HIDE SALES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14499, 16 April 1909, Page 4

HIDE SALES.

Me-srs bright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) report as follows:—We hold our usual fortnightly sale on Thursday, 15th inst., when wo oll'erod a catalogue, of 260 hides, comprising 177 on, 72 tow hides, 2 yearling, and 9 calfskins, to a representative gathering of the trade. The high values which have been ruling of la to" were well maintained, and all sorts of "oodoouditionod liide.s met with brisk bidding. Our highest individual price for ox hides was 52- 3d. and our highest price' for cow hidea 36.! 10; l. Tltr-e ligures are very hard to boat. \\e give horenndor a. few of our individual sales: —Ox—Twx. of 6511>, 7jcl: one of 921b, 7jd; one of 741b, 7id; three of 691b, 6J.1: two of 721b, 6J.1; four 0 f 6?!b, Gill; two of 7311>, 6jd; six cf 651b 64M; three of 611b. 6Jd; four of 631b. 6ld; live of 611b, 6£d; mx of 651b. 6Jd; six of 0l!h, 6|d: two of 721b. 65<1: eiulil of '721b, 65U; live of 741b, Uid: two 0 61d; eight of 621b, bid; eleven of COib, 6]d; two of '(fill). 6]d: elovan of 63!b, 6£d; eight of 601b, two of 601b, 6a'd; one of 6rlb, 6gtl; tmc of 61ilf, 6{d; one of 5311), 6id: live of 621b, 6id: two of 561b, 6Jd; nine of 621b, 6id: one of 741b. 6Jd; three of 651b, 6Jd; four of 621b 6d; one of 581b, 6:1; four of 621b. 6d! Cow—Ono of 721b. 6id. We quote: Exlr:i stout heavy ox, in prime condition. 7d to Bd, lieavy 6Jd to 6jd. medium s£d to 6id, light 5(1 to 530: heavy miv lo medium 5.',il to sjd. light stl to yearling. at from Mto b' 2 d: stag awl 'bull, at from 2Jd to ojd per II); calfskins, at from Sjd to lier II), according to weights; horse hides, 5s to lZs each; slippy, thin, and damaged hides at lower rate.*. Messrs Donald lveid and Co. report:-We hekl our fortnightly sale of hides 0:1 Tln'.rsday, 15th iiisl, Thi! sale was at tended liy the usual trade buyers, who cont|y-te<l well for all (ho lots in our catalogue, which eonsiMod molly of huiehers' consignments and a few country lois forward in good condition. 'I he market was lirm, and prices worn fully up to lau> quotations. Quotations: Ox—Prime .-toui heavy, 61d 10 per lb; food htav.v. fid to ojjd; medium, sj<l lo 5?<1; light, sil to s|d; inferior ami siaggy, to 4jd. (low Itesl Heavy, to 6{<l; medium. 5Jd to 5Jc!: light. 5d to SJI; inferior, to Ojd. Ycarlimrs. 2?d lo 5.5(1. Oolfskius, 2d to (4U. Horse hitics, to Ss 6d each. Mcwrs Stronach, Morris, and Co, report as follows:—We hold our fortnightly sale of hides 011 Thursday, 15lli inst.. when we eubmjttcd.'-a catalogue MaHiiig.23l, The

attendance of buyers was an average one, and competition (or all classes was good. • Tiie rc.still was a. very good sale, with valtifK ipiito up |o those ruling a fortnight. ago. We had nothing of exceptional tin iit iu our catalogue this week, and our top price for ox hides was 7jd paid for three hide-s weighing from 661b to 82!b. Our lop priio for cow was s;d paid for medium-weights. In money value we, sold ox itji lo £2 6s Id and cow to £1 9s 2d. Tho following are actual uncos paid a! our sale:—Ox hides—Prime stour heavy, 6jd lo 7,1 d: good heavy, 0d io 6§d; mediumweight. s'.d lo Oid; liglil-weigh!, stl to 55(1: inferior, 2.', dlo 4d. Cow hidesHeavy. 5/1 lo oal; medium-weight, sid lo s;d: liglii-weii.'hi. 5d to 5Jd; inferior, 3?d lo 4Jd. Yearling-;, sgd. f'alf,skills, sjjd lo 7jd. lion." hides, 9s 9(1 each.