WELLINGTON SKIN SALES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 20 June 1932, Page 6

WELLINGTON SKIN SALES

Dalgety and Company Limited, Wellington, report under date 17th June: The usual fortnightly sale of sheepskins, hides, tallow and sundries was held this afternoon at the Dominion Farmers’ Institute. We submitted a medium sized catalogue to a representative attendance of exporters, tanners and the local trade Sheepskins—Small catalogues were submitted, good pelted skins only in request at prices gd lower than late rates. Salted skins of which there was a small offering, were without much change on previous quotations. Hides —This market is still very unsteady, tanners buying the bulk of the catalogue. Heavies Were in slightly better demand and prices for these showed a jjd to §d rise, while lights were par. Kip and yearlings sold on a par to «d better, calf declining |d to Ad. Cut, slippy and inferior grades sold at low rates, and barely pay the charges, etc., to store. Tallow—Very little change on late rates. The following is the range of prices:— SHEEPSKINS

ITalfbred 2d, fine crossbred 2J,d, medium crossbred lgd to 2£d, coarse-cross-bred -jd to ijd, half-wools id to ljd, quarter-wools J,cl to Id, pelts £d; salted, half-wools Is 2d, three-quarter-wools Is 4d, full-wools Is 6d, lambs 9d to Is. HIDES Ox, 33/441bs 2Ad to 2-Jd, 45/52 2£d to 2Jd, 53/59 3d to'4Jd, 60/69 2£d to sid, 701bs and over 3jul to s&d ; cow, 33/39 lbs Hd to 2|d, 40/48 2d to 2§d, 491bs and over ljjd to 2J,d ; kip. 25/321bs 2d to 3jd ; yearling 11/16U.S to 3^l : calf, 9/101bs 33d, 6/8 l.ld to 4d, 1/5 Id to 3J.d. Tallow.—ln casks 14s 6d; in tins 9s to 14s 6d. Sundries.—Cow tails 4d to sd.