IDOL AND SKIN SALE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8734, 16 May 1914, Page 7

IDOL AND SKIN SALE

The following reports on the sales la "Wellington yesterday have been I‘irnished:—

Dalgcty and Company, Ltd. Wo offered a good to the (usual attendance of buyers. Gompetit on was keen throughout, and prices tjr all lines were on a par with those !r.iling at last sale. Wc did not offer Huy bales of wool as wo aro holding them for our first crutch in g salo on June 12th. Quotations: —Sheepskins— 1 Haifbred. 9d to Old per lb;, fine crossbred, BJd to 9Jd; medium coarse crossbred, Sd to 61 d; short to half-wools, 7d to 8)d; dead and damaged crossbred, 5Jd to 7»d; inferior and badly damaged, Id to sld; lambs, o|d to Sid; damp salted and green, 2s 4d to 6a 7d; pelts, did to 7d. Hides. —Ox heavy, 60ibs up, B£d to 9)d; ox medium, 50/59, Sid to 9d; ox light, 491bs and under, 8d to B|d; cow, heavy, 551bs and over, Sid'to B|d; cow, medium, 421bs to 541bs, to B|d; cow, light, under 421bs, S£d to 8-Jd; cut, slippy and inferior, s|<l to Bjd; bull, ■stag, 5d to 6Jd; yearlings, 8d to 9|d; calf, superior, 12d to 12|d; calf, medium, good, 9id to ll|d; calf, damaged, 6d to 9jd. Tallow. —In casks, 21s 6d to 26s 3d; in tins, 20s to 25s 3d. Opossum skins, Is to 6s. Horsehair, Is 3d to Is 6d. Cow tails, Is 6id to Is Bd. Murray, Roberts afad Co., Ltd. Our catalogue to-day consisted of 3500 sheepskins, 440 hides, and a quantity of bag wool and tallow, all wool in hales being held over for the crutching sale on June 12tfi, at which a representative attendance of wool buyers may be expected. Consequent upon the firmness ,m oversea markets, prices for sheepskins hardened, and were in the average a farthing better for woll-woolled skins. Hides showed an easier tendency in ox, while cows were fairly firm. The wet weather having a detrimental effect on the appearance of the hides probably assisted to somewhat depress values. Tallow 1 sold well up to late figures. We quote [prices current below; —Wool (bags | only), crossbred fleece, 8d to 9Jd per j lb; lambs, 8d to BJd; pieces and bellies. Sod to 6-)d; crutchings, Sd to 7sd. j Sheepskins.—Fine crossbred, 8d to 9d; 1 medium to coarse crossbred, 8d to Bjd; short to half-wools, 7Jd to Bid; dead and damaged, ojd to 7jd; inferior and badly damaged, Ifd to ojd; lambs, 7d to B£d; damp, salted, and green, 3s 6d to 6s 7d each. Hides—Ox, heavy, BJd to 9Jd per lb; ox, medium, BJd to B|d; ox, light, 84d to BJd; cow, heavy, Bid to B|d; cow, medium, Bjd ;to B|d; cow, light, Bjd to B|d; dami aged, cut, and inferior, 4id to 8d; calfskins,’super, Hid to 12Jd; calfskins, medium, 94d to 10Jd; calfskins, damaged, 3)d to 9id. Tallow. —-Casks, 21s to 2Cs per cwt; tins, 10s to 22s 6d per cwt; cow tails, Is 6Jd per dozen. I New Zealand Loan and Mercantile I Agency Company, Ltd.

Th-ero was a good attendance of buyers at to-day's sale. We offered ■i fairly largo catalogue of odd bales and bag wool, skins, etc. Wool and skins were firm, with a slight advance for skins on last sale’s rates. Hides, in sympathy with oversea and Australian markets, are lower by a farthing to three-eighths for ox, and about a ■farthing for cows. Tallow and sundries sold at the level of last sales. The ran;'!) of prices is as follows: —Sheepskins —Haifbred 9d to Did, fine crossbred BJd to medium coarse crossbred 7d to B|d, haifwools 7d to 81d, dead aid to 7id, inferior Id to bid, lambs did to Bfd, damp 2s 4d to 6s, pelts 4id to 7d. Hides—Ox heavy ojd to Did, medium Bid to 9d, ox light 8d to B|d, cow heavy BJd to B|d, oow medium SJd'to B|d, cow light Bjd to Bjjd, cow slippy Bid 1 to Sid, -bull 5d to 6Jd, yearlings Sd to 9Jd, calf superior 12d to 12|d, calf medium to good Did to HJd, calf damaged 6d to Did. Tallow—Casks 2ls 6d to 26s 3d per cwt., tins 20s to 25s 3d per cwt. Sundries —Opossum skins Is to 6s, horsehair la 3d to la 6d, cowtails Is 6d to la Bd. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.

