HIDE SALES. MELBOURNE, August 20.

Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 26 August 1908, Page 25

HIDE SALES. MELBOURNE, August 20.

Afc the hide sales there was excellent competition, and the market was firm. Kips were specially active. Th-3 Otago Farmers' Co-onerative Assoj ciation of New Zealand (Lta.) report : On ! Thursday, at our usual fortnightly hid© 1 sale, we offered a large catalogue of hides, I yearlings, and calfskins to a full attendance 1 of buyers. The greater portion of our I catalogue wag composed of country hides. I a number of which showed the effects of ' the recent rains. The balance of the cata- ! lojrue comprised butchers' and medium- ', weight abattoir hides. Competition was | keen for each lot offered, and prices were I firmer than these ruling at our last offering. As we had no heavy hides forward for this sale, we have no exceptional prices to quote. Quotations : Prime stout heavy ox, none offering; heavy, 5d to 6d; thinner, 4d to sd ; medium heavy, -4id to s|d ; light. 3|d to 4^d - r heavy cow, 4d to 4jjd ; medium, 3£d to 4-id ; stag, 2£d to 3id ; bull, 2d to 2|<3 ; yearling, 2£d to 4d ; calfskins, 4£d to s£d; horse hides, to 7s 6d. Messrs Donald Reid ami Co. (Ltd.) report as follows: — We submitted a very large catalogue at our stores to an unusually large attendance of buyers. Bidding brirfk throughout the sale, the lighter of hides being in most favour, and as our catalogue was composed mainly of this class we experienced a most satisfacj tor.y sale, with values ruling about id per lb in advance of late rates. For the heavier hides offered in our catalogue the demand was not so bright, but we made a satisfactory clearance of the whole entry. We quote : Prime stout heavy ox, 6d to 7i<l per lb ; good to heavy, s^d to s£d ; medium, 4£d to s^d ; light, 3£d to 4id; inferior. 2d to 2|d ; best heavy cow, 4jd to 4|d; medium, 3j£d to 4d; light, 3£d to 3|d;

I inferior, lid to 2£d; yearling, 2£d to 4£d; calfskins, 4^d to sd. Messrs Stronaeh, Morris, and 00. (Ltd.) report as follows: —We held our fortnightly sale of hides at our stores on Thursday, 20th' inst., when. we. offered a catalogue totalling 26*. The attendance of buyers was a large one, but competition was not keen, and prices all round were easier by lid to id on last sale. We had nothing of special merit forward, and our top price was b|d, paid for a medium-weight ox. In cow hides our top price" was 4id, which was paid for several lines of medium and heavy. The following are actual prices paid at our eale : — Prime stout heavy ox, none forward; good heavy, 5d to sgd ; medium-weight, 4d to 4Jd; extra good, to s|d; light-weight, 3|d to Hd; inferior, 2|d to 3£d; best heavy cow hides, 3|d to 4±d; light-weight, 3£d to 4-d; inferior, 2id to 3id : yearling, l£d to 3Jd ; calfskins, 3d to s|d. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., report as follows: We held our usual fortnightly hide sale in our Madaggan street store on Thursday, 20th inst., when we offered a catalogue of 244 hides to an exceptionally large attendance of buyers. Bidding throughout our auction was very spirited, and out total catalogue, with the exception of two lots} was sold under" the hammer at prices which cannot fail to be satisfactory to the vendors interested. Prime, stout, heavy, ox, of which we had several lines forward, met with very keen competition, and sold at up to 7Jd per lb. All other sorts were in demand at a slight advance on late rates. Sheety, thin, and badly cured hides are neglected, unless at low figures. It may be of interest to quote a few of our individual sales : — Ox : five 731b, 7£d ; one , 981b. 7|d ; one 831b, Tid; one 721b, 7^d; two 651b, 7d ; one 641b, 7d; three 671b, 6|d; one 821b, 6|d; seven 651b, 6id; seven 611b, 6|d'; three 611b, 6d; seven 621b, 6d; one 601b, sld. We also give a few of our gross averages at today's auction :— Ox : one 981bs, £3 0s 9d ; one 551b. £2 7s 9d ; five 611b, £2 5s 2d ; xax., 821b, £2 Is sd ; one 721b, £2 0s sd; four 761b, £1 17s 9d; two 651b £1 ISs 7d; three 731b, £1 13s 7d. We quote: Extra stout .prime heavy ox at from GJd to 72 d; heavy, afdi to 6§d; medium, 4jd to s|d; light, id to 4Jd; stout heavy cow, 4Jd to 4£d; medium, 4d to Aid; light, 3|d to 4id; yearlings, 3£d to 3ld ; calfskins, 3gd to s£d, according to weight; stags, and balls, 2d to 3d; horse hides, 5e to 10s. Messrs Dalgety and Co. Teport as follow : We held our usual fortnightly sale of hides at our stores on Friday, when we submitted a large catalogue of ox and cow hides, horse hides, and calfskins. Buyers were in full attendance, and under spirited competition a clearance was effected at prices which ruled firm at last sale rates for heavy, medium, and light to id per Ib higher, whilst inferior descriptions showed an advance of from £d to Id per lb on last sale prices. We were fortunate in having passed a cumber of our offerings from last sale in the latter class. Our top price realised in ox hides was for bwo lines averaging- 641b and 651b respectively, which made 6j|d per lb. We quote: — Ox: Prime stout heavy, 6d to 7d; ordinary, 5d to 6d; sbeetv. 4d to sd ; medium heavy stout, 4id to s|d; medium light, 4d to 4£d; cow, heavy, 4d to 4£d ; light medium, 4d to to 4id; stag, 2£d to 3d; yearling, 2£d to 3£d ; calf skins, 4£d to s£d. The above quotations apply only to well-flayed hides in good condition. Inferior and badly flayed hides ruled from id to Id per lb less. • . - The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Ltd.) report holding its usual fortnightly sale of hides at its stores, Rattray street, on Friday morning, when a medium-siaed catalogue, consisting almost entirely of light consignments from the country, was offered to a full attendance of buyers. Nearly all our hides were in, good condition, and every lot was sold under excellent competition, some of our cow hides, which were passed in at the previous auction, bringing Id more et yesterday's eale. Quotations : Ox, prime stout heavy, 6£d to 7^d ; good to heavy, s^d to 6d ; medium, 4£d to s£d ; light, from 3|d ; inferior, 2d to 2£d; cow, best heavy hides, 4id to 4£d,; medium, 3£d to 4d; light, 3£d to 3£d ; inferior quality, to 2^d ; yearling, 3d to 4&d ; calfskins, 4d to s|d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) reports having held their fortnightly sale of hides on Friday, when they offered a. catalogue totalling 345. The attendance of buyers was large, being the best for a considerable time. Competition was good, showing an improvement on the previous sale. Prices were, if anything, better than those ruling a fortnight ago. but as our catalogue consisted' of almost wholly medium quality, we have no high prices to record. With the exception of one lot of cow hides averaging 551b, which realised sid per lb. Quotation* : — Ox : Prime stout heavy, none offering; good, 5d to s|d; medium, 4d to 4gd; light, 3£d to 4id; slippy, lid to 2±d. Cow : Best heavy, 4id to 51d ; medium, 3£d to 4^d; light, 3id to 4d ; yearling, >2d to 32d; calfskins, lid to sid. Mesers Waters, Ritdiie, and Co. report haying held their usual fortnightly ?al< of hides at their stores. Crawford street, on Friday afternoon. There was a large attendance of buyers present, and competition was keen for all descriptions of dean, well-flayed lines, but faulty sorts had not the same attention, and met with a dragging sale. The quality of the