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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7950, 13 October 1905, Page 3

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IKON AND STKKL TKADK. London, October 11. The Scotch iron and steel makers have booked ahead for months. Steal has again advanced 10s, making the rise 20s in a fortnight- Th;rc is an unprecedented inquiry for *t^'l. TALLOW AND WOOL. London, lK.t"lnr 11. At the tallow t<ales Hs*lca-jk< cd and 000 m>M. "Mutton, I'm.- :iU medium 2S. IW, fiif* " I ' - diurn 20s Oil. The wool >ah- ill'' livil f-r «'"» liitli Juimury. loth March. -Hi May. 10th July, S. |.t. ml" i. ait'l -"ill November. The iir.-t i unlimited, iiti'l tli l ' limits of tli'- ntli'Ti will 1"" fixed later, if necessary. Pig iron 01* I*M. Lead, JCLI 1-3 Od. I>INKI»JX C.IHAIN MAIIM.r. JJunedin, Oeto!nrr 1L Wheat —The market is linn at la* • quotation?., but grower« art' ii«»t uclined to cjuit. Prime T-i -in :M to 3« id, velvet 3s 2d 'o "k . »»" dium nominally 3s in 3s Id. Iv t fowl feed 2s lid to 3s. l,rtn; -n «*nl inferior 2a <W to 2* M, f=j"k*T»

Oata—There »ns a f lir deii.i.nd. but buyers were not inclined *•' "1 " T ate at any advance on la-t w<vk s rates. The quality on hand i- limited. Prime milling nominally I- H!'beat bright feed Is 10?. dto is H'i, medium In Old to Is IH '^ lVri " r 6d to Is Sd, sacks extra. 15URNSIDE STOCK MARKET. Dimedin, Octo.'M- 11. At Burnside market 101 fat cattl* were yarded, ranging from medium t-> good. The attendance was ;>->or. an ! competition less animated, ■ 1 tluu prices ronM hardly compare faio'iiably with last week. Best bullock? £0 15s to .CM, mdium to good £S 2 s Cd 1" light £6 10s to £7 15a. iV t heifers £6 10s to £'J 10s, medium £."> 3s ,r > £<> ss, light £3 10s to £1 "<7> <<!• Fat sheep.—l92o were penn.d. nearly all crossbred wethers. A •■onsHerable proportion lacked linish, and f' r tliese the demand was not ken : tr prim \ there wjs a fair demand at priceperhaps slightly easier than M-' "ok. Best crossbred wethers 21s lid ' 1 • 6d (a few extra 2^),'medium " 21s 3d to 2&, best ewes £0.4 !,» 25s 6d, medium His to 21s (id. •nerin.i wethers ItJ.s. Fat lambs railed from lis 3d to 20s od. MELBOURNE IllDi: MARKET. (Received Oct. 13, ".il ami MELBOURNE, Oct. 12 Hides ale fi) in. competition lrin» toen at last rales. Tallow is unchanged.