We offered our usual catalogue of all classes of produce to a good attendance of buyers. There was good competition for all lots offered. Prices ruled on a par with last sales, with the exception of heavy ox hides, which show a decline of id to ®d on account of the sloppy condition, due to the Weather. We quote;—Skins—Halfbred 9d to 9id, fine crossbred B|d to Cid, medium coarse crossbred 8d to B|d, short to half-wools 7d to BJd, dead and damaged crossbred 5Jd to 7id, inferior and badly damaged Id to 6id, lambs 6id to BJd, damp salted and green 2s 4d to 6s 7d, pelts 4}d to 7d. Hidesr-Heavy ox Bid to 9|d, medium ox BJd to 9d, light ox 8d to B|d, heavy cow Bld to B|d, medium cow B|d to B|d, light cow BJd to Bfd, cut slippy and inferior ojd to Bid, bull stag 5d to 6|d, yearlings 8d to 9Jd, calf superior 12d to 12|d, calf medium to good 9id to Hid, calf damaged 6d to 9Jd. Tallow—ln casks Sis 6d to 26s 3d, in tins 20s to 25s 3d. Sundries—Opossum skins Is to 6s, horsehair Is 3d to Is 6d. cow tails la 6id to Is Bd. Levin and Co., Ltd.

We offered 2000 (sheepskins, 400 tides and calfskins, and a quantlily of tallow. Sheepskins were firm at late rates, good sorts selling very well. Hali-bicd 9d to Old, fine crossbred old to 9Jd, medium to coarse crossbred 8d to B|d, short to halfwoods 7d to Bld, dead and damaged trossbred 5-Jd to 7jd, inferior and badly damaged Id to 5Jd, lambs &Jd to BJd, damp, salted and green 2s 4d to 6s 7d, pelts 4fd to 7d. Hides showed plenty of competition. Os, heavy, bOlb Up, BJd to Old; ox, medium, 501 b to 591 b, Bfd to 9d; ox, light, 43Lb and Bndor, 8d to B|d; cow, hearty, 551 b »hd over, Bid to B|d; cow, medium, 431 h to’s4lb, B£d to B|d; oow, light, under 431 b, BJd to B|d: cut, slippy »nd inferior, 6Jd to Sid; bulls, stag, 6d to 6|d; yearlings, 8d to 9fd; calf, tuperior, 12d to 12|d; calf, medium to good, 9}d to ll|d; calf, damaged, 6d to 91 d. Tallow—ln casks 21s 6d. to 26s 3d, in tins, etc., 20s to 2os 3d. Sundries—Opossum skins, Is to 6s; horsehair, Is 3d to Is Rd: cow tails, H Old to .Is Bd.

The United Farmers’ Co-operative Association. Ltd., and the Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd.

Prices ruled as follows : —Sheepskins. Halfbred, 9d to 9.id per lb; fine crossbred, s}d to 9fd; medium to coarse crossbred, 8d to B}d; short to halfwools, 7d to BJd; dead and damaged crossbred, s)d to 7sd; inferior and badly damaged, Id to old; lambs, 6Jd to Sid; damp, salted, and green, 2s 4d ,to Cs 7d; pelts, 4Jd to 7d. Hides. — Ox, heavy, 601 b up, BJd to 9Jd; ox, medium, 50-591 b, 8)d to 9d; ox, light, 491 b and under, 8d to 8§<1; row, heavy. ,651 b up, BJd to Sjd; cow, medium, 421 b

t-o 541 b, BJd to Bfd; light, under 421 b, BJd to B|d; cut, slippy, and inferior, Sid to B^d; bull, stag, od to 6|d; yearlings, Sd to Ojd; calf, superior, 12d to 12|d; calf, medium to good, 9*d to llfd; calf, damaged, 6d to 9»d----)Tallow. —ln casks, 21s 6d to 2Gs od; in tins, 20s to 25s 3d. Sundries.Opossum skins. Is to 6s; horsehair, is 3d to Is 6d; cow tails, Is 6Ad to is od.

"W. and G. Turnbull and Co., Ltd. There was a good attendance of buyers and competition was keen throughout the sale. Sheepskins showed am advance, in sympathy with cabled advices from London, whilst other lots were on a par with last sa-lo: Sheep-’ skins—Halfbred 9d to 9fd, hn-o crossbred 83d to 9f<l, medium to coarse crossbred 8d to B£d, short ,to haltwools 7<T to Btd. dead and damaged crossbred sid to T£d, inferior and bad-' lv damaged Id to of d, lambs 6fd to( BJd. damp, salted and green 2s 4di to 6s 7d, pelte 4’,d to 7d. Hides —Ox,; heavy, 601 b up, B£d to Old; ox, medium. 50!b to 591 b, Sid to 9d; ox, light, 491 b and under, 8d to B|d; cow, heavy, 55Xb and over, Ski to B|d; cow, medium, 431 b to 641 b, &Jd to B|d: cow, light, Under 421 b, B|d to Bj|d; cut, slippy and inferior, s£d to BJd; bull, stag, 5d to 6|d; yearlings, Sd to 9|d : calf, superior, 12d to 12-ad; calf, medium to good, 9£d to ll|d; calf, damaged, 6d to 9£d. Tallow —In casks 31s Gd to 26s 3d, in tins 30s to 25s 3d. Opossum skins, Is to 6s; horsehair, la 3d to Is 6d; oow tails, Is ojd to Is Sd. .