COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 April 1911, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKET REPORT.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., advise having received the following cablegram e from their London office, under date of the 19th inst.:— Tallow.—There will bo no public sales this week. TTnder date 20th inst':— Frozen Meat.—There is rather better demand for lamb. New Zealand is in heavv supply. Since our last telotri-a.m Canterbury is l-16d to j<l per lb lower. Australian is unchanged.

There is poor demand for frozen beef and mutton with prices somewhat in buyer,?' favour. WOOL, SKIN AND HIDE SALE. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their sale to-day as follows: We offered a large cataogue to a good attendance of buyers, who com- ■ Deter], keenly for everything offered. Wool, principally back country lots maintained good prices considering its condition, while skins on a liar with last sale prices. Hides showed a further decline of about id to 'd per lb. We quote as follows! Wool.-- Rough crossbred, 7d to 7 : ! d : lambs log-stained, 7Jd ; crntcninas. .seedy. 4Jd; 2nd erutehings'. 4d; den (I wool. 6Jd ; locks, 3d. Skins. Coarse crossbred, 6jd; dead. s;}d ; l t -wools, 5Jd : J-wools, or'Jd : coarse lambs, 6Jd; pelts, lid: damage! skins, 23d to butchers , skins: shorn lambs, Is 9d t o2s 3d : woolly lambs, 3s 4dl to 3s Or; 'f-wools, 2s 5d to 3s 4<l; J-woolfl, . 3s fid to 4s 'Id to 4s 6d. Hides.—No heavy offering, medium ox. 7}d : light, 6j<l to 6Jd; cows, Old : Tcarlinos, fid to Gjd; calf, B£d. Tallow. In sbipning order, £28 10s.