b, 5 l-8d to 6%d; 451b to 521b, 4Vkl to Wad; 531b to 591b, 5%d to 6%d; CUlb to G9lb, 3d to bted; ; /01b and over, 5 5-8 d to G 5-Sd; cow, 331b to 39!b, 3%cl to &AA; 401b to 481b, 3Vid to 0 l-8d; 491b and over, 3%d to 5 7-8 d; kip, 251b to 321b. 2%d to 6%d: 17lb to 941b 3% to 7 5-Sd; yearling, 111b to .161b, SVj to 7 5-8 d; calf 9lb to 101b, 4d to 7 5-8 d; 01b to 81b, VM to 12d; lib to 01b, 3%d to 10% d. , . ~ Tallow .-In casks, 14s to 19s 3d; m tins, etc., 8s to 15s Cd. • Sundries.-Cow tails, Sd to 6%d; horse hair, 13% dto 14% d. Pvne, Gould, Guinness, .Lie, cm unchurch, report that at their auction sale of sheepskins this week, bidding was active, and prices again showed an adVauce. Vov best quality dry haltbreds the top price was lid per lb. for three-quarter-breds B%d per lb, ■ crossbreds 5%d per lb, and first grade green skins made up to 14s each. The range of prices was as tollows:-Halfbred.-Three-quarter to tull-woolled, sound 9id to lid, faulty B%d to lOd; hallwoolled, sound to 7%d, faulty to 6V 3 d; shoi't, sound to 5%d, faulty to 4'/ 2 d. Three-quarter-bred. — Three-quarter to full, sound 7d to B%d, faulty 5d to 6%d; half, sound to 4%d, faulty to 3%d; short, sound to 3%d. . Crossbml.-Thrce-quarter to iull sound 4%d to 6d, faulty 3y 2 d to 4y 2 d; half, sound to 3%d, faulty to 2%d. Merino— Three-quarter to full, sound to 1 Hoggets.—Halfbred, sound to 10% d, faulty to 9Vsd; others, sound to iVtd, faulty to 5%d. «,.*,, Pelts.—Sound to 4d, faulty to 3d. Green Skins.-Halibred 4s id to 33s 4cl each, three-quarter-bred 5s Id to 9s 4d each, crossbred 3s 6d to 7s each, hoggets 3s 5d to 6s 3tl each, lambskins, lid to Is 6d each, pelts Od each.