HIDE SALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2905, 17 November 1909, Page 20

HIDE SALES.

MBLBOURISE, Nbvemiber 11. At tne> bide sales to-day 'supplies were moderate, and there was a good demand. Prices were steady. " ' v

• The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.), report -. as follows : — We held our usual " fortnightly sale of hides at ■ our stores on Thursday, when we submitted a fairly large catalogue. The attendance of bujers was a large one,' and competiticn all round was good. Is consequence values advanced fully £d per lb. We quote : Ox -hides, to 6sd : cow hides, to ojd ; inferior do, ' to sd ; calfskins, from 4d to Bd..

Messrs Stronach, Morris, and Co. report as follows: — We held our fortnightly sale of hides at our stores, Crawford street, on Thursday, when we submitted a catalogue totalling 293. The attendance of buyers was rather larger than usual, and the demand was remarkably keen. In consequence, prices all round advanced id to id, and it was, without doubt, the most successful sale we have held for some months I ast. Our top price for ox hides was Bid, which we obtained for one weighing 801b. and we also sold three 72's at 7Jd, one 76 at 7fd, and one 65 at 7£d. We also obtained the very satisfactory price of 7d for medium weights, and sold .in all 55 hides at prices ranging from 7d to BJd. In cow hices our top price was 6|d, paid' for medium weights weighing 561b. In money ; value our top prices were : Ox hides, £2 12s 3d; low hides, £1 12s 6d each. The following are actual prices paid at our sale : Ox hides : Prime etout heavy, 7|d \o B£d; good heavy, 6Jd to 7id; mediumweight, 6£d to 7d; light-weight, 6d to 6£d; stasrgy and inferior, 4£d to s|d. Cow hides : Good heavy-weight,' 6Jd to 6£d; mediumweight do, 6£d to 6|d; light-weight do, 64d to f |d ; inferior do, s|d ; yearling, sid ; calfskins, s£d fcv 9d. * Messrs Donald Reid and t!b.- report: — We held oirr fortnightly sale of hides on Thursday, when we submitted a fair-srzed cataj logue. There was a full attendance of buyers, who were clearly intent on business.. Bidding was exceptionally' brisk, and ' the whole offering' was speedily cleared under I the hammer at eminently satisfactory value, prices showing a distinct rise all round of about §d to Jd per lb. Our catalogue was made an of exceptionally even quality of ox and cow hides, as indicated by j the fact that in only one oase did the price realised for any lot fall below 6£d per lb. I One 701b ox hide realised Bsd; two lots of I stout ox sold at 7fd, two lots at 7£d, one lot at 7|d, three lots 7id, five lots l^d, 16 lots 7d. For cow hides also a uniformly high stanJard of value was maintained, and three lots realised 61d, 15 lots 6|d, three lots 6|d nei Ib. Calfskins under strong conipeiit'on «oid at 6d to 9d per lb. Alto-jrr-ther the sale was one of the most spirited we have had for come time.

Tlw National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand report as follows: — Wp held our fortnightly" sale of hides on Thursday, when we submitted a catalogue of good to medium quality. There was a rather larger attendance of buyers than u«ml, an 1 competition was keen for ail classes, especially for well-conditioned hides. Calfskins still continue in demand, and the prices obtained are very satisfactory. The tone of the sale throughout was decidedly good, and pricee were fully above those of the previous sale. Quotations: — Ox: Pri.ne .stout heavy, 7£d to B{d; good heavy, 6id to 74d; medium, 5Jd to 6£d; light. sgd to 6Jd; staggy and inferior, 4d to sd. Cow: Best heavy, 6d to 6£d; medium, 6d to 6|d ; light, 5d to 6id ; yearlings, 4d to 6d; calfskins, 3£d to 9£d. Messrs Dalgety and - Co. report as follows:— We held our usual fortnightly sale of hides an Thursday, when we submitted a full-sized catalogue to a largeattendance of buyers. Competition was exceptionally , keen, and prices advanced fully id per lb for all descriptions. Our catalogue was comprised chiefly of medium ox and cow hid»:s, also a large number of calfskins, which realised prices which must be satisfactory to the vendors. We quote: Ox— Prime, 7id to 7idi; good heavy, 6^d to 7d : medium, 6id to 7d ; light, *6d to 6|d. Cow— Heavy, 6d to 7d : medium and light, bo to oid ; yearling-, 5d to 6d"; stw<r, 4^<l to s^d Calfskins— Sound, Bid to 9id ; damaged, 5d to 7^d.

