DALGETY AND CO.'S REPORT.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12567, 14 September 1908, Page 5

DALGETY AND CO.'S REPORT.

Dalgety and Company, Limited, held their fortnightly sale of wool, skins, hides, and tallow on Friday, 11th inst., when a large catalogue of all classes was submitted to a good attendance of buyers. Wool. — There was spirited competition, and prices advanced by about $d per lb, crossbred lambs selling at from 4}d to s£d, do. fleece 5Jd, inferior 2}d, crossbred crutchings 2^d to 3sd, inferior 2d to 2sd, crossbred locks and pieces l^d to l£d. Sheepskins advanced by about id per lb. Fine crossbred realised 5Jd to 6d, crossbred 4d to ssd, halfbred 4d to s£d, crossbred shorts 3d to 4d, crossbred dead and broken 2fd to 4d, crossbred hoggets sd, crossbred lambs. 4£d to ssd, inferior 3sd to 3fd, shorn lambs 3Jd, lambs dead and broken 3Jd to 4d, merino 3^d, pelts -2£d, inferior £d, crossbred salted 2s 9d to 3s lid, crossbred damp 2s 8d to 3s 6d. Hides. — No prime lots offering. Prices were on a par wi^x Jast. eaje, rates, excepting calf, which showed considerable improvement . Ox, 73lbe s|d. 641bs to 65lbs 5d tot Id, 531bs to Splbs sd. 431bs to 441bs 4fd cut 411bs 3fd, cow 53lbs to 56lbs 4}d to ii\ 421 bs to 43lbs 4|d to 4Jd, cut 40lbs to 131bs S|d to 3£d, gSlbg to 351bs 3sd to 3|d, heifer 311bs ifd. cut 30lbs and 31lbs 3±d to 3|d, steer 30lbs ML bull 75lbs to 80lbs 3d to 35d, oSibs 3Jd. yearling 22lbs 4{d, slippy 201b3 3&d, calf 61bs 6jd, 41be 6id, 121bs sd, cut 101 bo 4Jd, cut 71bs 4sd, cut slbs 3id. Ti!low. — In shipping order .£23 5s t& <£24 per ton, casks „£22 5s to 23 5s per ton; tins, 21s 6d to 23s 6d per cwt.