WOOL

New Zealand Tablet, 7 September 1911, Page 1745

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Mr. M. T. Kennelly, 217 Crawford street, Dun- ’ edin, reports as follows: Rabbitskins.—Prime winter does, 17d to 18d; second does, to 16|d ; prime bucks, to 16d; incoming and early winter, 14d to 15d; autumn, 12d to 13d; racks, 7-ld to 9d. Horsehair, 16d to 19d; catskins, 4d to 6d each. Sheepskins.Halfbred, 6d to 8d per lb; fine crossbred, 51 to 7d; coarse do., 5d to 6|d; pelts, 3d to sd. Hides.—Sound ox, 6d to 8d;“do. cow, 5d to 6|d; damaged ox and cow, 3d to 4|d; calfskins and yearlings (sound), 6|d to 9d. _ Horsehides, 8s to 14s each. Tallow.—Best in casks, to 26s per cwt; do., 245; mixed, 18s to 20s; rough fat, 16s to 20s. Prompt returns. No commission.

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report as follows: Rabbitskins.—We offered a very large catalogue, at Monday’s sale to a good attendance of buyers. Bidding was brisk, and prices were much on a par with last week’s. Outgoing season’s stuff was inclined to be easier. Quotations; 'Prime winter does, 21d to 22|-d; bucks, 17-|d to 18|d: second winter does, 16*-d to 18|d; second winter bucks, 14d to 15|d; incoming winters, 15d to 16d; outgoings, 13d to 14id; autumns, lid to 14d ; racks, 9-*d to 10|d; light racks, 8d to 9d; small, 4d to sd; fawns, 14d to 16-|d; winter blacks, 22d to 26-|d; horse hair, 18d to 19|-d. Sheepskins.—There was a very large attendance of buyers at to-day’s sale, as the usual monthly wool catalogue was also offered. There was very little competition in spite of the large number present, and prices were inclined to come back. Quotations: Fine halfbred, 6|d to 7|d medium, 6d to 6|d; best fine crossbred, 6d to 6fd ; coarse crossbred, s|d to 6|d ; inferior skins, 3id to 4^-cl; best lambskins, s£d to 6fd; best ‘ merino, 5d to G-ld ; pelts, 2d to fid. Hides.—We held ■ our fortnightly sale on Friday,, Ist inst., when we submitted a catalogue of 353. Prices taken all round were about on a par with last sale” . Quotations : Prime s™ut heavy ox, 7|d to BJd; good heavy, 7|d to 7fd; medium, 6fd to bjd; light weight, 6|d to 6|d; stout heavy cow hides, 6|-d to 6|d; medium and inferior cow and ox hides, 4-|d to fi^d; cut, fid tp * 6 |d; calfskins, 7d to 9Jd; yearlings, fifd to 6Jd,