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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8051, 19 February 1906, Page 3

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DALGETr'S BUTTER REPORT Dulgefy and Company, Ltd., Wel-li»t,'-Oii, have received tlic following cablegram from tlioir London office, dated tlie 15tli inst t

Butter: —The tone of the market is rather better. Buyers are ojiorntiii" more freely. Tlie Cojienhagon oflit-!; quotation is unchanged. We expect no immolate change in prices. The total imports of butter into the United Kingdom for the week ending the 10th inst. amounted to 72,000cn" , as compared with 100,000 for :he corresponding period of last yea -. New Zealand frozen mutton and lamb Market firm, but little doing. Beet.—We quote ox fores, 180/320 lbs., f.a.'j., £2 7s Bd, £3 3s Sd. J allow: Since our last telegram, prices arc unchanged. HIDES, SKINS AND WOOL. Messrs Dalgety and Co., report having held their usual fortnightly sale ol wool, skins and hides in tho art gallery on Saturday. The following were prices realised : Wool: Only Cadges and bag lots offering. Fine crossbred, tlj-d to oid ■ medium crossbred, Bid to <Jd; inferior', 7id to 8}; lambs, 8d to BJd ; inferior lambs, 6d to OJtl; dead, 7d to 8d • pieces, 4Jd to sid; locks, 3fd to 4Jd.' Sheep Skins; Prices showed a slight advance. Crossbred, Bfd to «:}d; lambs, Bjd to HJdj dead, 7-Jd to M; damaged, 7Jd to BJd; dead and broken, 7d to 7£d ; pelts, 4s to 4s 3d ■ inferior, Is 9d io 2s lOd j broken Is to Is 2d; green lamb skins, 3s lOd to 4s Id; salted crossbred up to 5s 2d; goat skins, Is. Hides: Market showed a decline of ■ 3-Bths of a penny per lb in sympathy with the Australian market. Ox, 5 3-8 dto o 5-Bd. Inferior and slippy OX, 4 o-8d; cows, 5 3-8,1 to s'.d; cows (cut and slippy) 3 : |d to Ud ; yearlings up to 0 1-8,1; ca 1 * sk : ns, (> l-8d to 1).3-Bd.