P.N. HIDE, SKIN AND TALLOW SALE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 284, 28 October 1933, Page 5

P.N. HIDE, SKIN AND TALLOW SALE.

I BETTER VALUES FOR SHEEPSKINS. , The noticeable feature of the monthly sale of wool, sheepskins, hides and tallow conducted by Abraham and Williams, Ltd., was the marked increase in values for all sheepskins. Competition throughout was very keen at prices in most cases in favour of sellers. Wool: In agreement with the present tone of the market values rose Id per lb. Sheepskins: The demand was very keen and buyers' limits were more elastic and were above our last sale as much as 2d per pound for dry skins. Salted skins also sold much better. Hides: For heavier sorts of ox the market was better by id to 3-4 d while lighter sorts were firm. Cow hides, however, were easier by id to id per pound. Calfskins were also easier Id per pound. Tallow : The market for poorer sorts was better, but other sorts were slightly easier. The following is our range of values with those for last month in. parentheses: Wool.—Southdown, Bid to lOd (none); fine hoggets, 7 3-4 dto Bid (none); medium crossbred, 'id to 7 3-4 d (6d to 6jd); cse., 5d to 6 3-4 d(4 3-4 dto 5 3-4 d); dead, 5d to ( 3-4 d (23-4 dto 44d); bellies and pieces, 2id to (2 3-4 dto 4|d); crutchings first, none (4jd to s^d); crutchings second 3 3-4 d to 4id (2|d to 4i<l). Sheepskins.—Dry : Fine hoggets 9d to Sid) (8 3-4 d to 9|d); fine crossbred, 7Jd to 9 3-4 d (8d to 8 3-4 d); threequarter-full wools, 6 3-4 d to 8 3-4 d (5 3-4 d to 6£d); quarter-half wools 5 3-4 d to 6 3-4 d (4£d to 6d); shorts, 4£d to sid (2d to 2£d); pelts to 3id (Id to 2d); lambs (spring) to Is 3d (7d to 8d); dead, 3 3-4 d to 4id (4d to 4Jd); seedy, 5d to 6 3-4 d (4jd to 6|d); damaged, . | 5 3-4 dto 7d (4£d to 4 3-4 d); inferior damaged, 23-4 dto 4d to 31d). Salted: | Hoggets pelts, to 9d (none); pelts, Is to ! Is 3d (none). Hides.—Ox, heavy, 6d to 6 3-4 d(5 7-8 dto ! 6d); medium to 6 3-8 d(5 3-8 dto 5 7-8 d); light, to 6d (5 7-8 dto 6d); cow lieavy, 4 5-8 dto sid (5d to 5 7-8 d); medium 4 7-8 d to 5 3-8 d (s£d to 5 3-8 d); light, Sid to 5 7-8 d (6£d to 6 3-4 d); yearlings, Sd to 7id (sid to 7 3-8 d); cut, none (4 3-4 d to 6d); calf, light first 8 3-8 d to 8 5-8 d (10id to 10 3-4 d), second 7 3-4 d to 8 3-4 d (8d to 9id), cut 6 5-8 dto (6d to 8^d); slippy, 3id to 6d (4d to 6£d). Tallow. —In drums, super, 16s to 16s 6d (16s to 17s 6d); first, 14s to 14s 9d (14s to 15s 6d); second. 12s 6d to 14s (lis to 13s 8d); in tins, first to lis (lis 6d to 13s); second 7s 3d to 10s (8s to lis). MELBOURNE MARKETS. MELBOURNE, Oct. 27. ] The following arc the ruling prices! on the Melbourne Produce market: — [ Wheat, 2s 9Jd per bushel. Flour, £7 10s per ton. Bran, £4 10s per ton. Pollard, £5 per ton. Oats, 2s 2d per j bushel. Barley (nominal) is unchang-' ed. Maize, 4s to 4s 4d per bushel. Onions are easier arid dull. Brown Spanish, £1 to £1 10s per ton. SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. VERY ACTIVE MARKET. SYDNEY, Oct. 27. The Sydney Stock Exchange is very active, witli a revival in interest in- gold shares and pastoral scrip. The feature of the market was the demand for Mt. Morgans, which- are paying a dividend of 2s and anticipate being able to pay > quarterly dividends of 2s in the future. The touched 53s 6d, but when sellers camo in the prieo receded to 51s, Sykes's Animol cures cows' sore teats, inflamed udders, cow pox. Alwa3 - s reliable, 2s 6d lb tin.—Advt.