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New Zealand Tablet, 23 July 1908, Page 17

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Stronach, Morris, and Co., report:' Rabbilskins.— There was a good attendance at Monday's sale, and prices for all classes of skins were fir-m at late rates. Best winter does brought from 23d to 24M ; good, 2od to 22^d ; mixed, i7d to igjd; early winters, 156. to i6£d ; autumns, I2sd to 15^ ; springs, to 10M ; summers, to 9M ; winter blacks, to 24^ ; horse hair, to ißd. Sheepskins. — We held our usual sale on Tuesday, when we submitted a medium catalogue . All really dried skins were well competed for at up to late rates, whilst damp skins also met with a fair sale. We sold crossbred at up to 66. ,per ib, the highest received so far this year. Quotations : Halfbred extra, to 7^d f medium to good, shd to 6Jd ; best crossbred, s£d to 6d; good, 43d to s^d ; medium, 33d to 4^d ; merino, to si'd*; 1 • lambskins^o 6£d. Hides. — There was a small sale of hides held-, on' -Thursday last, when prices for stout ox and cow hides showed a slight improvement on the sale held the" preceding week. Tallow and fat. — There has been a considerable quantity coming forward during the last week. Best rendered "tallow, 20s to 22s (casks); 18s to 19s (tins); best rough fat, 16s -to 18s ; medium to good, us to 14s.