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New Zealand Tablet, 3 December 1908, Page 17

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Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report:—

Rabbitskins.-We held our fortnightly sale on the 30th inst when we offered a medium catalogue. Bidding was keen and prices were fully up to last sale. Best winter does brought up to 22d; good, i 7 d to i 9 d; medium, i6d to i 7 d; early winters, 13d to is£di s £d ; autumns, iad to i 4 d ; summers, 7d to 9 £d ; winter blacks to i 7 d; autumns, i 4 d to i6£d ; fawns, i 4 d. Horse hair, to i 7 jd Sheepskins.— We held our sheepskin sale to-day, when we offered a very large catalogue. Bidding was not brisk, but prices were fully up to last week's rates. Quotations : Fine halfbred .brought from 6d to 7 d ; medium to good, s^d to 6d ; inferior, 4 d to S d ; best fine crossbred, 6d to 6*d ; medium to good, 4 £d to s*d ; best crossbred, sd to s |d ; medium to good, 4 d to 4 £d • inferior, 3d to 4 d; best merino, 6d to 6| d ; medium to good,' 4 £d to s *d ; inferior, 3d to 4 d ; pelts, 3d to 4^d ; lambskins, 3d to 4 d. Hides.— We held our fortnightly hide sale on the 26th inst , when we submitted a medium catalogue. Bidding was brisk' the competition for all sorts being very good at prices fully up to last sale's rates. Calfskins showed an advance of about id per. lb for prime quality. Quotations : Prime stout heavy ox hides, 6*d to 7 |d r good heavy do, s *d to 6|d jmedium, 4 f to s|d ; hght weight, 4d to 4 §d ; staggy and inferior, 2 d to • best heavy cow hides, s §d to 6*d ; medium, 4 £d to 5 Jd ; light weight, 4sd to sd; inferior, 2 d to 3§d ; horse hides, 7s 3d each; yearlings, 2|d to 4Jd ; calfskins, 2d to 7'jd. ' N

tallow and Fat.— All coming forward is readify "disposed of at late quotations.