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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 70, 6 November 1911, Page 3

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TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE, AND TALLOW SALES. Newton King’s Report. On Tuesday, 21th October, I hold my usual tour-weekly sale of above produce, the catalogue comprising G bales and 88 sacks wool, 3105 sheepskins, 17 casks 10 boxes and 55 tins tallow, 1453 hides, 7215 calfskins, and the usual quantity of bones, hair, etc. Wool.-—None of this season’s yet to hand, that catalogued selling at par to Id lower. Sheepskins.—ln sympathy with the decline in the other markets, showed a drop of Jd to fd. Hides.—Superior cow (lights) were Id to §d lower; ordinary cow, fcl to :pl lower; light ox also showed a decline of Rl to fd, heavies and stout being at about par with late rates. Horse hides were a great deal easier, at 3s to 4s each lower. Farmers’ cow and yearlings at par to Jd lower with late rates. Tallow.—Harder, with 5s to 10s per ton advance. Calfskins.—Firsts fd to fd lower, ordinary fd to ,' ( d lower. I quote:— Wool.—Medium crossbred 7£d to 7id, coarse crossbred Gd to 7d, broken and dotted -Id, lambs 6d to 6)d, dead skb Gd, G.’d, Gkb GJd, to 7d, inferior dead 3)d to 4d, crutchings Id to 4kb black sicl, pieces ltd to -fkl, locks 2d to 2kb scoured pieces Ski, skin pieces 2d. ■ Sheepskins.—Medium crossbred Gd to 6Jd, coarse crossbred s)d to 5;Jd, hoggets s,'jd to s;{d, farmers’ dry coarse crossbred 5d to skb hoggets 5d to skb half-wool -Id to 4-J-d, dead 4;\d to 4kb dead lambs 3td to 4d, damaged 3d, 3Jd, 3fd, 4d, to 4|d, spring lambs 4d, damp lines as follows: Heavy wool 5s lOd, Gs, Gs Id, 6s 5d,. Gs 9(1, 7s Id, 7s 4d, to 8s; full wool, 4s Bd, 4s 1 del, ss, to 5s Gd; three-quarter wool, 3s, 3s 3d, 3s Gd, 3s Bcl, 3s lid, to 4s Id; dead, Is 3d, 2s, 2s 2d, to 3s 3d; damaged, Is, Is Gd, 2s, 2s 3d to 3s Gd; black, 3s 9d to 5s lid; spring lambs, 9d to 10d ; dead lambs, 3d to Gd; pelts, 5d to (id; damaged pelts, Id to 3d; salted lines, heavy wool, Gs 9d to 7s Gd; full wool, 3s 9d, 4s, 4s id, 4s 4d, 4s 7d, 4s 10(1, ss, to 5s 2d; three-quarter wool, 3s to 3s Gel; damaged, Gd, Is Id, Is 4d, Is lid, to 3s 2(1; spring lambs, 8d to lOd; pelts, Bd. Hides.—Butchers’ ox, stout 8d to Sid, heavy 7jd to 7kb medium 7d to 7 jd, superior medium 7J-d to Bd, light Gd to Gkl, superior light to 6§d; cow, heavy superior Gfd to 7d, heavy ordinary GRI to Gkl, superior medium GJd to Gkb ordinary GJd to Gfd, superior light bid to Gsd, ordinary Gkl to Gfd, cut cow 5d to Gd, farmers’ cow sd, 5.(d, s kl, s kb Gd, to G.jd ; cut cow Id, 4kb 3d to 5.)d; slippy, Id, 2d, 3fd, 3kb to 4d; dry hides, 3d, -Id to sd; stags, 4kb 3d, to sgcl; yearlings, sd, skb Gd, GJd, Gkb to Gkl; cut yearlings, 4kb 3d, s|-d, to sifd; slippy yearlings, 3kb 4kb 4kb 3d, skl, to Gjfd. Horse Hides.—Heavy, Gs Gd, light ss, cut 4s Gd to 5s Gd. Calfskins.