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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 174, 16 August 1909, Page 1

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HIDE AXD SKIX KEI'tVUT. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wellington, r" port having held their fortnightly 'sal< of wool, skins' and hides on Friday, when they offered a good catalogue i:f all classes to a large attendance a: buyers. The following will give au : n dication of the prices realised:— '• 'Wool—Prices were on a par with la<i tale, with the exception of good crutch ings, which were '/id higher. Mediuu crossbred, od to (i'/id; erutchings. besi i'M\ to 5>,4d, other sorts' 3'/ 4 d to 4y 4 d: washed pieces, o'/id; locks, l%d to 3d; dead, 4%d, Sheepskins—Prices on u par with h.n sale. -Medium halfbred. 6d; crossbred. 4'/ 4 d to 7V4*l» crossbred, dead iy«i[\ crossbred, short 3%d to 4d; s'liorts, damaged, 2M>dj pelts, inferior l%d to 2'/id; crossbred hoggets, Od to B'/Jd; merino. 5%d; merino dead, 3%d; crossbred damp 3e 4d to 6s. Hides—Prices on a par with last sale Light sorts' rather firmer. Calfskins recovered their drop at last sale. Price:were:—Ox, heavy (i'/id to Oy B d, median 3%d to Oil, light .V/Jd to j'/i-d, cut oil: stag, cut 4'/ s d; cow. medium 5%d to 5%d; light, o'/jd to 5%d; cut anil slippy 3'/ s to 4%d; ' bull. 4'/ 2 d; calf, best B%d to !>%d; medium 5%d tc G%d; inferior, 3%d to 4%d; yearlings. Oil; cut and slippv 4d to s '/id. Tallow—ln casks 23s Oil to 245; in tins and barrels 21s 3d to 21s' l)d.