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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LX, Issue LX, 2 November 1910, Page 2

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TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOtf SALE. Mr Newton King reports : — On Tuesday, October 25, I held my usual fourweekly sale of above produce. The catalogue comprised 13 bales and 61 sacks wool, 3110 sheepskins, 18 casks and 29 tins tallow, 1287 hides and 6439 calfskins, as well as the usual assortment of horsehair, cowtails, bones, etc. There was a good ( attendance of buyers and competition was keen throughout. Wool — My catalogue was small, but what little there was sold well at late rates. In sympathy with other markets dry sheepskins were $d lower, but green skins about held their own. Average butcher cow hides were on a par with late rates. Superior cow were easier, while ox hides advanced £d .per lb. Calfskins sold well at late rates. Tallow advanced 5s per ton. I quote : — • Wool — Crutchings s^d to sifd, fleece 7^d to Bjd, cotted fleece 7^d, first dead 7|d, second dead 4d to sfd, scoured pieces 9d, pieces 4d, skin pieces 3d to 3fd. Sheepskins — Medium crossbreds 7^d to Bd, or 7s, 7s 4d, 8s to 8s 6d each; coarse crossbred 7d to 7Jd, or 6s to 8s 9d each ; coarse hoggets 7s to 77^-d, fine hoggets Bd, spring lambs 4^d, butchers' damaged 6Jd to 6£d, half-wool 6Jd to 6ifd, second quality coarse crossbred Q\d to 6§dj hoggets 6id to 7d, first dead sfd to 6d, second dead 5d to s£d, dead lambs sd, half-wool 5d to s|d, damaged 4|d to 4£d. Damp lines as follows: Heavy wool 8s 3d, 8s 9d, 9s 3d to 10s 9d, full-wool 6s, 6s 4d, 6s 6d, 6s lOd, 7s 2d, 7s sd, 7s Bd, 7s lid, to 8s sd, fine full-wool 8s to 8s 4d, hoggets 4s, 4s 6d, 4s lOd, 5s Id. 5s 6d, 5s 9d to 6s, fine hoggets 5s 6d to 6s 6d, dead 3s 3d, 5s Id to 5s 3d, dead lambs 9d to Is 3d, damaged 3s, 3s 9d, 4s lid to 7s Id, spring lambs Is 7d, pelts 6d to Is, damaged pelts 2d to 4d., salted lines, heavy wool 7s lid to 8s 6d, fullwool 5s lid, 6s 3dj 6s 6d, 6s lOd, 7s, 7s 4d to 7s 7d, hoggets 4s, 4s 4d, 4s 6d, 4s lOd to 5s Id, damaged 3s to 4s, lambs Is sd, pelts lOd to Is 3d. Hides — Superior ex stout Bjd, superior medium 7£d, light 7id, ordinary o xheavv 7£d to 7j?d, medium 6sd to 73d. light 6£d to 6gd, cut ox 6|d to 6|d, cow heavy superior 7d to 7^d, superior medium 6gd to 7d, superior light 63d to 7d, ordinary cow heavy 6d to 6£d, medium s£d to 6£d, light s|d to 6§d, cut cow sjd to 6d, farmers' cow' heavy s|d to 'ssd, light s£d to 53d, cut 4£d to s£d, farmers' ox sfd to 6fd, staes 5d to s£d, slippy 4Jd to sad,5 a d, dry 6d, yearlings 6fd to 7fd, slirroy aiid cut yearlings 3^d to sfd. Horsehides — Heavy 12s 6d to 16s, medium 10s 9d to 11 s 6d., liptht 8s 6d to 9s 6d. cut horse 7s to 8s 3d. • Calfskins — Special lines well taken off and clean lOd, lid to ll|d, firsts 9Jd, 93d, firsts (small) Bfd to 9£d, seconds 9d to 9jd, seconds (small) 8d to B£d, dirty 7d to B£d, fleshy 8d to B^d. first cut 7£d to Bd, second cut 6£d to 7Jd, bndly cut 2£d to sd, first slippy 7d to 7£d.i sw:ond slippy 5-Jd to 6£d, exit anrl slippy Id to 4id, dry 6d to 2s 4d each. Tallo'w — In casks: Best mixed 29s to 29s 3d. medium 28s 3d to 28s 9d, inferior 27s to 27s 6d. In tins: Best.32s 3d. medium 275, lard 20s per cwt. ■ Bones. £5 3s per ton. Horsehair, Is Id, Is 6Jd to Is 7d per Cowhair, lOd per lb. Cowtails. Is 8d per dozen. Horse oil, £2 10s per barrel./ My next sale will be held on November 22.