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Gisborne Times, Volume LXII, Issue 9947, 26 February 1925, Page 2

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HIDE AND SHEEPSKIN SALE REPORT.

Messrs. Murray, Roberts, and Co., under date Wellington, Fob. it), submit the following report: We offered a catalogue of 1500 sheepskins to the usual attendance of buyers. -Compet ton was fairly keen at a lower range' of prices in dry skins, these declining about 2d per lb cn .ast sale’s values. There was very little change m salted skins, wh eh sold at very close to last sale’s prices-; competition for these was exceptionally keen. The range of pr ces is as given below:— Sheepskins.—Hal: bred 19d ; fine crossbred, 17 Jd to ISpl; medium con r e crossbred, 14d to lOffd; short to half wools, 1 0.Vd to loci; lambs, 12k! to lSd; dead and damaged crossbred. 12fkl to lid ; inferior and badly damaged, 5:1 to 10MI; pelts Si!;cl to 1.3 d; damp, salted and green, 3s Bcl to 15s 2d ; pelts, sa tod, 4s 6d to 6s 4d : lambs, sailed, 2s 10J to 9s 3d.

Hides'.—Ox. heavy, B§d to 9fd; ox. medium, 7kl to 7gd ; ex, light, 6i|tl to 7cl: cut, slippy and- inferior, iRd to C/d; cow, heavy 7d; cow, medium Lid to 7d; cow, light, 6§d to, 7d; cu£, slippy and inferior, 3Ad to sscl; bull, stag. 2d to 4|d ; yearlings, Bf;d to 9Jd : yearlings, 6RI to 7Jd; calf, medium to good. 9,kl to 14Ad ; call',-damaged, ljd to 12d. *

Tallow.—ln casks, 30s 6d; in tins, etc., 20s 6d to 325. Sundries.—Horse hair, 19fd to 20d. Tlio dato o'f our next sale will be Friday,; March 6, 1925.

HOME MARKETS The N.Z. Loan ar.d Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram- from their London house under date 20lli February: —-“N.Z. frbzen meat: Lamb- ]2-j-d per. lb (average): mutton, wether and maiden ewe, light 9RI per lb. heavy Sd per lb; ewe, light 7-}d per lb, heavy 7d.” Market slow.

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DUNEDIN. Feh. 25. Reported sales: Kauri Timber Co., 32s Gd. • On ’Change: Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., 48s Gd.