SHARP FALL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 57, 4 September 1937, Page 12

SHARP FALL

PRICES OF SHEEPSKINS

Wellington woolbrokers held their fortnightly sale of, sheepskins, hides, tallow, and sundries yesterday, when a good average catalogue was submitted to a full bench of buyers. There was tattier a restricted demand for sheepskins and a rather sharp fall in values was recorded, sound pelted lpts declining by id to Id per lb. while inferior and damaged parcels were very erratic of sale. The hides market was again easier, heavy medium and light weights declining'by 3-8 dto id per lb.. Light kip and yearling, however* were in demand and realised improved prices, as did calfskins which sold at id "to 3d advance on last sale's rates. There was very little demand lor tallow and prices showed a further decline. • , . The following, is the range, of Halfbred, 10i!d to 16d a lb; fine crossbred, Ukd to 16d; medium crossbred, 133 dto 15Jd; coarse crossbred. 13Jd to 15} d; half wools, 12d to 151 d; quarter wools. 8d to 13d; pelts, s£d to lOd. Salted: Full wools, to lls a Hides.—Ox,i 33-441b. 7d to 8 l-8d a lb' 45-521b 7 l-8d to 8 7-8 d; 53-591b, 8d to' 9 7-8 d; 60-691b, 8d to 9 5-8 d; 701b and over, 9 l-8d to 9 5-8 d; cow, 33-391b, 6£d, to 8 l-8d; 40-481b, 7d to 8 l-8d; 491b and over. 6Jd to 8 3-8 d; kip, 25----321b 5 5-8 dto 8d; 17-241b, 7 3-8 dto 9Jd; yearling. 11-161b, 9Jd to 12 5-8 d; calf, 9-101b, 10 l-8d to 12Jd: 6-81b, lid to 161 d; l-51b, 10 s;Bd to 16Jd. Tallow.—ln tins, 12s per cwt. Sundries.—Cow tails, 12Jd per doz; horse hair, 17d to 241 d per lb. ;