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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 81, 8 July 1916, Page 6

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THE LONDON MARKETS. Press Association—Copyright,' Austraj lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.50 a.m. ijtily* 7. ' Danish butter is slow and unchanged, spot 1725. -,, • ; ..;•,, .', It is reported in -Bradford thatj-the idea of the . the British wool clip originated: with Mr Hughes. It is staged that-the,Brit* ish authorities approached <; Mr Hughes with a vJLe.w to further controlling the. 5 : destination'-;of 'Australian wool, and also limiting the ~ ■ -price. Mr - . could not the Australian Government to tak;s;aetidn uiiiess Bri- . tain set an .example.' It- is believed in some quavers in*' '■'- 'Bradford and London ihafr'aao selieme of dealing with the Empire's wool is-

inevitable. ■■■".- : '~ X Imports; increased £11,027,761 and exports £14,0-10,995, while re-exports decreased £477,645.

RECORD PRICES FOR HIDES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following*.advice from their Syd* . ney branch in connection with a record price for hides. ~ A hide weighting 1001 b was sold by: the New ZeaJsuad 'jLoan and, Mercan--tile Agency Co., Ltd., on < Friday, April 14th, at ISd per lb, bringing the record price of f .£Z" 4s,.net. The previous Friday lb was ..obtained' us for a hide. This equals the besi price, ever.got by a Sydney broker. We tbus.-.hpld; the .records for hides at per lb and. per hide. >Of/ course, competition was good; high prices can never be obtained rwithou t a keen demand, buj; r goods are .displayed "buyers willnot, be drawn ,to them. This fact has been recognised as ,an important one, and every hide that reaches our store gets individual attention from our experts ,and their trained staff. Appearanco counts iof ,sdmiich that tfo point is overlooked by ,us. Careful classingand keen attention that are essen ial to conform to the demands of the trade, account largely for. the great succesjivwe?r>tae&t with at each '3le. >i^:.:.i/;'■; .••'■•. j