SKINS, HIDES AND TALLOW

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19846, 21 May 1927, Page 9

SKINS, HIDES AND TALLOW

SALE AT PALMERSTON NORTH. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Limited, report:—We held our monthly sale on Thursday, when wc again offered a large catalogue of all clssses to a full attendance of buyers. Competition was very spirited and we have to report a total clearance under the hammer. Wool: Oddments were keenly sought after at Id to id better than last sale. There was a strong demand for all grades of hides at an advance of id to 2d. Calfskins and yearlings were id to Id beter. Tallow was unchanged. We quote:— Wool.—Crossbred, medium, 122 d to 13|d; coarse, 10{d to Hid; crutehings, medium, Bid to short and seedy, 6id to 7|d; pieces, 6£d to 8d; dead, 9d to 9*l d. Sheepskins.—Crossbred, fine, 13d; medium, Hid to 12d; coarse, 9|d to 10id; i to i-wools, 10|d to lid; dead, 74d to 9<d; damaged, 74d to 9gd; lambs, Hid to 124 d; salted skins, 5s lid to 7s lid each; pelts, 3s 9d each. Hides—Ox medium, 9 7-8 d; light, 8d to Bjd; cow, heavy, Bjd; medium, 8d; light, 8d to B|d; cut and inferior 6 l-8d to 74d; badly damaged, 4d to 4i; yearlings, 84d to Bid. Calfskins. —Best lines, 13 5-8 d; good, 13d to 13id; stained, Hid to 12£d. Tallow—ln tins, £22 to £22 15s per ton; in barrels, £24 per ton. Horse hair.—22d per lb. THE WANGANUI SALE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report having held a sale on Wednesday, when they offered a fair sized catalogue to a very good attendance of buyers. The bidding was very keen for all lines submitted. Values for sheepskins were much on a par with last sale’s rates, with the exception of salteds, which were very keenly competed for at advanced prices. Hides sold particularly well. Prices for heavy were not quite as good as last sale rates, but light weights advanced from id to Id per lb. Quotations are as follows: — Sheepskins.—Full wool coarse, 10|d; full wool medium, Hid; full wool fine, 13d; half woo] coarse, 10id; half wool medium, 10jd; quarter wool coarse, lOd; quarter wool medium, lOd; pelts, Bid to B|d; lambs, 12id; full wool dingy, 9£d; short wool dingy, lOd; full wool seedy, 9d to 102 d; short wool seedy 74d to 9id; full wool damaged, B|d to 10id; short wool damaged, s£d to Bid; dead, 6Ad to B|d; dead hoggets, 84d to 10|d; damaged pelts, 5d to 6Jd; broken and inferior, 7d to 9d; hoggets, 12Jd; salted crossbred, 7s 9d to 8s; salted half wool 7s 3d to 7s 9d; quarter wool, 5s to 6s 8d; hoggets, 6s Id; lambs 3s to 5s 2d..

Hides, —Extra heavy ox, 10£d; heavy ox, 9-£d t.o 10§-d: medium ox, 9d to 9|d; light ox, B|d; heavy cow, B§d; medium eow, 8&d; light cow, B£d to B|d; cut cow, 7|d; cow ox, 8d; yearling Sgd to B§d; horse 5s 6d tc Hs 3d; heavy calf B|d to 12-ld; i'rot wDf. 13?.d; second, calf, 12-Jd; cut calf, 30-|cl; cut and slippery cart' ,4d. to 7>d. Tallow.-—ln ti»a 22s 2d. Horsehair, 24j.d, cow tails. 17|d.