abattoir hides was again very disappointing, ai large proportion being very sheety and showing little substance. We topped the market, securing B£d per lb, which was a farthing higher than obtained anywhere else. The following were some of our best returns:— Ox— l at 44e, 1 at 42s lid 1 at 41s 9d, 3 at 36s lOd, 1 at 36s sd, 1 at 35b 6d, 1 at 35s 3d, 1 at 34s 9d, 1 at 33s 4d. 1 at, 32s lid, 1 at 32s Bd, 1 at 32s Id. 6 at 30s lOd, lat 30s Bd. Our catalogue was made up of 349 hide 6, 41 yearling and 161 calfskins, andi which we cleared at the following range of values : — Ox : Extra stout heavy, 6id to B^d ; stout heavy, sid to 6id ; hea.vy, 4jd to s§d ; medium, 4|d tc sd; light, '3id to 4id. Cow: Heavy. 41d to 4|d ; medium and light, 3^d to 4^d ; inferior damaged ox and cow, from lid to 3id. Calfskins: Best, sid to s£d ; medium, 4id to 5d ; and inferior and damaged f row Id to 4d per lb» SALE OF ROMNEY MARSH STUD FLOCK. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) report as follows : — We have sold privately at a very satisfactory price the whole of the well-known Ashlev Downs Romney Marsh stud flock, comprising 430 ewes anid 100 ram hoggets, to Messrs R. K. Smith, Tarras, and Harold Sfcudholme, GJenquoich Station, in equal proportions. The breeding ewes are in lamb to the imported stud ram Kent and to stud rams bred fey Messrs Bealey Bros. This flock

was founded by Mr James Gibson by the purchase of ewes from Captain' James Gardiner's famous Birchwood flock, and the sires used since were bred by the trustees ' of the Hon. James Fulton (flock Nq. 6), Messrs Bealey Bros (flock No. 9), an-d speci-ally-selected stud rams imported from England- Ma- Gibson's aim was always to breed up to a high standard, and in so doing constitution was kept to the front as-; the greatest of all points; then early maturity, symmetry, and a good, even fleece. As a consequence the Ashley Downs Romoeys have deservedly earned a great reputation for stamina, and, being eminently suited for crossing for hill purposes, the annual drafts of rams have always been eagerly sought after. They a>re also big- ; boned, strong sheep, well covered with a j dense, even fleece. The marked impress j the rams made on Mr Gibson's crossbred j flock may best be judged by the high prices -j invariably obtained for the Ashley Downs ! wool clip, and the large drafts of fat lambs annually turned off the estate. OTAGfb FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Asso- I ciation of New Zealand reports : — We held our usual weekly horse , sale -af ' our. 4mhs& bazaar on Saturday l&st. J There ,was only a medium entry of horses— 27, altogether^— " about half of which ■" were -.aged animal^". There was a good attendance-, of .farmers and town carriers, who ' competed keenly for all good sorts. AH' young horses in the bazaar found new owners-at good -values, and^we have still inquiries n for good- young draughts, sound and staunch, and -suitable for town work. < Good farmers'- at- the, present time are also 'inquired " for, and' those we had forward .^on Sa*urcl<a.y sold well. We had consignments from Henley, Mosgiiel, Allanton, Seacliff, and Southland, and all country horses changed' ; hands at satisfactory prices. .Our annual, spring sale of Clydesdale horses jan,d ..fillies, fiarm and lorry geMings, takes place" on Thursday September 3, when" 'v/e ■ anticipate^ a good sale, as farmers, contractors, and " town carriers are in -the market for good useful horses. We quote : Good useful -draught maree and geldings (young and sound), from . £35. to £45; lighter sorts and older, £23 to £33$ heavy lorry pairs, from i680"U?