Messrs Waters, Ritchie, and Co. repc-Ti ac foHoA;s:— We held our usual fortnightly sale of hides at our stores, Crawford street, on Friday morning, when we offered a catalogue consisting of 403 hides and 547 yearling and calfskins to the u«ual representatives of the trade. With increased limits buyers were very keen to operate, with the result that we had one of the most fiueee^sful sales held here for some considerable time. Out of 403 hides, only 58 sold at under 6d per lb, and a number of these were bull* and -stags and the balance wieire cut and damaged. We sold 13 at 6d, six at 6id, j6 at 6id, 60 at 6Jd, 53 at 62d, 35 at 6lci, 67 at 7d, 26 at 7£d, 16 at 7id, seven at 7gd. nine at T 2 d, four at 7|d, fix at 71<1, four at 7^d, two at B£d, 10 at Bid, two at B|!d, one at 84d, one at Bgd, one at 9d, and one at 9£d per lb. From these prices it will bo seen "that the bulk of the hides brought from 6id to 7d per lb. Our top price was 9Jd per lb, and 9d, B|d, Bid, and B|d were also obtained by us 'On an average prices were from jd to Id per lb higher all round than those of the previous sale. The following are some of our individual -sales : Ox— Oae 791b. 9£d ; one 801b, 9d ; one 851b, B£d ; one 771b, 84d ; one 841b, Bgd ; one 771b, B|d; one 841b, BJd; one 731b, Bid; one 711b, Bid; four 671b, Bid; two 731b, B^d; one 681b, 7|d; three 661b, 71d; one 681b, 7Jd; three 701b, 7Jd; two 721b, 7gd; one 801b 7|d; on© 861b, 7|d; one 781b, 7|d ; one 821b, 71d; three 621b, 7}&: one 681b, 7£d ; one 721b, 7^d ; one 661b, 7^d; one 601b, !

