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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 329, 22 January 1909, Page 2

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ISSUE OF NKW ZEALAND 110X1)8, Received January 22, 12.20 a.m. London, January 12. New Zealand has placed OOU.OOU l'oiti■per cent, bonds, with seven year's'" currency, at loo'/i to 101. l CANADA RAISING THE WIND. Received 21, 11.25 p.m. Ottawa, January 21. Canada is arranging to issue six million sterling, at 3% per cent, ten-year bonds at a minimum- of !)!)'4.

i SV'DNEY WOOL SALES. I Rcc.vivcd 31, 11.5 p.m. I Sydney, January 21. ; At the wool sales there was keen eotuIpeJtition for super ami poor quality ■wools, but irregularity in quality was Noticeable in good grade wool, and in some cases there wa-s an easier tendency. The. highest prices realised were for greasies, H%d. MELBOURNE HIDE .MARKET. Received 21, 11.3 p.m. Melbourne. January 21. Hides—Supplies are. moderate There is a good demand. Prices are linn.

LOXDOX WOOL JIAKKKT. Dal'gety and Co., Ltd.. Wellington, have received the following cable message from their London 'house, i|iiotinff present values of Bradford lops:—Thirty sixes, ll%d; forties. 12'/ 4 d; fortv-fours. 13d; forty-sixes, 13% d; fifties 17d: lifty-sixes. ■IW/.A; fifty-eights. 22d; sixties, 22 1 / s d. Messrs. Dalgety have received the following further cable from tlieir London nflicc, dated 10th inst.:—"The wool sales have opened, and there is a large attendance, of buyers, flood selection and competition aninuiteil. As (compared! with the closing rates of . Xoveinber' series merinos generally and fine cross breds have advanced par to S per cent, ■whilst medium and coarse cross-bred, wools arc higher by 5 and 1% re speetivcly."

WOOL SALES. ' ' By Telegraph.—Press Association. Waiiganui, Last Night. At the local, wool and skin sales by the. Loan mid Mercantile Co. to-day. prices were distinctly higher for all classes of produce as compared to the j'll the case of wool, sound pelted sheeprate ruling prior to the Christmas vacation, amounting to fully 10 per -cent, skins and tallow, and about 20 per cent, for hides. Calfskins sold at the excellent price (if B%d per lb. for good 51b average skins. In all classes of produce competition »:as keen and well sustained, witlii the exception if damaged ami inferior lines of sheepskins j

WEBSTER. lIROS.' KEPOKT. ' Mart.—On Saiurdav Wl . j,.„| ~ f.,;,. I'litry of poultry, etc.', and' prices were still a,bout the same. lOliicks 5d to !)d, young cockerels- Is to Is Oil, hens Is 3d to 2s 4d, roosters Is to Is Oil. ducks '(young). Is ;)d to Is Od. turkev hens 3s 3d to 3s (Id; sundries ai, usual*prices. • Fruit.—We have had heavy shipments conic forward during the week, necessitating holding daily sales'. Prices show nn nuereasi. on lust week's figures as 'Hiiil'i'i-.-IPlums, bin,. 2 S ;j,| (j, ;j s Burbanks 2s to 3s (1,1, peaches 4s (id lo <ls 3,1, apricots 5s lo (is 3d. n'Marines I (is to (is Oil. toiualocs Is (id (o 5s Oil. cucumbers 2s 3d to Is (id. kuiuOras Ids ewl, pears 4s, apples 2s to. 3s—all according In size „f i H , X( , K] Wl , ],„,,! )]n -;| v sales at 2.30 unless otherwise advertised.