SKINS AND HIDES .

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7075, 12 March 1910, Page 7

SKINS AND HIDES .

WELLINGTON SALES YESTERDAY. The fortnightly sales of skins, hides, ! and sundries were held yesterday. Brokers report as follows: DaJgety and Co. We offered a good catalogue of all : classes to a large attendance of buyers. Sheepskins.—Prices wore slightly easier. Hnlfbml, 9jd; fine crossbred, 7td to B}d; crossbred medium and coarse, 6Jd to ,7d; crossbred, broken and damaged, 5Jd to 6j-d; crossbred double Heece, Cfd; shorts, 4d to s'3d; pelts, -kl to sd; pelts damaged, 2d bo 3jd; Jambs, 5d to 7fd; lambs pelts, I.’,d j dead. 5Jd to 6jd; merino. Sid to 71d; ihcrino double fleece, 3d;- pelts damp, Is to 3s sd; lambs, damp, 2s 9d. ■ Horsehair.—ls 3Jd per lb. • Hides.—No prime os offering. Cow hide's firm at last sale rates ns follows: —Ox,' heavy anti sheety, 6(d; medium, Gjd to 7d; cut, s ft!; slippy, SJdj cow, fijd to 6|d; cut, sjd; slippy, 4Jd; bulls.

s§d; calf, best, B£d; medium, 6£d to 7d; inferior/ 3J4 to 5Jd. Tallow.—ln tins, 22s per cwt. . ' Abraham and Williams. We offered a fair catalogue of skins and hides to a good attendance of buyers, prices being on a par with last sale, ■ Skins.—Crossbred medium, Bid; coarse, 7£d; halfwools, 6£d; dead,. shorts and inferior, 3d to sd; lambs, 3s 'Cd; pelts, 3s to 3s 4d; lambs pelts. Is 9d. Hides.—Light cow, 6|d to 6Jd; light ox, 7d to 7sd; cnlf, 6i|d to BJ4. Levin and Co. Wo offered 2000 skins; 600 hides and and-a quantity of tallow and horseaair. Thoro was a good attendance of buyers. ’ r Skins.—Strong oompetd-tion., ho change to record. Wo quote:—Fine crossbreds, 8d to ojd; medium crossbreds, 7d to Bsd; coarse crossbreds, 7d to BJd; hogget skins, 6d to 65<i; dead skins, 4d to 6*4; dead hoggets, 54 to 6d; $ to A wools, 4d to 6|d; dry pelts, 2H to 64; green pelts, 2a to 3s 9a; lamb pelts/ Is to Is 9a. Tallow.—Very firm. Parcels in. shipSing order £26 10s. Tins £2O to £23. otigh fat £ls to £l9Horsehair- —Is to Is fid-per lb. Horns. —ss’ t0.15® .‘per hundred. vCowtails.—ls 8d per dozen. Hides.—We brought forward a good catalogue,' which, met with strong compel tition: at late rates.—Ox hides (hoary), 7d. to„8d; ox hides (medium), 7d to Jid; ox hide® (light), GJd to 7§d; cow hides, 6J.d to ,7Jd; ;put and slippy bides, 4a- to Csd; stag hides. -4d : to sid; bull hides, 44 to sid: yearlings, 5d to 6|d; calf best, Bcl /to Wfd:',calf modium. 64 to 8d; calf cut and, slippy, 5d to 6|d.