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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 184, 8 September 1909, Page 4

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LONDON'MARKETS. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright London, September 6. Tiio amount of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,980,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,250,000 quarters. The Atlantic shipments total 332,000 quarters. Silver, 2313-16 d. Tli« Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Stratford, have received the following cable from their London house, under date 6th inst.: " Frozen mutton: Market continues advancing. Frozen lamb: More enquiry. Frozen beef (sides): Market easier."

TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SIALE. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, 31st August, I held my usual four-Weekly sale of above produce. The catalogue comprised 1739 ov anil cow hides, 126 yearlings, 5424 calfskins, 3801 sheeipsltins, 23 bales and 80 sacks wool, 33 casks and 69 tins tallow, besides horas, cowtaite, horse hair, etc There was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was keen throughout. Calfskins again came forward in large numbers. These were eagerly sought for, at up to as high as 10y 8 d per lb., the record price for Stratford sales. Here again I would impress on clients the advisability of taking proper 'are of their calfskins and hides. The annual loss through calfskins not being sufficiently salted is considerable to settlers throughout Taranaki. Wool and sheepskins advanced %d to %d per 10. Ox and cow hides sold at prices equal to those ruling at my last sale, any change being in sellers' favor. Tallow advanced 10s per ton. I quote:— Wool—Fleece od to 6d, lambs 5d to s'/ 2 d, dead 4d to 4'/ 3 d, crutchings 3 3 / 4 d to 4</ 4 d, inferior crutchings 2>/ 3 d to 2%d, locks 2d, black 4d, skin pieces l'/ 2 d. Sheepskins.—Fine crossbred 6'/ s d lo 7d, medium crossbred 6d to 6'/ 4 d, coarse sMjd to 6d, inferior 4y 2 d to o'/jd, halfwools 4%d to 87,(1, lambs' woolly 5' 4 d to 6d, pelts 3d to 4d, dead 3>/ 2 d to sd, damaged 3>/ 4 d to s'/ 4 d, butchers' damp lines, full wool, 5s Id, 5s 3d, 5s sd, 5s M, os lid, Os 6d, 7s, 7s 6d, up to 8s Id, Jamp half-wools 2s 9d, 3s, 3s 2d, 3s sd, os Od. 3s Bd, 4s, 4s Id, damp damaged Is 7d, 3s 3d, 3s lid, to 4s lOd, damp dead Is lid, 2s, 2s 9d, butchers' salted lines, woolly, 4s Bd, 4s lid, 5s 5s 3d, 5 S sd, 5s Bd, 5s 9d, salted half-wools 2s Bd, 2s Kid. 3s, 3s sd, salted damagnd Is Od, 2s 3d, 2s lOd, slippy 3s, 3s 9d, 4s, to 4s lOd, pelts Is 8d to 2s. Freezer Hides.—Ox stout 7y 4 d to 7y 2 d, medium 6%d to 7y 4 d, light 5%d to 6%d, cut ox 5%d to 6dj cow, heavy stout o'/ 2 d, medium 5%d to 6d, light 5%d to 5%d, cut cow s%d' to 5 3 / 4 d. Butchers' Hides.—Ox extra stout 8d to B>/ 2 d, stout 7d to 7%d, medium Gy,d to 7d, light 5»/ 4 d to 6d, superior light 6'/ 8 d to 6y,d, cut ox sy,d to 5%d; cow superior heavy 0"/ 8 dto 6>/ 2 d, superior medium tid to H'/jd. ordinary heavy 5%d io Cd, medium sy,d to 5%d, light s'/«d to Od. cut cow s</,d to 5%d; farmers' cow, heavy 4%d to 5y 2 d, light s'/ s d to 5?i(l, cut 4%d to 5%d, slippy 2y 4 d to »'/.d, dry hides 2%d to 3%d, stags 4%d to 4%d, cut stags 4'/ 4 d to 4%d; yearlings, superior 6>/ 4 d to 6%d, ordinary 5%(1 to o'/ B d, cut 5%d to 53/ 4 d, slippy 3y 2 d to 5M,d, dry 3>/ 2 d to s>/ a d. Horsehides, heavy 10s 9d to 13s 6d, medium 8s to 10s, light 7s 3d to 9s, cut 0s to 7s; pigskins ls'Bach, dogskins Is each. ,

Calfskins, well flayed and clean 9%d to 10>/ B d. good 9</ 8 d to 9%d, seconds 8y 4 d to B%d, dirty 7</ 2 d to 7%d, fleshy id to /</ a d, slightly cut o'/,d to 7d,badly cut 5"/ 2 dto 0y 4 d, slippy 6d to' 6%d", badly slippy 2d to 4y 4 d, dry 7d to M each.

Tallow.—ln casks, best mixed 24s to 24s 3d, good 23s Od to 23s 9d, inferior 20s 9d to 21s Od; in tins, best mutton 24s 9d, mixed 20s 9d to 21s 6d. Horse hair Is 4d per lb, horse tails M each, cow tails Is 8d per dozen cow hair 9>/,,d per lb, horns 4d to Os 3d per 100, bones £4 per ton. My next sale will be held' on 28th September.