THE MARKETS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 4946, 21 September 1914, Page 2

THE MARKETS.

WOOL, SKIN AND HIDES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report t—There was a good attendance of buyers at our Wellington sale, when we offered a fairly large catalogue. The demand for wool was limited; sheepskins and hides of good quality sold exceptionally well, | and we estimate that for sound hides . we obtained a farthing per lb higher price than last sale. 'Good sound fullwoolled sheepskins sold up to 6*d, but for inferior and damaged low prices had to be accepted. The market for tallow is very weak. Quotations: Wool, crossbred medium coarse 6jd to 6|d, pieces and bellies 2Jd to 4£d, locks and pieces 3id, crutchings, medium to good 4Jd to 6Jd, orutchings, seedy and inferior 3id to ojd, lambs 5Jd. Sheepskins: Halfbred 7 id, fine crossbred 6Jd to 7-}d, medium coarse crossbred 53d to 7d, short to half- ; wools 3d to (id, dead and damaged m crossbred 3d to ojd, inferior and S' i badlv rlamapwl Id to U 1 la.mhs I.i i..

i i 6-£d, damp, salted and green 2s 9d to i I 6s sd, pelts 3Jd to 3-}d. , j 7id, ox medium, 50 to 591bs 7d to I to 7-Id, cow heavy, oolbs and over » ; 6Jd to 7 3-Bd, cow medium, 42 to 54 lbs 6§d to 7 Id, cow light, under 42 ► lbs 7Jd to 7 3-Bd, cut, slippy and inL ferior 6d to 7d, bull, stag 2d to 3 , 5-Bd, yearlings 7d to Bd, calf, super- | ior lOd to 11 3-Bd, calf, damaged 4d . to B|d, calf, medium to good 8d to E liid. j Tallow : In casks. 19s 6d to 225, in tins, etc. 14s to 19s. Sundries: Cowtails Is sd. , i j Messrs Abraham • and Williams, . Ltd., report: —There was a large attendance of buyers with active competition for all classes of produce. Hides were firm at an advance of Jd for ox and 3-Sd to Id for cow hides. Skins were about 2d per lb lower, which must be considered very satisfatory. as London reports a fall of : lid per lb at yesterday’s sale. Taking into consideration the increased ! freight and insurance charges the j market is on a full parity with London. j The Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-opera-j tive Association, Ltd., Wellington, re_ j port, that their fortnightly sale of j wool, sheepskins, hides, tallow, etc.. ! were held on Friday. Prices ruled i as follows:—Wool: Crossbred—medium to coarse, 6id to (j i ; pieces and bellies, 2Jd lo 4Jd: locks and stained pieces, 3d; crutch in gs, medium to good, 4id to fijd; seedy and inferior, 3jd to ojd; lambs, 5Jd. Sheepskins: Halfbred, 7Jd ; fine crossbred, CJd to 71 d: medium to coarse crossbred 5Jd to 7d; short to half-wools, 3d to 6d; dead and damaged crossbred, 3d to 5Jd; inferior and badly damaged. Id to ‘ld ; lambs 4d to fijd; damp, salted and green, 2s 9d to 6s sd; pelts, 3id to 3}d. Hides: Ox, heavy, 00lbs up, 7d to 7£d; medium, 50 to 59, 7d to 7 5-8 d; light, 49 and under, 7d to 7sd; cow, j heavy, 551bs and over, fijd to 7Jd; J medium, 42 to 54, o£d to 7{d; light, | under 42, 7fd to 7 5-8 d; cut, slippy and inferior, fid to 7d; bull, stag, 2d to 3 5-8 d; yearlings, 7d to 8d; calf, superior. 10d to 11 ,3-8 d : medium to good, 8d to 11 £d ; damaged, 4d to B|d. Tallow: Tn casks, 19s fid to 225; in tins, etc., 14s to 19s. Sundries: Cow tails, Is sd.