HIDE SALES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13263, 20 April 1905, Page 10

HIDE SALES.

Messrs Dalgcty and Co. (Limited) report as follows:—This week wo held our usual fortnightly sale of hides at our stores, Cumberland and Yogcl streets, 011 Tuesday in placc of Thursday. There was a good attendance of buyers, and bidding for most of the hides 011 offer was fairly good. Prices realised were cm a par with those ruling a fortnight ago, with the exception of medium 0:; hides, which were, if anything, lower. We nad no specially prime stout hides 011 offer, and our top price for ox was s£d and for cow 4Jd. The following are a few of our sales:—Ox: One GGlb, sJtl; one GOlb, 6d; one Glib, 4Jd; two 471b, ijd; one 381b, 4r}d; four 'l'llb, 4;d;. four 571b, Cow: Fourteen -lOlb, 'Jyd; eight 471b, 4ijd; nine 411b, 4jd; one 4G11), 4Jd; one 321b, 4Jd; two G3ib, ■ijd; eight 5411), 4;d; five 38lb, 4jjd per lb. Calfskins. Is Gd to 3s Gd each. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) report holding their usual fortnightly sale at their stores, Lower liattray street, 011 Tuesday, when they offered a fair-sized catalogue to tho nsua, representative gathering of buyers.' Prices were much on a par with those ruling at last sale, except in the case of stout ox, which appeared appreciably cheaper. As of late, the keenest (Humd was for medium weights—say, up to 481b. Prices may bo quoted as under: — lieavv ox, id to 5Jd; medium, 4Jd to 4Jd; light," 4d to 4j}d; heavy cow, to 4jd; medium 4Jd to 4Jd; light, 3?. dto 4£d. Donald Reid anil Co. (Limited) report lis follows:—All the buyers attended 011 Tuesday, 18th inst., when we held our usual fortnightly sale at our stores, Cumberland, Jetty, and Yogcl streets. We submitted a fairly large cata'ogue, made up mostly of country butchers' hides, none of which were over ordinary weights. There was again a brisk demand and very keen competition for all sorts, but, as oi late, the hides that brought relatively the highest prices were light weights, and of thesr we sold a number at very satisfactory prices Of extra heavy weights we had none, and we have no record prices to record; but the medium weights offered brought good prices. Wo quote: Good stout ox, 5d to s;d: medium •l.'.d to J;d; light, 4}d to 4?d; best cow, 4gd to 4nd; medium, -Ijd to itd; light. 4d to per lb; yearlings, 2s 9d to 3s 7(1 J calfskins, Is tr 2s 7d each. Stronach, Morris, fiud Co. report as follows:—We held our fortnightly'sale of. hides at our stores, Crawford street, 011 Tuesday. ISih inst., in place of Thursday, owing to the Easter holidays. There was an average attendance oi buyers, and competition for our catalogue of 302 hides was, 011 tho whole, very good. Light and medium-weight hides quite held their own, but prime stout ox hides were somewhat easier than last. sale. Our top price for ox bides was a£d, at which figure we soid two averaging 70lb, and several others brought SJ;I I>«d, S|d, and t>id. 111 cow hides our top price was Ijd, which we obtained for 13 weighing 4Glb, one weighing 441b. one weighing 421b, and two weighing 391b, while several others brought 4Jd. Our top price in money value for ox hides was £1 14s ind, and. for cows £1 Ss Cd. Tho following are tho actual prices paid at our sale:—Prime stout heavy ox hides, 55d to s;d; good heavy ox hides, 4Jd to 5Jd; .medium-weight do, 4Jd to : ii»hl-v,'eight do, 4Jd to 43d; inferior and damaged, lAd to 3;, d; prime, heavy cow hides, io ; medium-weight do, 4}d to ■tjjd; light-weight do. 4Sd to 4Jd; inferior and damaged, 3sd to 4d per lb; yearlings, 3s to 7s Hd; calfskins, Gd to 2s Gd each. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) report as fol|(v s ; _\Yp held our usual fortnightly sale oi liides at our stores, Cumberland street, 011 Tuesday, 18th inat., when we offered a fairly largo catalogue to tho usual attendance of buyers. Otif, catalogue consisted chiefly of medium ami light-weight hides, which met with spirited competition. Prices realised to-day for both ox and cow hides were much on a par with values ruling a fortnight ago. Quotations: Extra prime stout heavy ox, at si,'d to G. J ,d; lieavy, 5d to r>-tl: medium, to 4;d; light. 