PRICES EASIER

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 47, 24 February 1934, Page 16

PRICES EASIER

DEMAND FOR SHEEPSKINS

Though the demand for all qualities of sheepskins was sound at the usual fortnightly sale of hides and skins held by Wellington woo'lbrokers yesterday,- with fine Wools coming in lor special attention, prices generally were V*d to V&d per pound easier in comparison with recent quota-, tions. Fair-sized catalogues of all grades and descriptions were submitted to the usual bench of buyers. Halfbretls sold up to lid per pound and tine erossbreds to ll'/id. A few consignments of salted were submitted, and there was little change in the prices. There was fairly keen competition for all descriptions of hides, well-conditioned parcels being sought after by the tanners and exporters. Lightweight ox and cow hides sold on par with the last sale, but the heavier grades declined l-8d to J,id. Light yearling appreciated fully %d, whilst the heavier sorts advanced about l-Bd. Calfskins were very firm, good lots advancing Vid to 3-Bd. Tallow was firm at late rates.

The range oi prices was ns iollows: — Dry Sheepskins.—Halfbred, IOHd to lid per lb; fine crossbred, 99id. to HUd; medium, 7d to 9d; coarse, 4%d to 79id; half wools, 5d to 7%d; quarter wools, 3Msd to 6%d; pelts, 4%d to 5%d.

Salted Skins.—Pelts, Is lOd to 2s 6d; quarter wools, 3s 2d to 3s 9d; half wools, 3s 2d to»3s 6d.

Hides.^Ox, 331b to 441b sMid to 6 1-Srt, 451b to 521b 5%d to 6%d, 531b to 591b 3%d to 7 3-Sd, 601b to 691b 6 3-8 dto 7%d, 701b and over 69id to 7 5-8 d; cow, 331b to 391b 3%d to 6»/4d, 401b to 4Slb 5%d to 6%d, 491b and over 5%d to 6%d; kip, 251b to 321b 5 3-8 dto 6 3-Sd, 171b to 241b 4d to B%d; yearling, lllb to 161b l%d to 8 7-8 d; calf, 91b to 101b 7%d to B%d, 61b to 81b 2d to lO'/id, lib to 51b Id to 9 7-Bd. .

Tallow.—ln casks, etc., 9s to los; in tins, 9s.

Sundries. —Horse hair, 12d to 14% d.