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New Zealand Tablet, 14 December 1911, Page 2531

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Mr. M. T. Kennedy, 217 Crawford street, Dunedin, reports as follows: Rabbitskins.Prime winter does, 17d to 18d; second does, to 16Ad; prime bucks, to 16d; incoming and early winter, 14d to 15d; autumn, 12d to 13d; racks, 7-1 d to 9d. Horsehair, 16d to 19d; catskins, 4d to 6d each. Sheepskins.—Half bred, Cd to 8d per lb; fine crossbred, 51 to 7d ; coarse do., 5d to 6Ad; pelts, 3d to sd. Hides. —Sound ox, 6d to 8d; do. cow, 5d to 6Ad ; damaged ox and cow, 3d to 4ld; calfskins and yearlings (sound), 6-Id to 9d. Horsehides, 8s to 14s each. Tallow.—Rest in casks, to 26s per cwt; do., 245; mixed, 18s to 20s; rough fat, 16s to 20s. Prompt returns. No commission. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ended December 12: Rabbitskins.—Wo offered a large catalogue at yesterday s sale to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition was very keen, and all good winter does and bricks sold at slightly increased prices. Seconds

and off-season skins were also more inquired for. Prime winter does, 20d to 22|d; bucks, 16d to 17Jd; second winter does, 14d to 16|d; second winter bucks, 12|d to ; 15d; autumns, 12d to 14^d; racks, B|d to 9£d; light racks, 7£d to B|d; outgoings, lid to 14d; incomings, 13|d to 15d; hawk-torn, 6d to 9|d; winter blacks, 18d : to 20d; seconds, 14d to 16d; fawns, 14d to 15Ad; horse hair, 18kl to 19d. Sheepskins.—We offered an exceptionally large catalogue of very good skins at our sale to-day, when there was a small attendance of buyers. Bidding was not brisk, but prices were slightly higher than at the preceding sale. Quotations : Prime half-bred, 7d to 7^d; medium to good, 6d to 6|d; inferior, 4-Jd to s|d; best fine crossbred, 6-i-d to 6fd; coarse crossbred, s£d to 6^d; inferior, 3d to hoggets, 51-d to 6Ad; medium to good, 4-id to s|d; best merino, 6d to 6§d; medium to good, 4Ad to sd; pelts, l-|d to 3-|d. Hides.—We held our fortnightly sale at our stores on the 7th inst., when we submitted a large catalogue. There was keen competition, and we cleared the whole catalogue at prices fully up to last sale’s rates. In ox hides our top price was B£d for one weighing 741bs, and in cow hides 6|d for one weighing 641bs. Calfskins were in very keen demand, and our top price was 10Jd. The following are actual prices paid at our sale: Prime stout heavy ox hides, 7-Jd to Bid; stout heavy, 7d to 7fd; medium, 6-*d to 7-,td; light weight, 6£d to 6|d; staggy and inferior, 4|d to s|d; best heavy cow hides, 6|d to 6|d; medium weight, 6Jd to 6§d; light, 6d to 6§d; inferior, 4Ad to 5Ad; yearlings, 6id to 6|d; best calfskins, 9gd to IOJI-d; good 81d to 91d; inferior, 7ld to Bd. “ “ 2 Tallow and Fat.—There is no change to report, the local buyers being very keen to snap up all consignments coming forward. P