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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 29 July 1915, Page 7

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LONDON WOOL. SALES. . Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received tl,~ "allowing cablegram from their London office, under date 24th July: Th e sth series of wool sales closed firm for host wools, but other sorts Aver e irregular. Cov.-fpared with closing rates of last sales super and good scoured inerinris were 5 per cent, dearer, but short and faulty were irregular. Gocd shafty greasy merinos showed an advance of 15 per cent and average sorts 10 per cent, but faulty and wasty were unchanged. There- is no demand'for wsols for carbonising purpose'-;. Geo.: lambs woo] was on a par with las: sales rater., but short and faulty 5 i>rr cent lower an;: shabby 7?; per cent, Fine' scoured and slipe showed d decline of 11 to 10 per cent, i and ccarse 10 1o 15 per cent. Wooli e.v tlie following vessels was | s.s. '-Tainui," s.s. "Miltiades," s.s. "Benalla," j One hundred and forty-three thousand bales were sold to the. Home trade, 15,000 to th e Continent, 5000 to America, 59,000 wore not offered, and ' 10,200 were withdrawn from sale. | !