WOOL, SKINS AND TALLOW

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 183, 5 August 1933, Page 14

WOOL, SKINS AND TALLOW

PALMERSTON NORTH SALE. At Abraham and Williams, Ltd. s monthly sale of wool, sheepskins, hides and tallow yesterday another exceptionally large catalogue wa« offered to a full bench of buyers. Competition throughout was keen, but in sympathy with sales in other centres values for wool, sheepskins and hides fell. Calfskins and tallow appreciated in value under strong competition. Wool: Our offering consisted mostly of crutchings which met with a ready sale at values on a par with our last sale. Other sorts dropped up to Id per lb. Sheepskins: There was a keen demand, particularly for medium and coarse full-wooled skins, which receded in value Id per pound. Finer sorts were back up to 2d per pound. Others were back up to Id per pound. Hides: Both ox and cow hides depreciated in value, the former by Id and the latter per pound. Yearlings, and all calfskins, rose id to l|d per pound. Tallow: The market is very strong at value sabovc our last sale 6d to Is per cwt. Quotations: — Wool. —Southdown, GUI to 8d; tine hoggets to Gid; tine crossbred 5d to 5Ad. ineduni ditto, 4d to s id; coarse ditto. 2Ad to 3}d; dead, 33d Io 4|d; bellies and pieces, 2id to 3Ad; crutchings, first. 3Ad to 4d; do., second, 2Ad to 3|d. Sheepskins.—Dry: Fino hoggets, 5Jd to 6d; fine crossbred, 5d to 7d; threequarter to full wools, sld to Gid; quarter to half wools, 4fd to 5Jd; shorts, 3d to 4d; pelts, to 2Ad; lambs, 4Jd to Gd; dead, 3d to 3J(I; seedy, 3d to 4Ad; damaged, 44 to 4.}d; inferior and damaged, 22d to 3d. Hides.—Ox, heavy, to 6,fd; do., medium, to 6 l-8d; do., light, to 5 7-8 d; cow, heavy, s.fd to 5 5-8 d; do., medium, 5 3-Sd to s|d; do., light, 5 5-8 d to Gd; yearlings, 6id to 73<1; yearlings, cut. 5Ad to 6 5-Sd; calf, light, first, 11 7-Sd to 12Ad; do., second, 11 1-8 d to 11Jd; do., cut, 83d to 10}d; do., slippy, Gd to Sd. Tallow.—Tn drums: Super, 17s to 18s; first. 14s to 16s; second, Ils to 12s 6.1 In tins: First, to 14s 3d; soeoud, to 12s.