SHEEPSKIN SALES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 20 October 1937, Page 7

SHEEPSKIN SALES

I PRICES EASE IN DUNEDIN ( . iln I'rlegraph -Press Association! DUNEDIN, 19th October. A sale of sheepskins was held to-day, when a full bench of buyers was represented. Large catalogues were offered by various selling brokers. Owing to lack of overseas orders, and the depresI sed state of the market caused by the j uncertain international outlook and re- ] stricted American and Japanese compe- ! tition, prices were from 3d to 9d per ib. below those ruling at the last auction.

Following is a range of prices:—Fine halfbred full-wool, 13d; fine halfbred full-wool, 127 d; fine halfbred three-quarter-wool, to It'd; fine halfbred half-wool, to 97c1; fine halfbred quar-ter-wool, lo 9',cl.

Fine crossbred full-wool, to lljd; fine crossbred three-quarter-wcol to IO.Jd; fine crossbred half-wool, to lOd; fine crossbred quarter-wool, to 7Jd. Medium crossbred full-wool, to 1 l!,d; medium crossbred three-quarter-wool, to 101 d; medium crossbred half-wool, to 9d: medium crossbred quarter-wool, to 7Jd; strong crossbred full-wool, to 10d; strong crossbred three-quarter-wool, to 105 c l; strong crossbred halfwool. to 9d: strong crossbred quarterwool. to 7id.

Halfbred hoggets, to 12d: fine crossbred hoggets, to lid; crossbred, to 10,ycl; dead and damaged half-bred full-wool. 11 id; dead and damaged fine crossbred full-wool, to 10d; dead and damaged crossbred full-wool, to 9.1 cl: dead and damaged halfbred half-three-quarter-wool, to 9id; dead and damaged fine crossbred half-three-quarter-wool, to S|d; dead and damaged crossbred half-three-quarter-wool, to Gd; first pelts, to Old; second pelts, to 2jd.