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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 14, 8 April 1909, Page 537

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Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ending April 6 as follows: —

Rabbitskins. — We held our usual fortnightly sale on the sth inst., when we offered a large catalogue. The quality of the skins coming forward is much better, and in v consequence bidding was very brisk and prices fully xip to last sale. Quotations — Prime winters, to 20d; second winters, 14d to 17d; autumns, 12d to 14£ d; spring bucks, lOd to 12^d ; spring does, 8d to llf ; summers, 7£d to 9£d ; milky does, s£d to 6£d;- mixed, 6d to 8d; small, 5d to 6£d; horse hair, IBd to, 18$ d.

Sheepskins. — We held our fortnightly sale to-day, when we had a medium catalogue forward. There was a large attendance of buyers, and bidding, owing to the improvement in the London market, was keen, prices being slightly better than have been ruling. Quotations : Best halfbred, 6Jd to 7-Jd; medium to good, 5d to 6£d; inferior, 3£d to 4£d; best fine crossbred, 6d to 7d; medium to good, 4£d to 5Jd; inferior, 3d to.4d; best merino, s£d to 6|d; medium to good, 3£d"*to 4£d; pelts, 3d to 4^d; best lambskins, 4Jd to ojd; medium to good, 3d to 4d.

Hides. — We held our usual fortnightly sale of hides on Thursday, Ist inst., when we submitted a small catalogue of 260. There was the usual attendance of buyers, and prices were much on a- par with those" ruling at tho last sale. Quotations : Prime stout heavy ox hides, 6£d to 7sd; good heavy, 6d to 6gd; medium weight, sjjd to s£d; liglit weight, 5d to s|d; inferior and staggy, 3£d -'o 4id; best heavy cow hides, s£d to 6fcd; medium weight, s|d to 5Jd; light, 5d to sfd; inferior, Id to 3£d; yearlings, 2|d to s£d; calfskins, 2d to 7£d.

Tallow and Fat. — There is very little change to report in the tallow and fat market, there being a good demand for all kinds coming forward.