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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 322, 24 January 1908, Page 4

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LONIJON MARKETS. Ijon.lou, January 24. Silver, 2s o 9-Hid. Copper—On the spot £63 15s, thrtic months tbt s*. Tin—On spot £125 12s lid, three months tl2li 10s. Lead, £l4 12* lid. LONDON WOOL SALE*. London. January 21. The wool stiles opened brisk. I'riucwere at par to 5 per cent decline. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Svdjiev, January 22. Wheat—Milling 4s 7d, chick 4s V/-A to 4s (kl. Kl.mr. til. Oats—Algerian feeding 3s 3d. white 3s 5.1. Maize, 5s Id to 5o lV;d. Hran and pollard, Is sd. I'olaloe---Tasiuanian new £" IDs lo t<-i Hi-, local £B. Onions—Yictorian £7 10s. liutter, litis to 98s. Cheese, 7d to BM;d. Haeon, S'/jd to 10'/ 2 d. Melbourne, January 22. Wheat, 4* od. Flour. tlO 10s. ~" Oats—Algerian feeding 3s 2.1, prime milling 3s 4d. Barley—Cape 3s lOd, malting 4s Cd lo 4s 4d. Hran and |>ulUir<l 15d. Volatile-, €-2 10s to £3. On .on-, tti lite. Adelaide; January 22. Wheat, 4s 2'/,d. .Flour, £lO HK Oats—Algerian 3s to 3s 2d. Barley—Cape malting 3s 3d to 3s fid, Englishes o<l to 5s 3d. Potatoes, £4 10s. Bran and pollard, 14d.

wool, hide, sheepskin, and tallow sale.

loung Hobbs and Co. report: On I'm-day. 21st instant, we held a very successful sale of aliove produce. We were again favored with consignment's irom all parts of the district. Most of toe hides showed a marked improvement in quality, owing to belter care being taken in their preservation. We catalogued and sold ,ik. shee|iskins. 11) bales wool, 50 bags wool. 2511 hide.-, 300 calfskins, !l casks tallow. liones. eowlails. ete. Buyers were in attendance from all jiartis of this island, and the demand was keen throughout. Ifides were firm at about Vid aitvanee for cow, while ox advanced '/ 2 il Hpon rereut prices. Clients should be satisfied with results for hides, as price* ruled with lis at par to '4d below recent Melbourne prices. Wool showed a drop of Vid to Id per lb. Sheepskins also declined '/id. and calfskin- V,d.~while tallow was slightly better. tt"e ipiote:—Wool: Fleece s'/.rt to ftl. dead 4.1 to 4y,d. . rutchings 2,1 to 3'/ 4 d. lock- and piece- lo 2. Skins: Best butcher,,' Jd to s Vid per lb, mwliiim 4d to 4 r 5,d, interior al to :i'/.d. pelts Is 2.1 to Is H.I. Hides: Medium butchers' ox s Vid to .W 2 d per lb. medium butchers' cow 4d to 4 % ft. light 3'/.d to 4d. settlers' 2d to 3d. cut 3',;d to 3" /B d. Calfskins: ':<kkl 4%d to .V/,d. inferior and cut 2%d lo 3%d. Tallow. £1 3s 6d to £1 5s 3d. Bones. C 4 3s. Cuwtails, Is.