7£d; one 591b, 7£d; one 641b, 7|d; three 621b, 7jd; one 731b, 7§d; two 721b, 7gd; three f-21b, 7id; one 701b, 7id; one 671b, 7id: three 611b, 7id; one 641b, 7±d; two 561b, 7id; one 701b, 7id; one 681b, 7*d; two 631b, 71d ; one 721b 7W ; one 671b, 7Jd ; one 581b, 7id; three 621b, 74d; 12 621b, 7id; ohe 591b, 7|d; one 691b, 7id; one 731b, 7£d; one 781b, 74d; four 621b, 7^d; one 681b, 74d; four 561b, 7d; nine 551b," 7d; three 591b, 7d; two 601b, 7d; six 611b, 7d; 14 621b, 7d; four 631b, 7d ; two 651b, 7d ; eight 671b, 7d ; four 681b, 7d; three 721b, 7d; five 731b, 7d; one. 791b, 7d; five 531b, 6ld; four 541b. 6id;three 551b, 6|d; four 571b, 6|d; three 621b 6Jd ; two 631b, 6|d ; seven 661b, 6?d ; five, 681b, 61d.; two 50lb, 63d; four 461b, ojdt three 521b, 6Jd; four 541b, 6?d, six 561bibid; eight 571b, 63d; five 581b, 6|d; two 631b, 6fd; four 721b, 63d; two. 441b, 6^d; two 461b, 6|d; three 471b, 6|d; two 481b, ogd; two 501b, 6fd; three 521b, ofd; two 561b, 6|d; 000 481b, 6^d; five 511b, 6^ -\ Cow: One 7418, 7id; one 571b, 7d; one 641 bisi s 7d; one 491b, 63d: nine 521b, 6|d; four 581b. ' 6gdi one 721b, 6|d; three 411b, 6gd; eeveoj 431b, 6|d ; three 451b, 6|d ; four 461b, 6fd ;| nine 48lb, 6|d; four 49ib, 6|d; three 51lb, 6|d» five 521b, 6|d; three 531b, ; 6|d;: two 381b, 6£d; four 461b, b^A; three 561b, at 6£d per .lb. In money value our top price . for ox was £2 19ba 10d, and for cow £1' 18s 6d, while the following brought 36s and over : One £2 19s lOd, two £2 17s. one £2 15s lOd, one £2 15s, one- £2 14s 9df ene £2 12s loU one £2 10e lid, one £2 9s 6d, one £2 8s Bd, two £2 8s 6d, five £2. 7s 5d, , one. £2 7v two £2 6s Bd, one- £2 6s Id,, three £2 3s 9d, four £2 3s 4d, two £2 2s lOd. three £2 2s Bd, two £2 2s 6d, one £2 2s, four £2 Is sd, six £2 Is Id, three £2 0s 9d, one £2 0s 4d, five £2, four £1 19s 6d, 10 fil 18s 6d, .14 £1 l?s sd, 12 £1 16s 9d, seven £l 16s 2d. 11 £1 15s 7d, 17 £1 ( L4s lid, 30 £1 14s sd, seven £1 13s 9d. 13 £1 13s. four £1 lls 6d, and 19 £1 10s td each. We quote: Ox — Extra stout, heavy? 7|d to 9id ; stout, heavy, 7gd to 7id ; heavy, 63d to 7d; medium, «|d to 7d; light, bii to 63d. Cow— Stout, heavy, 6Zd to 7£d; heavy, 6fd to 6Jd; medium, 6id to 6|d; light, 6id to 63d., Damaged and Bad-con-c&tioned ox and cow from 3d to 6d; bull and stag, 4d- to 4|d; calfskins, 83d to 9id for best, and from 7d to Bfd for medium, while damaged and inferior sold at from 2£d to 6£d per lb.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co* (Ltd.) report as follows: —

We held our usual fortnightly sale in our . Maclaggan street stores on Thursday, llthv November, when we offered a catalogue - of 530 bides to a large -and representative gathering o* buyers. There was very animated bidding at our sale, and every lot was cold under the hammer at what must be considered highly satisfactory prices by all vendors who were enough to- . have- -consignments" .forward. All classes o£ hides realised figures considerably in ad~ » vance- of late ruling values. Some ideaA.; may be formed of the prices ~paid when we ■ can report that every lot of ox.hid^s-in our catalogue realised from 6d to Bsd per * lb, and- of" these only seven „j*ere sold at under 6£d per lb. Our ihighest average 1 , price for ox hides was £2 13s 4d per hide, while another lot averaged £2 13s 3d each. .Despite these handsome prices, we had no really prime ox hides forward for this week's sale. In cow hides we show almost as good a record, only nine lots being- sold) at under 6d per lb. Our top price for cow hides was £2 8s 9d, wthich constitutes a record for the Dominion in cow bides, both for price per lb and price per hide* Calfskins were also in good demand, a very large number of lots fetching 9d to 9£rf per ib. The actual sales quoted hereunder will give a. good idea of what hides are worth in our market at the present time.

