SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20312, 20 July 1929, Page 9

SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES.

PRICES IN WELLINGTON. [by TEIXGEATIL —OWN COn&EHPOND i\'T ] ■PTELLECGTON. Friday. At 'the fortnightly sale of sheepskins, hides and tallow held to-dny, prices compared wiii the previous Bale were as follows:—Sheepskins: Halfbred. ?d lower; fine crossbred, par: medium find coarse. Jd lower shorts. I<l to Jd lower. Salted skins maintained Int-e saJe raiea._ Hides: Light ox were firmer, other weight*. Id lower; cow hides Bold well nt an advance of Jd to td per lb; rearlinss and cnlfsidne were weak-r. The range of prices wns as follows: Salted Skins,—Quarter wools. Gs to .s Cd: half wools. Gs to Ss Id; threeqimrter wool. 6s to 10a; full wools. 9b 4d to 3.0* 7d: extr. larsrs. lambs, :3s to Es ,d. £)ry Sheepskins.—liaLfbred, lOd t.o ll»d. S.ao crossbred. Had 1 o UJd; medium crossbred, 9*d to 11(1, course crossbred. Pd .o 10i d: half wools, 3d to ICHd; quarter wools, "5d to IOJd pelts, <id tO.lOd. Hides.-—Ox 331 bto 44ih.-6 ofA to .M; 451b to 521b. aid to 7 7-rid: 531b to 591b, 6id to 7 7-M «olf to G9lb, .Id to Sid; 70lb and over. Sid to Sid- Cow hides, S.flli to ®lb. 6 7-sd to 7 7-6dr 40lb io Wb, 5Jd to 7'd: 491b and over. SJ-d to <{d. Kip. 251b. *d to 3 3-&1; 'ld .to 10 1-Sd. Yearlm?. ll;b to j.tnb, fesd to IOSd. Calf. 3.01b. <~d to JHd; up to 31b, 5d to 14 1- R d lib to 51b. f>d to 14d. Tallow.—ln casks. 36s to 27s 6d. Sundries.—Cow tails, laid; horse hair, 22iid to 235 d.