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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 100, 29 July 1916, Page 3

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THE WOOL MARKET. Press Association —Copyright, Austin Han and N.Z. Cable Association. London, July 27. Wool is stronger, and compet.tion all" round is very firm. The following prices were realised for fleece portions of New Zealand clips named: Totangi, top, 17Jd, average 16Jd; I'atoka, 16Jd, average 15|d; Sit. Linton, IDJd, average, LSJSd. The Bradford market is stagnant. Merinos and fine crossbreds generally, are firm, but low and medium cross- i breds are in buyers' favor, lU's 26Jd ; i other classes are unchanged. BUTTER AND CHEESE.

Butter.—Thij market is very firm, supplies being small. Danish 1765, Australian (nominal) choicest Tsßs to 160 s, seconds 152 sto 1545; Now Zealand, choicest 168 s to 170 s. Cheese.—The market is steady. New Zealand 90s, Canadian 88s to 90s. TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE, AND TALLOW SALES. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, July 25th, at my sale Of the above, I catalogued 44 bales and 112 sacks wool, 1260 sheepskins, 3 casks and '3l tins tallow, 150 hides, and 217 calf and the usual sundries.

Crutchings declined id per Ik in sympathy with the drop in other centres. Sheepskins hardly maintained last month's rates, salted lines being most affected.. Owing to weather conditions, hides were in a sloppy condition and heavies wei'c a shade easier .while lights hardened jd. Tallow sold at late rUtes. 1 quote:—

Wool: Crutchings lid to 12d. heavy and seeds 9Jd to 10Jd, fleece 12d. . In' sacks: Crutchings Sid to 10Jd, fleece 8d to 12d, lambs 6d to l.Ud, black 7Jd, locks 3d to s\d. Sheepskins: Full wool 9i}d to Hid, \ wool 9£d, double fleeces 7d, chad 83d, dead and damaged 6d to Sd, pelts lid to 4d, black 7d, damp lines heavy 10s to lis, medium 8s 6d to 9s 9d, light 3s 9d to 6s 9d, damaged 5a 8d to 9s, light damaged 2s 4d to 6s, dead 2s 3d to ss, dead damaged 2s to 6s, salted lines, best 7s 6d, light 4s 4d to 6s 9d, damaged Is Gd to; Is 7d.

Hides: Ox IOJd to lOfd, cow heavy 9kl to IOJd, medium 9Jd to 10'gd, light 9d to HHd, cut. 7d. dry 7}d, farmers' 7kl to B'|d, cut slippy 6sd to 7|d, dry Bd, horse heavy Ks (id to Us, light cut Bs, yearlings 8d to- 9d, cut slippv 6£d to Bd. ' Calfskins: Best IOJd to IOJd, seconds 8d to 9Jd, cut and slippy Id to Bd, slinks Is. Tallow : Casks, best 30s, in tins 22s to 2Gs Gd.

Horsehair: 12Jd to Is Gd pil' lb. Cowtails: Is per dozen. Horse tads: Is each. i Bones: £5 per ton. My next sale, will be held on August 22nd;