TAKANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, 24 October 1916, Page 2

TAKANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE.

Mr Newton King reports: At my montly sale of the above prodiice, held oh October 17, I offered the following catalogue: Sixteen bales and 60 sacks wool, ISOS sheepskins, 5 casks and 42 tins' tallow, 548 hides, and 3841 calfskins. There was a good attendance oi: buyers, and bidding was exceptionally spirited throughout. Prices for crutchings showed an advance of fd. per lb. There was a keen demand for 1 sheepskins, and I secured from 12|d to 13d per lb for all good sound pelted butchers' skinSj and up. to 22s each for full-woolled skins. Both the above prices are the highest yet received at my sales. Cow hides also showed a distinct advance of fully |d to fd, ox Hides generally being a shade easier. Butchers' cow sold up to llfd, and farmers' cow to 10-Jd. Tallow was firm at late rates. Calfskins again advanced Id to |d per lb, wi£h the demand unsatisfied at the higher range. I quote:

Wool: Crutchings in bales 9d to 10|d, lambs 12fd, badly seedy 4d. In sacks: Crutchings 8d to lOid, fine fleece 14jd, coarse 13id, seedy 6d to llfd, dead 12d to i3Jd, locks and pieces s£d to 7sd, lambs 13d, black

Sheepskins: Medium 13d, coarse 12-Jd to 13d, lambs 12|d to 12|d, damaged lOifd, farmers' coarse lljd to 12jd, hoggets lid to 12jd, lambs 7jd "to 10id, dead lOld to lid, dead lambs Bid, dead and damaged 7§d to 9d, skin pieces sid to 6^d, pelts s£d, damaged pelts 2:jd to 4d. Damp' lines: Extra heavy 16s Bd, to 225, heavy 10s 7d to 14s, light 7s 7d to 10s 3d, hoggets 7s 7d to 8s lOd, dead 7s Id, damaged 5s 6d, salted medium 9s lOd, light 6s 8d to 9s, dead 4s to 6s, dead and damaged Is 7d to 5s Id.

Tallow (in casks) 29s 6d to 30s, in tins 24s 9d to 26s 6d.

Hides: Ox (stout) 12|d, heavy 11-Jd, light lid to llfd, cow (best heavy) lid to llg-d, medium llgd, light ll^d to llfd, cow (ordinary heavy) lid, medium 10* dto IOJd, light ityd to 10|d, cut 8-4-dj horse (heavy) 15s, light 10s to lls 3d, cut 9s 6d to 11s, farmers' ox lOd, cow (heavy) B|d to 10£ d, light 7|d to lOfd, cut and slippy 6§d to 7£d, stag 9£d, yeai-rinss 9|d to ll^d, cut or slippy 6d to 84d, dry 7d to Bfd. Caliskins: Specials 13d to 13£ d, firsts 12|d to 13Jd, seconds 12d to 12|d, meaty 9|d to lid, small 7fd to lid, cut 8d to 10d, bad cut 7d, slippy 8d to Bfd, dry 6d to 2s 7d, slinks Is each.,

Bones £0 5s per ton, horsehair Is l|d to Is 5d per lb, horse tails 6d each, cow tails Is t>er dozen.

Owing to the sale carded for November 14 clashing with the Wellington wool sale, this sale will not be held. Next sale on November 28.