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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 271, 22 December 1909, Page 1

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WHEAT AND FLOL'H. I By Cable.—Press Association.—Cup rigtit I London, December 20. Tlie wheat and Hour alloat totals 2,145,000 quarters, on the Continent 1,200,000 quarters, tile Atlantic shipments XB.OOO quarters, and the I'acilic sliipments 30,000 quarters. I'nc total of the shipments to Europe during the week was 1,125,000 quarters, including 3000 quarters from Argentina and Uruguay. HIDE AND SKIN Ulil'OKr. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their fortnightly sale of wool, skins, and hides, ete., yesterday, when they offered a large catalogue of all classes to a good attendance, of buyers. Prices were as follows: Wool.—Only odd lots offering. Crossbred .inferior o%d to Bi/ 3 d, dead 7d to 7 ! / 4 d, bellies and pieces 4y 2 d to fii/d locks 3y 4 d to 3%d. Skins. Prices on a par with last sales. Merino inferior sVi<l, medium halfbred BVid, fine crossbred 7%d to Bd, medium and coarse crossbred fiy.d to 7y s d, dead 4%d to fiftd, broken "4y 4 d, shorts fid, black sd, stragglers 414 a, hoggets Od to 6%d, pelts 4%d to 6d, pelts damaged ly 4 d, pelts damp Is 7d to Is lid, crossbred salted 7s 6d, lambskins 5%d, damp Is lOd. Hides.—Market very firm. Prices were slightly in sellers' favor. Ox heavy 7</ 4 d to 7%d, medium and light 0i to 7d, cut 4%d to C%d, slippy 3%d to 4y 2 d, cow C'/ 8 d to o%d, cut 5y 4 d to 5y 2 d, slippy 3d; bulls' od, yearlings fid, cut o',4d; calf, no prime offering, good o'/,d to !l%d, medium 7d to B%d, inferior 6%d to 6%d; goatskins fld each, cowtails Is 7d per dozen.

Tallow.—ln shipping order 25s fid to 25s 9d, in tarrels 22s (id to 23s 9d, m tins 22s 3d, rough fat lfis.

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