LONDON WOOL SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1092, 3 April 1911, Page 8

LONDON WOOL SALES.

CLOSE OF THE SEKIES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, March 31. The wool market is firm, and prices unchanged. There has been animated comI petition. The following prices were realised for the clips mentioned: — "Raniratira," top price lliid.. average 9{d.; "Wetewaipu." top price lid.; average 93d.; "Tomono." top price ll*d., average 9Sd.; "Jlountenu," top price 16id., average 15>d. CLOSE OP THE SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Kec. April 2, 5.5 p.m.) • London, April 1. The wool sales closed strong, at the highest level of the series. Compared with January sales, choice Gcelong combings were a penny dearer, Rood creasy combings ancl good scoured 7i per cent, to 10 per cent, higher, faulty carbonising sorts, 5 per cent, higher, fine crossbreds % per cent, higher, and other sorts fully 5 per cent, higher. Crossbred lambs 10 vsv cent, and merinos sto 7i pen cent, higher. Of the ouantity said 120,000 bales were taken by the Homo market. 72,000 bales by the Continent, 3CCO balea to America, and 38.C00 bales are held over. The following are prices realised for the fleece portions of the clips named: "Waiau." top price 9id.. average 9M-; "Bryo," lCd. top price, average 9Sd.; "Poporangi," top price Is., average 9§d.: "Wharanui," top price 13d., average 103 d.; "Waretau." top price 16d., average 14d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. have received the following cablegram from London, under date March 3i:—The 6alos have closed with a firm market, and prices as 'compared with the closing rates of last series, are 5 per cent, higher for merino, fine and medium crossbred, whilst coarse crossbred is 7Jd. per cent. up. FROZEN MEAT. by Telccrapu—Press Association—Copyrisut (Rcc. April 2. 5.15 p.m.) London, April 1. The Frozen Meat Trade Association's •Smithfield market Quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meat arc based on actual sales of not less than one hundred carcasses of mutton or lamb, or twenty-five quarters of beef of fair average quality. The quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of the shipments new on the market. The nriecs which follow arc on an average a farthing per lb. inoro than the vahio ex ship, this differenco representing an average cost in expenses, handling, conveyance, and selling tho meat:— Mar. 25. April 1. d. d. Mutton :— Canterbury, light — . — . Canterbury, medium — — Canterbury, her.vy — — Southland — - North Island, best 3) 36-16 North Island, ordinary ... 3i 3{ Australian; light 213-16 23 Australian, heavy 211-16 211-16 Kiver Plate, light 3.1 3|, liivor Plate, heavy 2/1 2j N.Z. ewes 211-16 2,i ■ Australian ewes 23 23 Hivcr Plate ewes 23 y Lamb :- Canterbury, light. 5 4j Canterbury, medium i}, kl Canterbury, heavy 5,\ 5 Southland -- m North Island, selected ... Q <j North Island, ordinary... i\ 4J Australian, best i?, 35 Australian, fair 3"; 35 Australian, inferior 3i 3* Siver Plate, first 4 f Kiver Plate, second 33 33

liei-f:-New Zealand, 0.1 fore* ... 3 3 Now Zealand, ox hinds ... <l « Australian, ox lores 213-15 2S Australian, ox hinds 35 3i Kiver Plate, ex fores 3 5 Hiver I'late. ox hinds <3 4>. liiver Plate, chilled fores 31 5 liivcr Plate, chilled hinds 42 li The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd.. have received the following cablegram from their London liouso, under date .March 31:—Frozen Meat: The demand for mutton and lamb at the moment is very iiuiet. Tho market 13 slightly belter for Ijecf (sides). niDES AND SKINS. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Palmcrston North, report as follows on their monthly sale on Friday last:—We offered an extra large catalogue of all classes to a large attendance of buyern. All lots were keenly competed for, and realised satisfactory prices. Wool: Cross7d. to 7StI.; inferior, and seedy, 6}d. to 63d.; lambs. 7Jd. to 83d.: inferior lnmbf, from 6d. to 63d.; dead woo!, Gtd.; black, from 53d. to 6d.; piece?, from «d. to 5d.; bellic* and piece?, sd. t.o 5»(L: locks, from ■SW. to 33d.; inferior. 2d. to 2id. Sheenrliins: Crossbred full wool. Ed.; £>d. to 63d.: lambs, from s>d. to 63<i.; ouarterwools, sd. to 5!d.; pelts, from d\A. to 0»d.: 'lead, from Id. to sid.: doad hosgeK to S'.l.; damaged pr.d inferior pelts, from Z£d. to 3Jd..: butchers' irreen anil salted nelts. at eich. from 2s. 6d., 2s. Oil, I-,., to 3s. Id.; pelts, bare, from Is., la. 3d., to Is. 6r1.: lambs, from !s. 3d.. Is. 9d. to 3s Hides: Ox. from 6'.d. to 6W.; light ox. from M. to 6jd.; cows, bc=t line?, from M. to Hd.: me'lium, from 53d. to Sl&.; inferior. 6iid. to 5Jd.: yearlings, S\A. to 6Jd.; cow. cut pud slionv. from 3}d. to 5?d.; bulb 5d.: horse hides, from f=. 9d. to 5s 3d each. Calf Sound calf, from 82d. t.o 92d. : cut, 6'd.; slippy, <Jd. Sundries: Tallow, in tins, 25=.: in barrels and casks. 24*. M. to 265.: rmiirh fat. l. c ,s. per cwt.; rabbit skin?, from CJd. to 7Jd. per lb. GRAIN , AND PRODUCE. (By Telegraph-Press Association.) Oamaru, April 1. Tne wheat market his weakened in sympathy with the Australian market, and'the volume of business passing has been much smaller than in the previous week. Velvet has been sold at 3s. and 3s. Old. net. and 3s. Id., less commission, all at country stations. For redchair the prices given have been 3s. net and 3?.. less commission, at country stations. In all cases tuscan changed hands at 35., less commission, at, country stations. No business h;.5 been cone in oats or potatoes.