SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES.
KEEN SALE AT WELLINGTON. [BY TELEGKAI'H. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] WELLINGTON, Friday. The fortnightly sale of hides, skins and tallow was held to-day. There was a total offering of 4900 skins and 1010 hides and calfskins. There was the usual attendance of buyers, and competition was keen throughout the sale.' The prices were: Dry Sheepskins.—Well-cared-for skins, suitable for export, wore on a par with late-rates; others, id to id lower. Halfbred, 12d to 12id; fine crossbred. 9jd to 123 d; medium crossbred, Hid to 13! d; coarse crossbred, lOd to Hid; half wools, 9d to 12Jd: quarter wools. 83d to Hid; pelts, s}d to 11Jd. Salted Skins.—Full, late rates. Pelts, nono offering; quarter wools, 5s 5d to Os 8d; half wools, 5s 3d. to 8s sd; three-quar-ter wools, 7b to 9a; full wools, 8s Id to 9s; extra large, none offering; lambs, 3s lOd to 7s 0d Hides.—Heavy ox, id to {d higher. Lights and mediums, on a par. Cow, id to Id lower. Calf, id to Id lower. Ox: 331b to 441b, none offering; 451b to 521b, 81d to 83d; 531b to 591b, 7d to 9idi (iOlb to 691b, 9fd to llid; 70lb and over, lOd to llSd. Cow: 331b to 891b, 53d to 7d; 40lb to dSlb, old to 7id-, 491b and over, 6?d to 7d. Kip: 251b to 321 b, 6|d to BJd; 171b to 241b, sjd to Sid Yearling: 1 lib to lGlb, 7!d to 9|d. Calf: 9lb to 101b, 8d to 9Jd; 6lb to 81b, 14d to 145 d; Hb to 51b, 6Jd to 15id. Tallow.— Unchanged.—ln casks, 28s to 30s; in tins, etc., 25a 6d to 30s. Sundries: Cow tails, 19d.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20252, 11 May 1929, Page 9
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278SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20252, 11 May 1929, Page 9
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