WANGANUI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12584, 3 October 1908, Page 3

WANGANUI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE •* AGiijrCY c!a'slß%t>RT. At our i,\sual nionthljr sale held U>-< ay (Ist Octpbex, 1$Q?)» we .o%^d a j;c.od average^ catalpgue' of wp,o|, bidf»s, talloV, r arid flimdries. In* view of the adverse reports from London regarding the opening of the sales $iere on Tuesday, lower prices were expected, but notwithstanding 'tJiis, very satisfactory prices for the "present state of tiie market wre forthcoming. We quote the following range of values — "Wool.—Fine crossbred fleece 5d to s^d, coarse crossbred 4Jd to 4§d, crossjred lieece up to 4fd, good crutchings 3d to o\<&, inferior 2£d, dead wool 4d to 4^d per lb. r "Sheepskins.—Crossbred 44d, 4^, md oj'd, fTne'"crosebred, broken "4Jd, auperior dead 3Jd, dead hoggets 3£d to 4d, Jead and broken up to k 3id, pelts 2d, salte<l crossDrcd jaferior from Is 7d to 2s jQd, part dry crossbred up to, 4s §d, inferiov part'dry up'fo '3s 6d. Hides—Medium ox 5d to 5Jd per Ib, light ox up to 4Jd to 4fd, medium cow up to 4Jd, 6taga 3 l-Bd, Bli»py and cut cow from 2^d to 3^d per Id., wcanevs 4|d., calfskins 6Jd to' 6|d, cut and ,elippy from Id to 4 l-Bd, according to condition. Tallpw t.—lnt .—ln casks J23 and 10s per ton, fins 21s 63' per c\vt. 1 Horse hair.—We offered a .small quantity but as bidding did not coiii'e up to value it was passed in. / Our next v sale will b,e held on Thursday, 29th October, and produce should L reach us by Monday previous-.