HIDE WOOL SHEEPSKIN AND TALLOW SALE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 8 September 1908, Page 8

HIDE WOOL SHEEPSKIN AND TALLOW SALE.

]VT,?: insc '- ?^o^.s: and Co., report as fol-

°", Tuesday, Ist inst., we held our monthly sale of above produce to a good average catalogue of 200 hides 400,sbeepskms. 7 casks tallow, calfskins bones, horsehair, etc. Owing to the improved outlet for all classes of produce, we had an increased atteMan^ ot buyers . and : bidding was Spirited throughout...AVell-preserved hides improved Id^to id per Ib, sheepskin! showing \d to -3d rise accordin'r t-) condition Owing tci increased demand of ths; latter product for export to London and -Canada wo would recommend clients to carefully dry. their sheepskins instead of salting. Calfskin* met with keen competition and, considering the quality we offered, reili-ed higher prices than anything reached last season. We expect this demand will continuo for the next few months for all carefully-flayed, wellpreserved, clean calfskins. Bones, tal-, low, horsehair, and wool realized fully par with recent ratps. We nuote^ Good butchers ox s|d to 6 l-Bd, gocd light do. sd, best butchers cow 4J,d to 45c1, medium 4d to s|d. settler's be-t 3|d to 41-Bd, cut and slippy 2 l-Bcl-to Jight sound do. sid to 6d. Wool crutchin.ss in facks 3d.

Sheepskins/ Good average woolly 4cl to 4id, vshort. woolled 2^d" to 3|d,' best salted 3s 3d to 3s lid, damaged and inferior Is 4d to 2s

Good tallow made 22s Gd to 235, fair do. 21s 6d to 22s 3d, bones £3 15s to ■C?. \7°. 6d. Horsehair Is 2d lb, cowtails Is 2d doz.