COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 290, 31 August 1910, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Auckland, have received the following cable from their London office, under date 25th inst.: —"Frozen meat. —Mutton and lamb holders are firm, poor demand, pri'ces unchanged. Beef —Since our last wire prices are lower by £d per lb. Tallow—Any change in price of fine qualities is in favour of sellers. Other descriptions 6d to Is per cwt higher." Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Auckland, report having held their usual weekly sale of hides, skins, *taflow, etc., on Tuesday, 25th inst., clearing a large catalogue. Hides —Market firm. We quote extra stout ox to 7£d, stout ox 6Jd to 6Jd, medium 6d to 6§d, light 5Jd to s|d, cow, best lines to 6d. good s|d to sfd, inferior 4£d to sd, stags 4£d to sd, kips sfd to 6£d, calf, best to B£d, good 6£d to 7d, cut and damaged hides 3£d to sd. Sheepskins —Market brisk. Butchers' best skins to 6s 9d, good 5s to 5s Bd, medium 4s 2d to 4s Bd, small 3s to 3s 6d, dry skins large to 5s 6d. Tallow —Market continues firm. Best mixed 28s Gd, good 26s 6d, medium 23s to 24s 6d, rough fat Ifd to lgd per lb. Cow tails —ls 8d per dozen. Horse hair —Is 4d to Is B£d per lb. Bones—Good dry £4 17s 6d per ton.