Skins and Hides

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 211, 7 September 1938, Page 16

Skins and Hides

Dalgety aud Company, .Ltd., report: An average selection -was offered at the fortuigntly sale of sheepskins, hides, tallow and sundries, tho usuul buyers being in attendance. Sheepskins: Competition was restricted, u&d an easier tone was in evidence. Values for sound lines were par to per lb. lower, while faulty aud inferior were id to id lower. Hides: The market was somewhat erratic. Heavy aud medium weights wero par to a shade easier, lightweights par to id higher, kip and yearling id to §d higher, calf id to id lower. Tallow: There was little change on last sales quotations. Tho following is the range of prices:— Sheepskins: Half bred, £>id to Ud; line crossbred, (id to 83d; medium crossbred, to 8Ail; coarse crossbred, 53d to Sid; half wools, 6£d to S£d; quarter wools, old to did; pells, 2Ad to 4d. Hides: Ox, oolbs. to 441bs. 3sd to 4gd r 45Jbs. to 521bs. did to sfd, solbs. to o9lbs. 4id to 6fd, GOiba. to GOlbs. 4Jrl to Ogd, 701bs. and over 5Jd to 6£d; cow, 331bs. to 391bs. 3Jd to 4£d, 401bs. to 481 bs. 53d to 4fd, 491bs. and over old to 4 id; kip, 251bs. to 321bs. 4Jd Ito Ggd, 17ibs. to 241bs. 3£d to 7£d; yearling, lllbs. to -ldibs. 43d to Bsd; calf, 'Jibs, to* lOibs. 4fd to Sid, Gibs, to Slbs. old to Old, lib. to 51bs. Ssl d to Tallow: In casks, Us 6d to Ids per cwt.; in tins, 6s to 8s per cwt. Sundries: Cow tails, lOjd per doz.; horse hair, 21£d per Jb.