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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 18, 12 May 1914, Page 7

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LONDON WOOL SALES. f! v Kl K.'vnn Tm.ysH.O’h ! 'oe vh.iov ! (Received 9.0 a.m.) London, May 11. A miscellaneou selection was offered at the wool sales, but prices generally were well maintained. TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. MR XKWTOX KING’S REPORT. ‘ On Tuesday, oth May, I held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce, the catalogue comprising 21 bales and 77 sacks wool, 2004 sheepskins, 21 casks, 1 drum, and 20 tins tallow, 480 | hides, and 06 calfskins, besides the j usual assortment of heir, tails, etc.* j There was a good attendance of buy- ; ers. competition being well maintain- ; ed throughout the offering. | Wool.—.At par with late rates. I Sheepskins.—Very firm at late rates. \ Hides.—ln sympathy with the de- i dine at other centres, these showed j a sharp drop. Ox declined id to one j penny, cow Rl to Jd, and yearlings j l.}d to IJd per lb. Tallow.—Firm at late rates. I quote Wool. Crossbred fine 9kl, me- ! diu?n !)(d, ordinary B.Jd to ; 83d, coarse B|d to B£d. lambs ; seedy and matted 73d to Ski, lambs good 9d, inferior and stained Bkl, ! seedy BRI. badly seedy Gd, crutchings i good 7d, ordinary Bid, pieces and in- ! ferior 43d, badly seedy 2kl, dead 6d to 7-Jd, black lambs Bid, locks 43d. > Sheepskins.—Crossbred full wools | 83d, seedy 7ki, dead Bd to BRI, dam- j aged Bd, 3 wools BJd, J- wools (best | linos) 73d to BRI, inferior 7d to 7id, | damaged s:]d, Bid to 7d, 3 wools, good j T-Jd, inferior 7 \ d, damaged sd, pelts j (best lines) 7d, inferior 3-Jd to Bd, damaged 23d, hoggets SAd, lambs (first) ! Ski, inferior 63d to 73d. short and | small Bd, damaged 4id, dead 4Jd, lamb j pelts ojd, skin pieces 4id. Damp lines > as follows : Full wools 7s 6d, 7s lid, to j 8s lOd, 3 wools 6s Bd. i wools 4s 3d, j 4s sd, 4s lid, os 2d to os Bd, 3 wools Is 3d, Is Bd, Is lOd, 2s Bd, 3s 3d, 3s 1 od, 3s lOd, to 4s, pelts Is od, damaged is 7d to 2s sd, dead 3s 7d, lambs 2s 3d to 2s lid, lamb pelts Is 3d to Is 7d, * salted 3 wool’os 7d, A wools 3s lid, 4s, 4s 3d, 4s od, 4s 9d to os, 3 wools 2s 7d, 3s Id, 3s 2d, 3s 3d, 3s 5d to 3s Bd, pelts 6d, Is 2d, Is 3d to Is 10d, damaged 3s Bd, lambs 2s, 2s Id to 3s Bd, lamb pelts Is 7d to Is lOd.

. Hides—Ox heavy stout 9Jd to 9|d, medium stout 9|d, heavy ordinary Bid to 9d. medium B|d, Bjd to Bgd, lights Bid to Bjd, cow heavy stout 9Jd, medium superior Bjjd, fight superior Bgd to B|d, heavy ordinary SJd to 9d, medium 7£d to B|d, lights 7fd to SJ-d, farmers cow 73d, ox BJd, out horse os 9d to 7s, cut ox and cow 7fd to 7jd, yearlings B|d to 83d, cut and slippy 43d to BJd. Tallow.—Best mixed in casks £1 6s Bd to £1 Bs 9d, medium £1 os 6d to £1 6s Bd, in tins Chest lines) £1 6s, medium £1 3s Bd to £1 3s 9d. Calfskins lOd to IOJd, horse hair Is 83d per lb, cow tails Is 7d per dozen, bones £5 per ton. My next sale will bo held on Tuesday, 2nd June.