-£100; useful' plough mares and geldings, £30 to £40; pedigree Clydesdale mares, to £150 ; good sorts of Clydesdale mares, suitable for 6tud purposes and general farm work, £40 to £50 ; carriage pairs, £80. to £100 ; springcarters (good sorts), from £20' to, £32 ; upstanding bu^gy mares and geldings, -from £15 to £22; hackneys, from £12 t,b"£ls; lighter sorts, from £7 .to .£12.. DUNEDIN HORSE' SALEYARDS. Messrs Wrigh't, \ Stephenson," and - Co. report as follows:—T o "a fairly "good atteri* dance of the public "we" offered a .medium entry of horses on Saturday last, the major portion being aged and worn-out sorts fiom. town -dealers and other vendors in and about the city. This market is very bare of good, young, sound horses of all e lapses. The supply lately has been far from equal to the demand, and we are confident that vendors would not be disappointed in the prices realised. Good, sound, young draughts suitable for town caiting are in special request, and we have numerous inquiries for sucb animals. Spring -carters and spring- v'anners ' are ' also wanted here, and we know of a number ofbuyers for sucih if young and upstanding, and' could place them to advantage. We quote : Superior young draught geldings, at from £45 to £50; extra good do (prize-winners), at from £50 to £55; superior young draught mares, at from £50 to £60; medium draught mares and geldings, at from £30 to £40; aged do. at from £15 to £20; well-matched carriage pairs, afc from £70 to £100; strong, spring-van horses, at from £25 to £30; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses, at from £18 to £35; light hacks, at from £8 to £13; extra good hacks and harness horses, at from £13 to £25 ; weedy and good do, at from £5 to £7. SALE OP SUFFOLK PUNCH HORSES. Messrs Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Ltd., held their annual sale at Sydney of Suffolk Punch stallions, som-e of which were purchased for India and Fiji. The Neotsfield draft averaged £158 11s ; the Baroona dsraf t, £149 6s 8d ; i and the Erambie draft, , £49 11s 6d. Sub- I join-eel axe fcHe- sales ■ j On account of Mr R. IE Dangar, Neots- i field. — Neotsfield Beau — Burrindi Pastoral Company, 120gs ; Neetsfteld. Cicero — Mr W. 1 P. Crick (Randwick). 155gs; Neotsfield Robin j Hood — Mr C. Roberts (Toowoomba, " Q.), i 200gs; Neots&eld Charon — Mrs M'lntyre | (Scone), 165gs; Neotsfield Quandong — Mr , M'Kenzie Grant (W.A.), 115gs. j On account of Mr A. A. Dangar (Barcona). j — Baroona Demagogue — Hon. L. E. Brown ; (Suva, Fiji), 105gs; Baioona Maranoa — Messrs j Duncan Bros. (Wa!ge>{/t), 305gs; Baroona Do- , corator — Mr P. F. Blewitt (Queanbeysn), I 200gs^' Baroona Drayton — Rajah Mysore j (India), 125gs; Baroona Bismarck — Mr A. W. ' Edgar (W.A.). 140gs; Baroona Lo-adstone — } ; Mr C. C. Abbott (Round Swamp, Narrabri), j lOOgs ; Baroona. Dux— F. J Head (Sydney), I. j ; 90gs ; Baroona Druid — Mr Percy Crossing ! ; (Camden). 12ogs; Mooki Syntax— Mr O. C. ' , Flemish (Taroon, Q.), 190gs. 'On account of Mr G. H. Hebden, Ejrambie, , Molong.— Sextus— Mr F. J. Head (Sydney), \ '. 45gs; Superbus — Mr W. Cooper (Sydney), \ \ 40gs; Titus— P. Bushel (Witberforce), 45gs; ! " Brutus— Mr W. Priddle (Gl-enelg, Grenfell), I ' 65gs; Viceroy — Mr M'Kenzie Grant (W.A.), j \ «g»- 1 \ PROPERTY SALE IN CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, Aupruet 19. A city property containing 16.2 perches and having 26ft Bin frontage to Colombo street, near Cashel street, producing £376 per annum in rental, was sold by auction yesterday. It was started at £250 per foot, and was ultimately knocked down to Mr T. Kincaid for £418 per foot, the total purchase money being £9333 6s Bd. Other properties in the same block were withdrawn, owners' reserves not having been reached.