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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 47, 21 November 1907, Page 17

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Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report :— Kabbitskans.— The first fortnightly sale was held yesterday. Prime winters" were sold at up to 22£d;.good, 17d -to 18£ d ; medium, to 14d ; mixed skins sold up to 15£ d ; early * winters, lOJ-d to 13d ; autumns; 9d to 12d; summers, 7d to B£d ; small, to 6d ; blacks, to 15d ;■" horse hair, to 18£d.~ . Sheepskins.— We submitted -a large catalogue today, but bidding was not brisk and prices were mostly, the same, us were ruling- last week. Best halfbreds: sold from' 9d to-9£d; medium to good, 7£d to 'B£d ; best crossbred, 7d cto 7-§d*; mediWm to good, 6d to 7d ;. (merino goou, 7d to 7£d ; inferior, 6d to 6£d. Poor skins were dull of sale. Hides.— We held our fortnightly sale on the 14th inst., when we submitted a small catalogues. Competition was very dull, and prices were again lower by id to £d than &t our last sale. Quotations : Prime stout heavy ox hides, s£d to 6d ; good' heavy, 5d to s£d ; medium, 4fd ,to 5-|d ; light weight", 4d to 4Jd ; staggy and inferior, 2-g- d to 3£d ; good heavy cow hides, 4£d to 4£d ; medium, 4d to 4|d ; light weights, 4d to 4*d ; inferior, 2£d to 3fd ; yearlings,. 2d to • 2fd ; calfskins; 2d to 6|d ; .horse hides, ss|9d to 9s 6d each." Tallow and Fat.— The demand still continues good, anti prices rule about, the same as last report.