Price Schedule For Sheep, Lamb Skins

Northern Advocate, 28 May 1940, Page 3

Price Schedule For Sheep, Lamb Skins

[Per Press Association. Copyright.! DUNEDIN, This Day. A memorandum has been issued by the New Zealand Sheepskin Control explaining the system of purchase of sheep and lamb skins. The control is the sole buyer for the Government of all domestic sheep and lamb skins, including those from sheep and lambs sold by freezing companies on the local market. The method of purchase is by appraisement at fixed appraisement points at schedule prices, the . chief points being stock and station agents’ stores. Dealers are still allowed to operate in their normal districts in those cases where producers and dealers previously marketed their skins themselves. Schedule of Prices. Schedule prices are based on control sales, which are the exportable surplus to the United Kingdom, at prices now agreed to. The control has announced the following third schedule of prices for full-wool skins, the prices being for super grade, second grade, second pelted grade and dead, respectively.— First half-bred, 56-60: lHd, 10-Jd, 9Jd< Bid. Half-bred, 50-56: lid, lOd, 9d, Bd. First crossbred, 48-50: IOJd, 9Jd Ba-d. 7Jd. Medium crossbred, 66-88: 10’,d, 9?d, Bjd, 73d. Crossbred, 40-44: lOd, 9d, Bd, 7d.