COMMERCIAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11124, 6 February 1930, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

SHEEPSKINS, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES.

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., Wellington, hekl their fortnightly sale of sheepskins, hides, tallow and sundries on January -31- 'The firm offered a very attractive catalogue of all grades and descriptions, to a lull attendance of exporters, tanners, fellmongers and the local trade. Sheepskins:—The enquiry for a 1 grades was irregular, and values in sympathy with the London market receded Id to l’jd per lb on previous quotations, shabby, inferior and Seedy - lots at times being 2d lower. Salted • Skins were easier in sym patliv with dry’s. Hides:—The firm's catalogue comprised good eonsignmonts of butch, ers.hides, and these coinmanJed keen eompeti Cion. Heavies were fully oil a par with late rates, reed, iuiu weights'par to Jd lower, while : lightweights were Jd to J ,d lower. Kip, yearling end calf were in demand. and sold well, up to the level of values quoted at the sale on January '7. 'Tallow:—Competition was. peed for well rendered lines, prices showing no alteration on late rales. STOCK AND SHARD MARKETS (Treea AesooiatioDJ AUCKLAND, Feb. 5.Sales on 'Change: Moanataiari (fully paidj, 2s; Mt. Lyell,. 36s oil; Commercial Bank, 23s ’Jd; Bank of Now Zealand, 55s Gd; Union Hank, PI 1 Is Gd. Sales reported: Northern Steam, Ids Dd; Farmers’ ’Trading (B pref.), 12s Gd. WELLINGTON, Feb. A Sales on ’Change: -!j per cent. Inscribed Stock (1928), £‘.'o os. Sales reported: Union Bank of Australia, £lO PJs. call. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb -5. Sales on ’Charigo: (-onwneroial Bank of Australia umui. div. 3, 233 s Gd, 23s ‘Jd (23 ; National Bank of Australasia 1 (CIO paid), £.15 sa; National Bank of .-.u-tratasiu (To paid), £7 Ils !Gd ; Bank of New Zealand, oos Gd, oos 3d; Union Bank of Australia, £ll 2s Gd; £ll 3s, £ll 3s Gd; Dalgety and Co., Ufi's; New Zealand Refrigerating

VCo. ijd'Os paid). Is lOd; Staples Brewery, 50s ‘Jd (2); British Tobacco. 445; New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op, GJ' per cent, stock (1940), £87.105. Sales reported: British Tobacco 43s 9d; Mt, . Lyell 3Gs: Staples Brewery Sis (3). LONDON MARKETS. The Bank of New South Wales received the following cable message from their London office dated 4 anuary' 31‘ —Wool: Prices now slightly above lowest point under good competition. Mutton: Wethers 6.(d to 7;J, ewes 4Jd to sJd> supplies, short. 'Lamb lOdto 11 Id; hardened owing to smaller supplies. Beef 4Jd to Gijd;., good demand. Pork lOd to lljd; steady. Butter, ! 51s to 1545; steady. Cheese, white 90s to 91s, colored 88s to 89s; steady.