WELLNGITON WOOL, SKINS, AND HIDES SALES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 15 September 1909, Page 2

WELLNGITON WOOL, SKINS, AND HIDES SALES.

Messrs E. Buxton and Co., Ltd., f uK ' <'■' msh the •■': following, report on the sale '"•■. held at Wellington oh. Friday last, iothInst. :— - ■ .:.':„■" i '; ■ A good; number of buyers" attended the sale, which was very animated. __ •SupplieV.were moderate, and eo_d'B_es of skins and hides wero keenly |: com- . peted l f6r.' ! ' . Prices were well on 'a par : with .last sale, and change being in sellers' favour. Some- new season's." wool was -shown in light condition/ a«dj : brought up- to BJd per' lb,'l "The hiilk '-. was crutchings,. whic^ '- : ':. , prices. t„- Skins w*re in good demand sit ' slightly better rates for off lots,/ g00d.. .. lines maintaining last week's' prices"- 1 ' ' one particularly good line of welf-woot ■■'"■" led hoggets ?C/W : _fwed Ky ;'<S__-^ ' selves.' Brit^ing 8„ per - 1b. .'. ,. Hides .."■ were, in^rong. request, prices Tilling a . little flrnjep. " ' "'. ■ . , C" ' -Prices 'may be quoted as follow-:— 'Zy • Wool:— Crossbred ' (new clip), 8d to-. '.. Bjd a lb.;: do, heavy dingy, 6d to 6J4j i crutchings, fair, 4jd; to -Jdj piece., locks, _tc.,:_Jd to 4i<i. . ' ?.-. :'..-:*• - SWggs^-Btalf bred and fine .crossbred, rid to 8d a lb.; medium erosslu^d}, -,W to 7sd; coarse do, 6d. t--6_d;- dead/ inferior,, and damaged, 2d to 'Sid j hog. - gels, ?d. to 8d; lambs, s_d to 7_d... '-v./-.' Hides.— Extra heavy ox, Td'to-Tid "a - lb.; ox, h-avy, fair/o^Tto 6Jd; light, medium, 5,d to 6,' d; cows/ "good/ ' medium ; to heavy, sid to 54d ; . cow.. V light, s|_ to 53d; calf, Bd' to i-d: ••'; Tallow.hrPackagas, 20s to : 22s 6d * casks, 23s' te 24«. ' :.-'"'' v Tlie next sale will bo hel dbri lYidayi 24, th Septem^err. ''7:' ' —