HIDE SALES

Otago Witness, Issue 2779, 19 June 1907, Page 22

HIDE SALES

' Messrs Wng'ht. Stephenson. and Co. rer^rt as follows.— We held our usual foKiughtly hide sale on Thursday, 13 Ji inst , when wa offered a catalogue comprising 255 hides, yearling 3, and caJfskins to a representative gathering of tho trade. Competition was brisk throughout our entire auction, and last sale's rates were well maintained. We give hereunder a few of cur individual sales: — • Ox: Eight 671b. 7jd ; two 671b. 7d; three 651b. 65d; five 641b, 63d; 14 641b,. 6?d; five COlb, 6*d; 80 651b, 6Jd ; five 631b, 6J_; four 56 b Gld Cow • One 85lb. &&A. We cruote • Extra stout prime heavy ox at from. 6Jd to 7Jd ; heavy do, 5Jd to 6Jd ; medium do, 5Jd to Cid; light do. s\d to s|d; stout heavy cow, s>d to 5Jd; meduum do. 5Jd to 5Jd; light do, 5Jd to 5Jd ; stag and bull. 3d to 4Jd ; yearling 5d to aid per lb, calfskins. Is to 5« each. The Ota^o Farmers' Co-'_sratave Association of Xew Zealand reporc:— We held our usual fcrttnighlly ?ale of hides on Thursday, 13th in^t . when we c U bmrtted a catalogue of 312 hide? and calfskins to a full attendance of buyer*. Competition for each lot was keen Prices for hides (except bull, were slightly easier) were en a par with those ruling last *-eek. Calfskins, under keen competition, shewed an advance of id to Jd per lb, and the vvhole of our catalogue was cleared at price? eatisfactory to vendors. Quotations ■ Prime stout, heavy ex. CJd to 7^d , heavy ox, 6d to 7Jd ; stcut medium weight ox. 6Jd to 6Jd . medium weight ox and cow"! sid to 6J . light-weight ox and cow, 5 J .d to 6d; bull hides from 3sd to sd ; yearling, from 53d to &ld ; calfskins, from f s^'d 'o 7d per lb; horse hides, from 9a to 10a each. ' The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company he'd their fortnightly sale on Thursday, and report as under- — We c ff ered a fair .catalogue to the usual represnntahve gathering of buyers. Bidding was brisk up to rate? ruling a fortnight ago. Our top price for ox was 7fcd and for cow hidc3 ojd. which works cut at 40s 4d for the fcrmer and 34s 6d for the lattar as tbo value per hide. Tlip .range of values per lb was much as ruled at la=t sales, exceut that the competition for yearlings was rather keener, and this niay b2 <=aid aJso of calfsHns, the former felling at 5Jd while the latter made from 2s to 4s 6d each. Best ox kides from 46 b upwards rule from 5Jd to 7id per lb, while best cow, from 321b upwards, rule from 5Jd to 5Jd. The "Xatior-al Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zea'and report a3 follows — We beld our usual <=a'e of hides on Thursday T'nere was a full attendance of buyers, and pri<es were on a par with thoso ruling a fort'iight ago We submitted a full catalogue, n.ade un of mo=tiy medium and light weights lie 'VI owing aro a few of the prices obta nod —Ox Four 591b. G^d ; oix Glib, 62d : th-^c o', U aid Cow 11 3elb. sid ; miie 13. b so<i,5 o <i, icr. en liib, o^'J. Quotations E_tr*

1 heavy [ox, 6Jd fo 7£d~; good heavy do, 6s_'fi» 6£d; medium, sfd to SJd; good heavy cow* 5Jd to Sid; medium do, 5Jd to sgd; Ughrtf do, 5Jd to s|d; stag and boll hides, 3d to 4*d ; yearling, 5d to S&d ; caifakins, 5d to 6J_ per lb. ' ' ' Messrs. Waters, Ritchie, and Co. report k«cving held their usual fortnightly sal—, of hides _t tiheir stores," Crawford street, on Friday morning. There w_s a good attendance- of buyers, and competition was very keen, .pricesruling firm at late sales' quotations. "Their' catalogue was made up of 490 hides, yearlings, and calfskins, and the following are aom-e of the best prices- — One ox, 7id; 3 do, 7Jd; 4 do, 7d; 4 do 6id;-6 do, 6£d; It) do, 6|d; 17 do, 6Jd; 10 dto, 6Jd; 33 do, 6id; 34 do, 6Jd; 10 do 6d per lb. Quotations: Extra. stout ox from 6jd -to 7Jd; beavy.-Sd- t<_.6£d^ medium, 5Jd to 6d; light, 5Jd to sgd,; he-yyt cow, s id to 5Jd ; medium and light, 5d to s|d; oalfskins, fr«m 5Jd to 6Jd; damaged do, 3d to 5d per lb. Messrs Stronach. Morris, and Co. report as folio wa : — We held our fortnightly 3«le "at cur stores, Crawford street, on when •« submitted a catalogue totalling 357. There was an average attendance of buyers, and. competition all rctmd was gocd. compared with last sale. Prices for extr» stout ox were, a shade' higher, and others quite up to those then ruling. We were fortunate in obtaining. 7Jd for one ox hide weighing 701b, and 7Jd for one weighing 71tt>. These prices^ consider- - _ ing the state of the Australian markets, must be considered very satisfactory. Our top price for cow bides was ssd, which was paid ~ for several lines. In money value we Bold ox hides to £2 Is 3d each, and. cow hides. 10 £1 13s each. The following axe she aciual price* paid at our sale. Prime stout _e_vy ox hides, 6gd to 7id ; gcod heavy, 6sd to- 6Jd ; mediuak weight, sid to 6d; Kgbt weigh*, 5Jd to sgd ; staggy wnd inferior, 3jd to 4Jd; good he»vycow hides, 6id to s|d; madiirm weight, sJ<_ to 5Jd; light weight sid to s|d; inlexior, 4«fc to sd; yearlings, 4Ji to 6Jd; calfskins. 44. to 7d per lb; horse hides, 7s to 10s each.