YOUNG, HOBBS, AND CO.'S REPORT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13744, 5 September 1908, Page 8

YOUNG, HOBBS, AND CO.'S REPORT.

Messrs Young, Hobbs, and Co. report: — s On Tuesday, Ist inst., we held our monthly sale of above produce, haying a good average catalogue of 200 hides, 400 sheepskins,. 7 casks tallow, calfskins, bones, horsehair, etc. Owing to the improved outlet for all classes of produce, we had an increased attendance of buyers, and bidding was spirited throughout. Well-preserved hides improved Jd to id per lb, sheepskins showing id to |d rise, according to condition. Owing to increased demand of the latter product for export to London and Canada, we would recommend clients to carefully dry their sheepskins instead of salting. Calfskins met with keen competition, and, considering the quality we offered, realised higher prices than anything reached last season. .We expect this demand will continue for the next few months fpr all carerully-flayod, wellpreserved, clean calfskins. Bones, tallow, horsehair, and .wool realised fully par with recent rates. We quote: — Hides — Good butchers' ox 5Jd to 6Jd, good light sd, best butchers' oow 4Jd to 4|d, medium 4d to 4f d, settlers' best 3|d to 4id, cut and slippy 2Jd to 3d, yearling 3*d to 4d, be& calf*6*d, light sound skd to 6d. Wool crutchings, in sacks, 3d. Sheepskins — Good average woolly 4d to 4id, sbort-woolled 2£d to 32d, best salted 3s 3d to 3s lid, damaged and inferior Is 4d to 2s 6d.

Tallow — Good tallow made 22s 6d to 235, fair 21s 6d to 22s 3d. Sundries— Bones £3 15s to £3 17s 6d, horsehair Is 2d lb, cowtails Is 2d dozes. ttWflß