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Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14773, 29 November 1915, Page 8

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NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.. LTD. SHEEPSKIN, HIDE, WOOL. AND TALLOW SALE. 'I i.o fortnightly sale was held on Wednesday, “Gtli November, when scarcely the usual number of buyers attended. Tnern wik a good demand for skins and hides, but at a lower range of prices than ruled last sale. Skins and hides were from Jd. to Id. down. Bags and odd packages of wool sold readily at market rates. Tallow and fat sold at Is. to 3s. per cwt. advance on late rates. The following range of prices was obtained ; Sheepskins.—llalfbred lid to Hid, fine crossbred Hid to HJd, medium coarse .toss bred lOld to Hjd, short to balfwools sjd to Old, dead and damaged crossbred .’d to 9-; d, inferior and badly damaged Id to 7d, lambs 7d to lOld, damp salted and green 4s 3d to 10s 10d, pelts Is 9d to 3s 9d. Hides.—Ox heavy fiOlbs. up to 10pi, ox medium 50-59, 10Jd, ox flight 49 and under lOd, cow heavy 551bs. and over BJd to 9(d, eow medium 42-54 BJd to 9d, cow light under 42 81d to 8?d, cut slippy and inferior 3d to Bd., bull stag Gd to 7Jd, veailings 16-241bs. off to 7}d, calf superior up to IGlbs. 9.fJ to 10) d, calf medium good 9tl to 9)d, calf damaged 2d to Bd. Tallow.—ln casks 2fis (jd to 28s Gd ; in tins. etc.. 22s to 25s 3d.