HIDE SALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2671, 24 May 1905, Page 25

HIDE SALES.

Messrs Dalgety and Co. (Limited) report as follows:— W© held our fortnightly isale of hides, etc., at our stores, Cumberland and Vogel streets, on Thursday, 18th inst:, when we submitted a large catalogue to the usual number of buyers. Bidding -was somewhat slow at the start, but improved as the sale ■wen* on, and -we cleared) the whole of our catalogue with fh« exception of one lot a/t prices

■which must be considered satisfactory, ana compare very favourably with values ruling a fortnight ago. Prime heavy, as weli as light hides, so!d well. Medium hides, however, did not meet with such a good demand, and prices for these were, if anything, lower. Our to£ price for ox was GJd, and for a nice line of 32 cow hides we obtained 4Jd. The following are a few of ctir sales: — Ox: Six 671b, 6Jd ; one 771b, 6d; 26 611b, 5Jd; one 701b, sgd ; three 631b, od; 19 571b, 4gd ; two 38lb. 4|d ; one 301b, 4|d; seven 421h, 4fd ; one 60^b, 4gd ; 16 571b, 4|d. Cow: 32 431b, 4Jd ; seven 421b, 4|d ; one 381b, 4|d; seven 401b, 4|d; five 401b, 4fd; three 38lb, 4gd ; one 291b, 4£d ; one 341b, 4£d; 10 501b, 4Jd ; 16 ollb, 4Jd ; 20 531b, 4*d per lb ; yearling hides, 6s to 8s 6d ; horse hides, ta Ss 6d ; calfskins, Is to 4s 4d each. Messrs Stronaoh, Morris, and Co. report: — We held our fc-rtnightiy sale of hides at our stioies, Crawford street, on Thursday, 18th ins-t., when we submitted a catalogue comprising 489 in all. The attendance was somewhat larger than usual, and competition "' round was very good. In consequence we a very satisfactory sale, although value? only equal to those ruling a fortnight ago. Our top price for ox hides was s?d, at which figure we sold three weighing 741b. We also sold one or two lots at s£d, and a considerable number at from 5d to sgd. In cowjiides oui top price was 4£d, which "we" obtained foi several lots of light-weight?'. 'Tlie deiifp- " very keen for yearlings a--r 1 •- ' '-' v - •■-" a fresh buyer being in the .n;--<c. -»■ was a distinct rise in these descriptions. _.<. following are actual prices paid at our sale: — • Prime stout heavy ox hides,. sJd to s?d; good heavy d>o, 4!d to 53d; medium-weight do, 4j|cl fco 4fd; light- weight do, 4£d"to 4Jd ; stags ancf inferior do, 2|d to S|<3 ; prime heavy cow hides, 4Jd to 4?d ; medium-weieht do. 4gd to 4?d ; Mght-weujM '■''o ts''t s '' * ' ' ' ">V7 l o »?d per lb ; j-csr.ir.^^ „" skins. Is 4d to 3s Gd eacij Messrs A. Mortizson and Co. repoit as follows: — We held our usual fortnightly gale of hides at omr stores, Crawford street, on Thursday, when we offered a catalogue of 264 hides, which included hides of heavy, medium, and light weights, principally from country butchers. The attendance of buyers wap la^p and competition was again spirited for a l ' hides that were in sound condition and well flayed. We obtained over 5d per lb for several line-s of medium and heavy-weight 3 Of extra s+out prime ox we had none to offer. The following are a few of the bsst prices obtained at out sale on Thursday: — Six cow hides averaging 551b, 4f d ; 3 cow hides averaging 431b, 4§d; 4 ox hides averaging 431b, 4|d; 2 ox hides, Sllb, s|d; 2 ox hides, 861b. s|d; 2 ox hides, 70lb, 5Jd ; 1 ox. 68lb, 5Jd. We quote : Extra prime ox from 6d to 6id; extra heavy (stout), 5d to sfd; medium, 4|d to sd; heavycows (stout), up to 4£d ; medium, 4|d to 4Jd ; light ox and cow 4|d to 4|d per lb ; yeaxlings, 5s fid to 6s 6d ; calfskins, 2s 4d to 3s 6d each. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) report as follows: — We held our usual fortnightly sale of hides at our stores, Cumberland street, on Thursday, 18th inst.. when we offered a moderate catalogue to the usual attendance of buyers. Bidding was brisk throughout the entire sale, but prices showed little difference to those obtained at our last auction. We had very few prime lots forward, the bulk of the catalogue being composed of light and medium ■weights. We quote: Extra stout heavy ox at from 5J,d to 6d; heavy, 4|d to 5Jd; medium,. 