COMMERCIAL

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14743, 23 October 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

WOOL, SKIN, HIDE, AND TALLOW SALE. Messrs Johnston and Co. report as follows : We held our usual monthly sal© on W’edneSday, 20th lust., to a poor attendance of buyers. Competition was fairly keen, and most lines were sold under the hammer, the remainder being disposed of afterwards at satisfactory prices. Skins showed an advance of to }d per lb, while other lines were at a par with last sales rates. We quote;— Wool (bale lots).—Coarse crossbred fleece, 13d; dead wool, lOjjd; crutchings, lOJd; lambs (seedy), Bag lots.— Crutchings, 7pi to 9Jd; dead ,wcol, lOd; locks, 4d. Skies.—Full wools, 9Jd to lOd; threequarter wools, 9jd half-wools, 9d to 9jd; quarter wools, ojd to 7d; short wools, od; lambs, 7fd tj B|d; pelts, Old; dead, old to 7Jd; broken, 3) cl to 7|d; inferior, Id to 3sd; opossum skins, 6d each. '1 allow.—Casks (in shipping order), ,£24 10s per ton;, tins, £2l 10s per ton. Hides.—Ox, heavy, lOd; ox, medium, B}d; ox, light, 7Ja: cow, light, 7|d to BJd; cut and slippy hides, 3d to 7,J(|: calves,-7Jd to BJd.. • Our next sale will be held on Wednesday, 17th November, and we would, ask on 1, clients to forward their consignments to reach us not later than Friday, 12th November. N.Z. LOAN AND. MERCANTILE ‘ . AGENCY CO. LTD.’S REPORT, The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., report:— The usual four weekly .sales were held last Wednesday to an average -attendance of tuiyers. Out catalogue comprised 31 bales and £3 bags of wool, 2200 sheep skins, 3 casks and 48 tins tallow and 658 hides and calf skins. Compel tion was well sustained, especially for sheepskins and .hides. We offered only crutchings and last season’s oddments, all new clips being kept for the November sale at Wellington. Crutchings had to be withdrawn, mostly at auction, but very satisfactory clearances were made by private treaty. We quote;— Wool: Good crutchings 10-jd to 11 Jd ; medium 9Jd to lOd; seedy crutching to 7id; stragglers fleece crossbred 9sd to 12Jd per lb; dead inferior dead 7d; seedy fleece to 6Jd. Sheepskins: Medium crossbred to . 10id per lb; coarse crossbred to 1 OJd; woolly lambs to lOd; shorn lambs to 8d ; dingy crossbred to 9id ; seedy crossbred to BJd; seedy short wools 3|d; dead to 7id; hoggets to 7id; dingy crossbred damp to 8s 8d each; salted crossbred lo 8s each. Tallow; In casks £23 10s to £24 bs per ton; tins 21s per cwt. Hides; Heavy ox iOJd to lOJd; medium ditto to lOd per lb; medium oow to B|d; light cow to BJd; light, ox to 9 l-8d; bull to 6d: yearlings to 7|d; weaners to BJd; horse to 8s 6d each; calf to 10.1 d per ll>.