—Special lines, 10kb to lOfd ; special small, 9gd to 9:{d; first calf BJd to 9kb Ib’st small 7;{d to Bkb seconds 7kl to Skb fleshy Gkl to 7Ad, dirty 7cl to 7kb first cut 6|d to G|d, second cut 5d to 6kb slippy 4kb 3d, Gd, to Gfd, dry calf Gd to ild. Tallow.—ln casks, best mixed 2Gs 9d to 275, good 2Gs 3d to 2Gs Gd, medium 25s 9d to 2Gs, inferior 23s 3d; in tins, best 28s, medium 24s to 25s Gd, inferior 15s'Gd to IGs Gd, lard 26s per cwt. Horse Hair.—ls Gd to Is 7kb Cow-tails. —Is 5d per doz. Pigskins.—2s 7d each. Dogskins.—Gd each. Bones.—£s per ton. My next sale will ho held on Tuesday,' 21st November. STRATFORD WOOL, SKIN, HIDE, AND TALLOW SALE. Young, Robbs and Co.’s Report. On Tuesday, 24th inst., we held our usual four-weekly sale of above produce, before an average attendance of buyers. The catalogue comprised 2 bales 9 bags wool, 579 sheepskins, 308 hides, 788 calfskins, and a small quantity of horsehair and cowtails. Wool.—This offering comprised mostly crutchings and dead, which sold well at late rates. Sheepskins.—The sheepskin market was very dull, and promises to keep so for some time. All lines were easier, up to kl P el ' lb. Hides and calfskins were, easier; the former kb and the latter from yd to fdWe quote:— Wool.—Crutchings, 4Jd, -Hd, 4f d; dead, 5(1, s id; pieces, 3d, 3?jd; fleece, 5k ISheepskins.—Butchers’ (dry), full wools Bs, three-quarters 3s, 3s lOd, Is lOd, ss; half do. 3s 4d; quarter, 3s 4d; woolly hogget, 2s 9d; shorn do., 9d; salted three-quarter wools, Is 3d, ss. Settlors’ (dry), threequarter wools, 3s, 4s 8d ; halt wools, Is Lid, 2s 2d, 2s 3d; quarter wools, Is sd; pelts, Td ; hoggets, 2s Id, 3s sd; shorn lamb, 9(1; dead and damaged do., 7d; dead and damaged wools, Is id, - s 3d, 3s 7d; salted full wools, 3s 8d ; damaged, 3s. Hides.—Butchers’ ox, heavy 6kb medium Gkb 7d, 7kb light GJd; cow, medium GJd, Gfd, light Gkb Gkb Gfd; yearling, (3d; cut, 4f d. Settlers’ ox GJd, cow 4kb sd, s kb green 3kb slippy 3d, dry 4kb yoarljng sd, Gd, dry Ikb cut and slippy 3d, bull slippy Id, liorso 11s 3d. Calfskins.—Largo dirty 7(b medium 8,',4, medium dirty Bd, small 7kb small dii i.y 7icl, second small dirty -I Jd, cut and* slippy -Id, part dry sd. Horsehair.—ls 4d per lb. Cow-tails. —Is 5d per do/.. Our next sale will lie held on Tuosda , November 21st.

At Kaponga on Friday, 27th lilt., we iiad an average yarding, stock selling readily at recent ruling rates. Fat cob, s made £5 4s to £6 13s, fresh and forward do. £3 15s to £4 14s, store do. £‘J J2s to £3 10s, yearling heifers p-j Its, yearling steers £2 -Is to £2 15;; (id, calves 28s, bulls £1 5s to £8 ]()■■, springing heifers £(> 2s Gd to £7, da ry cow £!() lUs._ Ar. Eltiiam on Wednesday, Ist inst. we had a full yarding. Stock made rung prices. Wo quote : —Forward ami fat heifers £5 2s Gd, fresh cows £3 Ms to £l, store do. £2 13s to £3 Ss, 15 month .Jersey cross heifers £4 I2r (id. yearling steers £2 5s Gd, ycarlin r heifers £2 13s, dry ewes 7s, bulls £| In £ll 10s, springing heifers £5 to £G 17s Gd, springing cows £8 to £8 2s Gd.