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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 39, 26 September 1907, Page 17

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Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co.. report :— Rabbitskins.— The usual sale was held on Monday, when, bidding was not so brisk, and prices hardly so good as at the previous week's sale, although we received 24£ d for a very prime line of winter does. There was a- drop of about <£d per lb in good skins, but second quality were not so much in demand, and dropped ld. We sold prime winter does up to 24£ d, medium 19d to 21-^cT, good 17-^d to 18£ d, mixed up to s£d, early winters 12 to 14d, autumns 12d to 14d, summers to B£d, small 6|d. Sheepskins.— Best half bred, 9|d to lOd ,' medium to good, 8d to 9d ; best crossbred, B£d to 9|d ; medium to good, 7d to B£d ; light and- inferior, 5-Jd to 6fd ;• best merinos, 7£d to 8d ; medium to good, s£d to 6£d. Hides.— Quotations : Prime stout ox, 6|d to 6-|d ; good heavy do, s£d to 6d ; medium weight do, 4£d to s&d ; light weight do, 4d to 4^d ; staggy and inferior, 3d to 3fd ; good heavy cow hides, 4f d to 5% d ; _ medium weight, 4d to 4jjd ; light weight, 4d to 4^d; inferior, 2d to 3£d ; yearlings, l|d to 3|d ; calfskins, 2d to 6d. Tallow and Fat.— Best rendered tallow, 22s to 26s • medium, 18s to_2ls ; inferior, 14s to 15s 6d ; best rough' fat, 17s to 19s ; medium, 14s'6d to 16s.