Skins and Hides

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 112, 15 May 1939, Page 8

Skins and Hides

Murray Roberts and Co., Ltd., report: “At the auction sale we offered our usual catalogues of hides and sheepskins. Bidding for sheepskins was animated, and competition strong. Prices for all sorts advanced on last sale, ranging from to id per lb. Half and quarter wools, in some cases, were a full penny per lb. up. With the exception of extra heavy ox, practically all classes of hides advanced on last sale’s prices. Light, medium and heavy ox were one-eighth of a penny up; extra heavies did not maintain last sale’s high level of values, and eased by a halfpenny to three-farthings per lb. Cow hides were three-eighths to a halfpenny per lb. above last sale. Calf and yearling were a farthing to a halfpenny better, while heavy kip advanced threeeighths of a penny per lb. The following is the range of prices:— “Dry sheepskins: Halfbred, to B£d; fine Xbred, 6sd to 8Id; medium Xbred, G£d to 81d; coarse Xbred, s£d to BJd; half wools, 5Jd to 7sd; quarter wools, 4d to 62d; pelts, 2id to 41d. * 'Salted skins: Quarter wools, Is to 2s; half wools, 2s 3d to 2s lOd. Hides: Ox, 331 b. to 441 b., s£d to 5 7-8 d; ox, 45/52, 5 3-8 d to 6d; ox, 53/59, 3 3-8 d to 6 3-8 d; ox, 60/69, 3 3-8 d to 6id; ox, 701 b. aud over, 6 5-8 d; cow, 33/39, 4Jd to 5 7-8 d; cow, 40/48, 4 7-8 d to 6d; cow, 491 b. and over, 4sd to 5 718 d; kip, 25/32, 4 3-8 dto 6*d; kip, 17/24, 52d to 7*d; yrlg., 11/16, 4d to BJd; calf, 9/10, Bid; calf, 6/8, 5d to 101 d; calf, 1/5, 6 5-8 d to 10|d.”