LONDON MARKETS.

Shannon News, 13 October 1925, Page 2

LONDON MARKETS.

DAIRY PRODUCE. Messrs Dalgety and Go., Ltd., report having received . the following cablegram from their London House under date of the. Btli instant:— Butter: Market is weaker. We quote New Zealand salted 230 s (2305), Danish 236 s (2305), .finest Australian sailed 318 s (318 s), unsalted 214 s (2145). Cheese: No New Zealand offering. Canadian spot quotation 120 s (118 s), c.i.f., 118 s (117 s). ' ? (Last week’s quotations shown in parenthesis). ARRIVALS IN GREAT BRITAIN. Since our last week’s report there have been no, further arrivals of New Zealand Dairy produce in Great Britain. FROZEN MEAT. * : Lamb.—New Zealand prime crossbred lamb, Canterbury heavy, IOJd, light 12gd, North Island heavy I0:(d, light 12£d. , Mutton.—New Zealand prime crossbred mutton, Canterbury heavy 8-J-d, ligh North Island heavy Sd, light Slid. Prices for lamb and mutton are nominal. Beef.—New Zealand prime ox beef, hinds 6d, fores sd. Good demand for New Zealand .beef—market is firmer. Pork—Market is very'firm. New Zealand “heads on” realised Old to 9fd oil spot. LONDON WOOL SALES. Wool sales closed at highest point of series. Strong competition. Continental were the principal operators. English buyers were buying more freely. As compared with last sale’s closing rates. Greasy merino wools, suitable for the continent, par to Id higher, greasy merino wools of other descriptions, part to id lower; greasy comeback wools, Id to ljd lower; greasy halfbreds, Id to Dd lower; greasy merino pieces and bellies, Id to 2d higher; greasy fine crossbreds, Id higher; greasy medium and coarse crossbreds, Id to 1 ljd higher; greasy crossbred pieces and bellies, Id to ljd higher; scoured merino wools, unchanged; scoured halfbreds, unchanged to rather easier; scoured crossbreds, unchanged to rather dearer; halfbred stipe lambs, unchanged; other slipe. wools, par to id higher; merino Limbs, unchanged; crossbred lambs, par to Id higher. 213,000 Bales ol wool offered, including 82,000 New Zealand, 29,000 South American, 154,000 colonial, 110,000 bales sold to the Continent, 64,000 to Home trade, 7000 to America; 64,000 carried forward, of which 53,000 were not offered.

The following is' the range of prices:— Merino, good to super, 24d to 27d, low to medium 17d to 22Ad. Half bred 56/58, good to super, 21 d to 24d; low to medium, l?d to 20d. Halfbred, 50/56, good to super, 18£d to 20£d; low to medium, 15-J-d to lSd. Fine crossbred, 4-8/50, good' to super 17-Jd to 19id; low to medium, 14Jd to 17d. Fine crossbred, 46/48, good to super 16d to 17Jd, low to medium 13Jtl to 15|d. Crossbred, 44/46, good to super. 15d. to low to medium, 13d to 14|d. Crossbred, 40/44, good to super, 14?,d to 15|d; low to medium 12-1 d to 14d. Coarse crossbred, 36/40, good to super, 14d to 15d; low to medium, 12d to I3£d.