4id to sd ; light, 4Jd to 4|d ; extra stout heavy I cow, 4|d to 41d; medium, 4£d to 4gd; light. I 4*d to 4|d; stags and bulls. 2d to 3£d; yearlings, 3%d to 4Jd per lb ; calfskins, Is 6d to 3s each ( Messrs Waters, Bitchie, and Co. report having held their usual weekly sale of hides at theii J stores, Crawford street, on Thursday afternoon. I There was the usual attendance of buyers, ' and competition was exceedingly brisk throughout the sale. As of late, the keenest demand was for light-weight and stout ox. We cleared our catalogue of 254 hides and calfskins at quotations, and the following were some of our top prices : — One ox 731b. 6d ; three do 691b, s£d; three do 681b, 55a; two do 701b, 5Jd; two do 70lb, s|d ; two do 691b, s|d; four do 671b 6gd; four do 651b, s|d; one do 621b, sid; two do 631b, sid; four do 621b, 5Jd; ten do from 601b to 631b, 5Jd per lb. We quote : Extra prime stout ox, s|d to 6Jd; heavy, 4|d to 5Jd; medium, 4£d toJ4gd; light, 4Jd to 4£d-j- extra heavy cow, 4fd to sd ; medium, 4|d to 4|d; light. 4Jd to 4|d ; yearlings 3£d to 4fd per lb ; calfskins, Is 6d to 5s each. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) report: — We held our usual fortnightly sale of hides at our stores, Crawford and Vogel streets, on Thursday, 18th inst., when there was the usual attendance of buyers. Competition was particularly brisk throughout the sale, although, the catalogue offered was only a medium-sized one, and the hides mainly from country clients. For extra prime ox there was a keen demand, and prices, compared with last sale, were better. We can quote: Extra prime ox, s|d to 6Jd; good heavy do, 4|d to 5Jd; medium do, 4£d to 4|d; light da, 4gd to sd; extra heavy cow, 4£d to 4Jd; medium do, 4|d to 4|d ; light do, 4|d to od ; stags, to 3Jd per lb. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report: We held our fortnightly sale at our Maclaggan street stores on Friday, 19th inst., when there was the usual attendance of tanners and others interested in the trade. Our catalogue, however, was small, totalling only 235 hides, comprised of 128 ox, 94 cow, 6 yearling, and 10 calfskins. Among the ox hides were three lines of extra stout, well-flayed sorts, and these realised from 6|d to 6|d per lb, this latter price being the highest given at this week's sales; the balance of the offerings were made up of medium to good quality lines. Competition throughout the sale was good, but especially so for extra stout, heavy, and light ox and medium and light cow. For medium-weight ox and heavy cow bidding was not quite so brisk. Values, however, were well lip to those ruling at late sales. The following are a few of our highest-priced lots : Ox hides — two 731b, at 6£d per lb, 38s Id; one 721b, 6Jd per lb, 36s lOd; one 701b, 6fd per lb, 35s Id; eight 651b, s|d per lb, 29s 3d; four 641b, s§d per Ib, 28s 2d; four 611b, 5Jd per lb, 26s 2d; four 641b, 5Jd per lb, 26s 3d; seven 611b, 5Jd per lb, 25s 4d; five 611b, 5Jd per lb, 255. Cow hides — One S4lb, 31s 8d ; one> 761b, 26s 3d; two 631b, 21s lOd; four 601b, 20s 5d ; two 591b, 20s. We quote : Extra heavy stout ox, s*d to 6Jd ; heavy ox, 5d to s£d ; medium ox," 4Jd to sd ; light ox, 4Jd to 4|d ; heavy stout cows, 4Jd to 4|d; medium, 4|d to 4gd; light, 4gd to 4Jd ; bulls and stags, 2d J to 3jd; y-ear lings, 34d to 4Jd per lb; calfskins, la 6d to 5s ea-ch. Messrs Donald Reid and Co (T-nrnited) report as follows: — We held our fortnightly sale of hides at our stores on Friday, 19th inst., t when we submitted a full catalogue to tha j usual attendance of buyers. A large proportion of hides submitted by us were from coun* try clients, and were composed chiefly o$ medium and light weights. Competition way very spirited, and prices realised were on {*