4\d t.o 4^l; extry, stout heavy, cow, 4W to 4Jd; medium, 4Jd lo 4!. d; light, 4Jd lo 4ii]; slags and bulls. 2d to 3Jd; yearlings. 4Jd to 'Jid per lb; calfskins, Is Gd to 3s Gd each. Messrs A. Moribson and Co. report, lis follows:—Wr. hold our usual fortnightly sale ol hides at our stores. Bond and Jetty streets, 011 Tuesday, when tho offered a fair catalogue of hides. There was the usual attendance of buyers. Our catalogue was principally made up of light-weights, which again ruled ill sellers' favour, fetching relatively higher prices than other classes, whilst mediumv,'eight ox and cow and also extra heavies sold 011 a par with prices obtained at tho last sale. Quotations: Extra, prime ox, l.p to Cjjd; extra- heavies, 5Jd to Gd; medium, lid to 4jd; extra heavy cow. 4»d to sd; ipedium do, 4id to ; light ox and cow, 4jd to Cd per lb; yearlings, 4s Gd to 6s; calfskins, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; horse hides, 7s Gd to 93 each. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report having held their fortnightly sale 011 Tuesday instead of on next Thursday, tho usual date, when they offered 300 ox. 135 cow, and 7 calfskins—a total of !>32 hides—to'a full muster of buyers. Throughout tho sale bidding was brisk and competition keen, tho result being that, with the exception of two lines, the whole catalogue was sold at highly satisfactory prices. The bulk of the ox hides were from medium lo good quality, with a few heavy, stout freezing and abbatoir lots, but there was nothing equal to the best lines offered at our last sale, and G|d per lb was top pYice realised by us. although more would have been obtained had hides of sufficient substance been forward. There were also some nice cor,• , hides offered, and up to 4;d per lb was given. With few exceptions, the condition of the offerings was good, especially the lines from freezing works, and this helped the sale considerably. The following aro a few of tho top prices obtained:—Three 711b ox, G]d; 0110 G7lb ox, GJd; one 82!b ox, GJd; eix Gslb ox, Gd; twelve GGlb ox, 5Jd; four G3lb ox, sjd; fifteen Glib ox, s£d; twentyfour Gall) ox, 5Jd; two .C2lb ox, sid; twentyeight 471b cow, 4^u;, ten 591b cow, 4jjd; ten iUlb eow, 4£d; twenty-nine 531b cow, 4gd per lb. Wo quote: Extra stout heavy ox, ojd to GJd; heavy, ijd to 5Jd; medium, 4Jd to 4£d; light, 41(1 to Ijd; extra stout lieavy cow, 4Jd to 4£d; medium, 4Jd to 4!ld; light, ■IM to 4£d; stags and bulls, 2Jd to 3}d; •yearlings, 3Jd to JJd per lb; calfskins, Is Gd to 5s each. ■ Messrs Waters, Ritchie, and Co. report having held their usual fortnightly sale of hides on Tuesday. There was the usual attendance of buyers, and competition was keen throughout the sale. Prices, as com--1 pared with the last sale, ruled much about the same, with the exception o[ mediumweights, which were quite Jd per lb lower. Onr catalogue was made up principally of ■ country consignments, and tho following were out top prices:—'Two ox, s;d; two do, sJil; three do, u^d; three do, std; two do, oid; two do, Sd. Wo quote: Extra prime stout i ox, 02d to GJd; heavy, 4;d to 51d; medium, I 41d to 43d; light, 41d to 4|d; extra heavy • cow, 4J'd to sd; medium, 4Jd to 4|d; light, ' 4id to 4^(1; yearlings, 3Jd lo 4Jd per lb; >'• calfskins, Is Gd to 5s each. : The , Otago Farmers' Co-operative Assccia- ' tion of New Zealand (Limited) report:—We I held our usual sale of hides in our wool . stores, Crawford and Yogel streets, ou Tues- • day, when we offered a fair catalogue to the t usual attendance of buyers. Our catalogue 1 was composed mainly of light-weights, which 1 were all well competed for, and cleared at 1 satisfactory prices. Wc quote': Extra prime ) heavy ox, to GJd; heavy, 5Ad to Gd; medium, • 4id to 4ld; extra heavy cow, 4Jd to sd; t heavy, 4Jd to 4Jd; medium, 4jd to od per lb; - yearliugs, 4s Gd lo Gi; calfskins, 2s to 4s.e»pb.