SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 165, 13 June 1936, Page 4

SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES

WELLINGTON MARKET PRICES,

WELLINGTON, June 13. Hides had a good market at firmer rates, but sheepskins were easier at the sale held yesterday by t]ie Wellington brokers. Sheepskins: A fair offering was submitted, and competition was keen for all gra-des. Values for dry skins showed a further easing of id to 3d per lb. A small offering of salted skins was' disposed of a.t unchanged prices. Hides: A good selection was offered. Heavy and- medium-weights remained firm, light ox and cow were.a shade firmer, kip and yearling appreciated by id to id per lb. Calfskins .met with a good market, super lots advancing bv about 3d per lb. Tallow: Good demand at slightly lower values. The range of prices is quoted below: Dry sheepskins. —Halfbred, GJd to 9Jd; fine crossbred. 8d to 9id ; medium, 9d; coarse, 7d to Bid ; half wools, C-Jd to BJd ; quarter wools, ojd to 83d ; pelts, 3id to 7£d. Salted skins.- —Pelts, Is Gd ; quarter wools, 4s 3d; half wools, Is 9d to 5s 6d ; three-quarter wools, 6s 6d ; full wools, Cs 8d ; lambs. Is to Is 6d. Hides.—Ox, 331 b to 441 b. 4*d to 53d ; 451 b to 521 b, s§d to 63d; 531 b to 5911>, 6Jd to 73d'; 601 b to 691 b, G|d to 7Jd; 701 b and over, 7 Id. Cow, 331 b to 391 b, 4 j<l to s|d ; 401 b to 481!>, 4Jd to s|d ; 491 b and over, 4Rt to 7Jd. Kip. 251 b to 321 b, s|d to Gid; 171 b to 241 b, 6d to 9d. Yearling, 111 b to 161 b, 9d to 10id. Calf, 91b to 101 b, 93d to lOJd; 61b to 81b, 4id to 15d; lib to 51b, lOfil to 143 d. Tallow. —111 tasks, etc., 18s 6d to 20s; in tins, 10s to 16s Cd. Sundries. —Cow tails, 113 d; horse hair, 20jd. RABBITSKINS. DUNEDIN SALE. At the rnbbitskin sale held at Dunedin this week, there was a lull attendance of buyers, and a large catalogue was offered. f J lie competition was restricted, buvers operating within well defined limits, and all grades showed a decline as compared with last sale. Low grade and autumn skills eased from 6d to lOd per lb, winter does declined from lOd to 15(1 per lb, while winter bucks, which were in better demand, showed a drop ol from 2d to Cd per lb. The following is the range ot prices:—Small, 22d ; runners, 30d ; milky, 283 d to 45d; summer bucks, 37id; summer docs, 31d; light racks, 383 d; prime racks, 41d; dawny autumns, 473 d; second early autumns, GO jd ; early autumns, autumns, 76d; late autumns, 89d; second incomings, 88(1; first incomings, 104 d; second early winter bucks HOd; second early winter does, 74£d> first early winter does, S7 2 cl; spotty bucks, l()9d; spotty does, 68d; second winter bucks, 122 d; second winter does, 76$d; first winter bucks, 139 d; first winter does, 88(1; prime bucks, 144(1; prime does, 941 d; outgoing bucks, 90d; outgoing does, 58d ; spring bucks, 64d ; second spring bucks, 474*1; spring docs, 49d; summer blacks, 32d; autumn and incoming blacks, Olijd; outgoing and spring blacks, 46d; winter blacks, 8-Id; winter fawn, 80d ; autumn fawn, (50d ; summer lawn, 301(1; liurcskins, JOd to 40d; hair, 173 d.