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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 127, 20 May 1908, Page 4

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LUX DUX MARKETS. Loudon, May 18. Silver, 24% d. The quantity of wheat and Hour alloat fur the United Kingdom 2,SSs,uul) quarters, and for the Continent 1,1)45,001) quarters. Atlantic shipments, IiW.UOU quarters; Pacific, 50,000 quarters; total wheat aud Hour alloat to Europe, from all exporting countries 000,000 quarter,, including 432,000 quarters from the Argentine and Urguay. IjONDOX WOOL MARKET. London, .May IK. At the sales to-day wool was linn, with general competition at late improved rates.

XKW PI.YMOI T|| WOOL. HIDE. SHEEPSKIN AM) TALLOW SALI-

I.. A. Nolan &. Co. report:— We held our (Mini fuur-woeklv sale mi Wednesday, 13th inst.. iiml had u full complement o( buyers. Com)>elition was exceedingly brisk, and prices accordingly sati-d'actory. Hides ] L «ld at alimil last, month's raios—good dry lots evoking mo.-t competition, as nsuiil. There was a small oll'oring of wool, which sold al low prices: the market shows no prospod of a recovery. I'riecs of skins were -I ill very low. in sympathy with price* of wool and pelts in 1/mdon. In sympathy with outside markets, tallow showed a decline. We .[note:— ■fliili-.-s. -Uuli-licrs - cow: Light {.'Ood "%d to Id. inediuni 4.1 to 4'/jd. m-avv -l',' s d to iy„d. extra heavy .V/,d. damaged 2 ; ;' id to '.l";;d; settlers row i%i\ to .'I"/ill. ox. light a'/id. medium .Vjid to liil. heavv (c;/,d; calf, '"Odd .")'/ K d 1007 s d. damaged 2%d to 3'/,d. Skins—Salted Is to Is 7d, drv Is 3d to Is !)d. lamlis'. ~mall Is 2d to Is (Id. large Is Kd to 'is 2d.

'fallow (asks medium 21k (Id to 22s !ld. tins 2Us to 2.3s 3d. Sundries—fails. Is 3d; bones. E4: horsehair. KM to 1* 3d, according to quality. Our iie\l .-ale will be held on 1 (Itlt Juno. MOB. Xow Plymouth. 13th May. 1!MI8.