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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8026, 12 January 1906, Page 3

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SYDNEY MAREET REPORT. Received 12, 1.1 a.m. Sydney, January 11. The week's sales closed firm. There was active competition. Greasy wool touched Is Id. Scoured, whereof Japanese agents were large purchasers, at 24j. Summer lambs' wool made a record at 221. MELBOURNE REPORT. Melbouhne, January 11. Hides advanced a farthing. There were small supplies offering. Tallow, no report. LOS DON" REPORT. London, January 10. Lead, £l7 ss. "Wheat—MOOD quarters of Victoria , January shipment sold at 31s 'Jd. i Wool —The Antwerp sales opened ' dull. Fine sorts maintained their ' prices. Crossbreds wore totally neg- ' leeted. Out of 1255 bales of La Plata, - 411 sold. At the tallow sales 459 casks offered 1 and 300 sold. Lower qualities ad- ' vanced threepence to sixpence. r WELLINGTON WOOL SALES. o n I'ER I'IIESS ASSOCIATION. r Wellington, January 11. J < I At to-day's wool sales, 0400 bales were catalogued. Bidding was extremely spirited, and there was ail ad vanec of about a penuy all round. Lambs wool sold up to HUd, foi good qualities, The range of prices for half bred lOd to ll:|d; extra superior crossbred IOJd ; medium crossbred, Hid to lOid [coarse, crossbred, !)d to !)\d; superio

ami logstainod, Bkl to Oil; pieces and bellies, fid to 8-Jtl; lock:M to -li«l; £jood lambs, !Ud to l'Hd ; mcilmm, K\d to Did, 15UlLVSO)K MA!i!vKT, I'iiß I'IIHSS ASSOCUTIOX.

Drxtiinx, January 11. At the llurnsidc market fat eattlf to the number of 202 were yarded. Tlu late ([notations were well maintained despite a heavy entry, liest bullock: £8 10s to £lO ]os, some extra licavj up to £1:3; prime heifers .tl I.os to £7 ]os. Fat Sheep. —1300 penned, mostl; medium to good quality wethers am ewes, with a few pens of extra prim to good quality. Ewes sold up to las week's fates, and wetli. . were a shad easier. Vat wethers IDs to 21s. a fei extra prime up to 2U, good Wether 17s (id to 18s lid; best ewes 17s t Ids, extra good to 21s '.ld.olhers 1 Is li to His. Fat Lambs.—soo penned, of fa .[iiality, Prices all round were pe Laps a shade lirmer. liest lambs 1: Od to Ms, extra Ms fid to 15s lid, m dutin 10s to Us Oil. Pigs—l 77 yarded. Porkers ai baconers were linn, anil suckers so at rates equal to -list week's. Suekr 6s 6d to 10s, slips Us to 17s, slot 18s till to 2-ts, porkers 20s to 38s, lig baconers 10s to -Mis, heavy do. 47s 525, choppers to 00s.