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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 303, 1 February 1910, Page 7

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TliE W'JuL SALES. Bv Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright j-iOiiiioii. January yj. At the wool tali's yeslerdav a uooj selection ot merinos met with spirited bidding and a hardening tendency. Americans operate heavily for nivdium to low crossbreds. The Elderslie clip sold tip -*o lSd, averaging llid; Te Ap;ti up to lG'/l'd, average H%d: Tautare up to lG'/vd, average 14% d: \Y.D. up (o llid. average 13% d; Awatoito up to 13d, average 12'/ s ii. The quantity catalogued :■> date is 113,830 Dales, of win; !t 007 ha«i been sold. Eabbils—Steady; huge fjyuitevs c: store 1 'id, wiili good trade owing to a i:i;i;i'l;:ge in English. The quantity of wheat anil Hour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,700,000 quarters, and for Continental por;s SGo.WJO quarters. Atlantic shipments, l'-tO.UUO quarters; Pacific. 43..00U quarters. lkmp is dull and unchanged. Copra dull, with small sales; South Sea ling l ;, t'24 per ton. Cotton at Liverpool is quoted at 7d. Copper—Spot :C CO lis 3d, three months £GI 10s. Tin—Knot £147 15s, three months £143 17s fid. Wailti shares—Buyers £9 13s Od. sellers £9 16s 3d. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. By Telegraph.—Press' Association. Wellington, Monday. The High Commissioner reports, under date London. Jannarv 2v»: —Thevo is dull sale for all qualities of mutton except Canterbury, which is in small supply" "Average price of North Island mutton' is 3%d. Australian is in large | supply at 3 1 / s d: River Plate 3%<1. The lamb market is quiet, atid the suppiy small. Average price of new season's Canterbury is 4%u; other New Zealand brands 4%d.

The beef market is stead)', with a moderate enquiry. New Zealand hindquarters S'/id, forequarters 2%(1. The nutter market is vevv firm, and there is a great demand. Holders are no! nnxions to soil, higher prices being anticipated. The market is excited, but I. think without isufficient cause. New Zealand supplies are now in second hands. Average price of choicest New Zealand butter is 12fls. Austra?iau 11 Argentine US?, Danish I2(te, Siberian !">• Ih" ch:»e=e. m.irket ,s very arm, New Zealand finest white cheese averaging 5Ss, -o'ithl 57= (id. The hemp market is quiet, but steady. .Prices are as follow: —Spot, New Zealand good fair £27 10s, fair £2G 10-=; Manila, fair current ,£2O 10s; JanulvyJfareli shipments, good fair £27. f a:r £2O. Manila £2O. The output of Manila hemp for the week is 23,000 bale?. The wheat market is firm, but there is iittle doing. New Zealand long-ber-ried wheat, ex granary, per 40011), ihGd ; short-berried, 41, nominal. The oat market is quiet, but %m. New Zealand short Sparrowbills. ex granary, per lb. 20s; Danish, per 3841b, 18s. The oenn market remains firm; New Zealand f.a.q.. old crop, per 5041b, 40s Cd. Th? peas market is firm, but the demand is onlv moderate. New Zealand partridge, per .1041b. 55s fid. The cocksfoot market is quiet; prices slishtly weaker; buyers not keen to do business, sto'-k small, New Zealand bvijht. clefn 1711 seed, 7k per cwt. The wool market remains firm. The hop market is firm, with hardenine' tendency: vvosneets favorable; c.ia reconr»eirl e.rly shipments fiom New Zealand.