Ox.— Two 791b, Bjd; two 801b, Bid; three 661b, Bid; eight 661b, 7£d,- four 681b, 751b;, one 721b, 7±d: two 631b, 7id; three 601b. 7id; two 641b, 7^d; one 661b, 7gd ; two 76Lb, 7glb; two 791b, 7gd; five 691b, 7Jd; ; nine 631b, 7|d;. seven 661b, 7sd; four 651b,r 7|d ; two 651b, 7Jd ; 'three 6Slb, 7W ; on« 621b, 7id; two 721b, 7id; three 641b, 7d;j one 621b, 7d; two 591b, 7d; one 681b, 7d;j one 561b, 7d; one 521b, 7d; one 471h, 7d;| five 561b, 7d; five, 651b, 7d; four 601b, 7d^ three 59ib, 7d; one 641b, 7d; one 521b, 7d^ two 591b, 7d ; one 611b. 7d ; two 501b, 7d ;, two 571b, 6Jd ; two 591b, 6ld : seven 601b, 6ld; three 521b, bid; two 461b,. 6Jd; one 561b, bid; one 60ib, bid; one 721b, 6Jd ; ; three 551b, 6?d ; - one 681b, 6gd ; one 52Tb, 6|d; two 481b, 6IIb; one 521b, 6|d;' two 541b, 6|d; two 491b, 63d; three. 541b, 6£d; two 501b, 6fd; two 501b, 6Jd;j three 591b, 63d; one 63d; one* 4-7Jjy, 6§d; one 501b, 6Jd; one 561b, bsd; six 481b, 6|d; one 431b, 6|d; one 471b, &S<1; ; : one 521b, 6f d ; two 541b, 6Jd ; two 491b 1 , . | 6£d; one 401b, 6±d; one 681b, 6gd ; one 421b, 6id; one 561b,' 6id. * Cow.— One 761b, Bid; seven 511b, 62dJl' (two 541b, 63d; four 521b, 6 J<t ; two s*lb, L 6fd; two 50lb, 6Jd; five 511b, five* ! 571b, 6|d ; eleven 451b 6fd ; twelve 511b, ' 6|d ; one 561b, 6|d : nine 521t>, 6|d ; three 621b, 6fd; one 60ib, 6|d; five 491b, 6Id; ; five, 411b, 6|d; one 50!b, 6|d ; three 491b, 6|d; two 601b, 6|d; three 521b, 6gd ; teni ' 491b, 6|d;" two 531b, 6|d; one <91b, 6gd;; two 521b, 6|d: one 471b, 6|d; one 561b^ 6Jd; file 401b, 6ld; five 421b, 6±d;' two 461b, 6id: nine 421b, 6£d; five 541b, 6^d; three 431b, 6id; four 451b, 6id; two 401b, 6id; three 471b, 6^d ; three 431b, 6£d;j one 401b, bid : one 441b T 6id ; six 431b, 6id;| one 441b, 6^d ; two 381b. 6|d; one 391b, 6|d; one 441b. 6gd; one 381b, bid; on« 391b, 61d; one 441b, 6jid; one 361b, 6*d ; two 40ib, 6^d; two 341b, 6id; four 531b, 6id; one 371b, 6id; one 491b, 6|d; one 401b. 6^d.

A few of our gross averages at per hide may also be of interest. In ox: Two 53s 4d*, two 53a 3d, two 46s Id, two 44a 3d, one 42s Bd, three 425. eight 40s 9d two 40« sd, four 40s Id, five 40a, one. 395, three 38s 9d, seven 38s 2d, one 38s ld> four 37s 6d, two 37s sd, on© 37s 4<J*two 375 ; two 36s lOd. on© 36s &d, nine 36s 4d, three 35s 3d, five 35s 7d, one 35» 2d, one 35s Id, three 355, one 345, one 33s lOd, one 33s 3d, four 32s Bd, four 32s 9*, three 32s 3d, two 323 Sd. seven 32s Id, twq 325, two 31s 6d. three 30s lid, two 30e sds one 30s 4d. five 303 3d. In. cow: One 48a 9d, three 32s Id, one 31s, two 30s IW, two? 30s lOd.

We quote: Extra stout heavy bx, 7|J fo 9id ; lieavv do, 6|d to 7Jd; medium do 6id to 7d flight do, 6id to 7d; etout cow£ 6Jd to 7d (we sold one exceptional hide at 8id); mediunT do, 6id to 6Jd; light dov> 6£d to 6Jd; yearling, 52d to 6\di staA and bull 3d to 4£d. Calfskins : Best lighj* weights, 9d to 9id; fair to good, 7id *<f 8Id; heavy skins, 7s to 8^4.. Horsebideft,

5s to 12» 6d. Damaged and badly-looked-after hides at lower rates. ;We strongly, advise all vendors who have ' hides .or calfskins on hand to send them , forward at. once. Consign them to Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.),- Dunedin; advise- the. number cent, *nd we will see that they are properly attended to at this end, and protected at auctioi at tip to full ■ market rates.