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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 167, 6 July 1908, Page 4

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HOAIE MARKETS. Alcssrs D.iljn'iy and Co., Ltd., Wellington, have received the following cable messages I'miii their London house, under date of the 2nd ins L.:—■

Butter—.Market tifin. The Copenhagen ollieial ((plication is unchanged. The total imports of butler into the United Kingdom for the week ending 27th ult. amounted to So,ool lew 1., as compared with S7,oooewt. for the corresponding week' of 1007, showing a decrease of 200Ucwl.' Finest is quoted at litis, imsallad 112s; liuest Jieiv Zealand Ills per cwt.

Frozen meat—There, is an active demand for iamb, and the market is firm. The demand tor motion continues, and .prices are linn. Beef; There is less demand and prices are weaker. Our isolations for Xew Zealand descriptions are:—'Prime crossbred, Canterbury, heavy 5%d, light 5%d, per lb; North Island, heavy j'/id, light 5%d per lb; prime crossbred mutton, Canterbury, heavy light -I'/jd jjer lh; North Island, heavy '/jd. light 3%d per lb; prime ox beef, fores 3'/ B d, hinds 4

Tallow—Since our last advices prices lor medium to good descriptions are uuI'lntngcil. I'riees for inferior arc (id per cwt. higher. IIIDE AND SKIN UEI'OIiT. Datgety anil Co., Ltd,, Welling'ton, ■held their fortnightly sale of wool,sums, hides and tallow on Friday, when a good catalogue was submitted to a large attendance of buyers. I'riees for skins and also for tallow showed a slight improvement on last sale, but hides, particularly heavy sorts, were easier. \Vc quote as follows: —

Wool —t.'rossbred Id to 4 '/|<l, crutcliings to fill jier lb. Sheepskins -- Full-wfioleil erossbrcil 4'/ J d to 4%i1, tine crossbred 3d, crossbred, short, -i'/iil, crossbred half-wools I'/id,.crossbred, damaged to '2 : }' id. halfbred, shorts -f ] /-_.ll, crossbred lambs 4'/ 4 d to -t'/.d. lambs', seedy :iil to :)'/;d, ei-oSsbred. damp Is 2d to 2s Sd. crossiired. sailed, 2s 4d to :}s.

Hides —-No prime lots offering. ifedinin o*. tiOlbs, .id: G2lbs, -V/i'i; lOlbs, •VAd: cow, liTll'S. 4Vsd: o.'l to 541bs, 4d; :lti to 4:>lbs. 3%d to UVsd; 211 to 30ll)S, :l%d; cut. 2%d to 3'/id; slippy, ii'/jd; steer. 251bs. :>%d, heifer, 2r>lbs, H%d; yearling, 14liis. 3%d; calf, albs, sd; Tibs, ild; calf, cut, 3'/ad. Tallow—ln shipping order. .C 23 15s to C 24 5s per ton; tins. 20s per cwt; kegs Itis to 20s (ill per cwt.