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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 6 December 1907, Page 3

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MELBOURNE HIDE MARKET. Received Dee. 6, 1 a.m. Melbourne, Last Night. Hides are dull and a farthing lower all round. LONDON MARKETS.

London, Decemlicr 4. Copper—On the spot £133 ss, three months tl.'it. Lead, £ls 15s. Silver. 2s 2%d. At the tallow sales !)3» casks were offered and all sold. Frozen Meat—Mutton, fine 35s 3d, medium 335: beef, line 345, medium 325. Wheal—The American visible supply of wheat is W,l!l2,(iiii» bushel). LONDON WOOL SALES. Loudon, December 4. At the wool sales there was animated bidding. Crossbrcds sold well. The demand for merinos wars rather irregular.

Dalgety and Co. have received Hip followiii!! cable messages from their London house, under date of the 2nd instant:— Sheep Skills—Expect a decline in prices at next sales of 5 per cent, especially for clothing. Xo improvement in prices is expected in the near future. Wool—Sales continue without further change. Tallow—The market is somewhat firmer owing to Russian orders. Rabbit Skills—Prices arc unchanged. 3473 bales were offered, and 2528 bales Sola. _ ... , LOCAL MARKETS.

There is littlp change to report in grain values. Pollard and bran prices are down, and a further all-round decrease is expcied, for prices are easing ill southern markets. Willi Hie festive reason approaching bigger prices arc oll'ering for table poultry. Prices: — Each. s. I). s. I). Hens ... 1 8 to 2 5 Boosters ... 1 il to 2 6 Cockerels ... 1 sto 1 9 Ducks ... 1 7 to 2 7 Geese ... to 3 3 Chicks ... 4 to JMickh'ngs ... 1 6to 1 v Turkey kens 4 0 to 5 „ gobblers 10 6 to U Buying Peices. Dealers offer for farm produce : D. Butter, factory, in rolls 11| „ dairy „ 8 Cnccse, factory 7 „ dairy ... ... 0 Bacon 8 Hams 8J Eggs, per doz 10 Hetail Prices. s. D. Butter, factory, per lb. 1 1 dairy „ 0 10 Cheese, factory, per lb ... 9 dairj „ ~. 8 Eggs, per doz. .." 10 Bacon, per lb. .. 10 Farm produce, s. D. Flour, roller, 1001b ... 15 6 Flour, 501bs 8 0 Flour, 251b 4 2 Wlieatmeal, 251b bag ... 4 2 Oatmeal, 251b bag ... 5 3 Oats, white, per bushel ... 4 '.! „ Duns „ „ ... 4 9 Oats, crushed „ ... 4 9 Barley „ ... 4 0 Maize „ ... CO Wheat 7 0 Beans 5 6 Beans, crushed 6 C Pollard (sack) 15 0 B-an (sack) 10 0 Potatoes, per c;rt ... (i 0 Onions, per cwt., ... 13 0