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N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. •! ■.WANGANUI WOOL, HIDE; SKI*, AND. TALLOW SALES. The N.Z. Loan and 'Mercantile Agncy Co., Ltd., report having held their, i.niiii monthly sale on Thursday, 26th- November, 1914, when they submitted 'the following catalogue:—49 bales and 71 bags wool, 9057 sheepskins, hides andcaTskins, 7 casks and 80 tins tallow, ;55 ' ngs bones, etc. .Buyers attended in lull force. Competition for all produce offered . was very keen. Our selection of wool coa-.i-t-, ed of oddments and a few bales of av< i ■ age cru tellings. Extreme prices wore »e;d for sheepskins, while hides met a strong market. Tallow, though still low -u value, is in better demand at b-hte'; mohey than has been rendered since war began. : , \Ve quote wool: Crossbred fleece, lo 9Jd per lb; bush stained and seedy liivce from (s~d to BJd; crntchings from 7d to 7^d; inferior crntchings from s|d to 6-Id; dead wool B}d; pieces of bellies 10 Cjd; locks od to sld lb.
Sheepskins: Fine and medium crossbred 9JU per lb ; coarse, crossbred Bj|d; ■coarse and dingy crossbred 8d; half to three-quarter-woolled to 8-jd; quarterwools 7-dT hpggcts to 9Jd; damaged 2sd to 6j|d i'gielts, to sd; salted bare .pelts is od eaclS;--,dead : .and broken 5d lb. Aii extra heavy woolled skin realised 17s (id. Hides: No heavies offered?. Ox made from' 8d to B:]d,',per lb; coWs-,8 l-8d to : 8 5-8 d; cut ox and cow to;'’7;ld: bulls from '-3Jd to 5Jd; weaners to 9d; year, lings to 8. 7-8 d; c'klf to 12 3-Bd. per lb; horse <to" 8s each.
Tallow: Casks.’in shipping condition to £22. 10s per ton; tins 18s 6d per, cwt. Bones. *4 10s per ton. Horse hair Is 6d per lb. Cowtails Is 6d per doz. Next sale 17tli Decembers Produce to reach us by 12th December. Owing to late arrival a large number of cons’gnments had to he, shut-out from last Thursday’s sale. The market is strong ‘ at’present for all produce. We strongly recommend our clients to send their consignments forward promptly, and thus make sure of the good prices ruling.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14462, 28 November 1914, Page 7
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346COMMERCIAL. Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14462, 28 November 1914, Page 7
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