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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 349, 29 March 1910, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS. By OaMe.—Pre#« Awo«*liioti.—Copyright London, March 25. Copra—Firm. South Sea in bags £25 6s. Business limited owing to small offerings. Rabbits—Flat and unchanged. Cotton, T.Sti'/ad per lb. Sheup—Canterbury, light and medium, nominal 4%d; Southland, not quoted; North Islanu, 4y a d, best 'brands 4%d. lAmu: Canterbury, 5%d; Southland, not quoted; North Island, 5y 4 d, 6e;ected 6%d. ' ■ Beef—Fores 3%d, hinds 4%d.

Australian—Sheep: Heavy 3%d, light •3 11-16 d. Lamb: Best brands 4%d, fair quality 4 13-16 d, inferior quality 4%d. Beef: Fores 3%d, hinds 4%d. River Plate—Sheep: Heavy 4d, light i'/gd. Beef: Fores 3 13-16 d, hinds 4 7-16 d. Lamb: 4%d. • Shares—Wailii: Buyers £9 6s 3d. sellers £9 8s 9d. Junctions: Buyers -31s 10U, sellers 33s Id.

DAIRY PRODUCE REPORT. . Messrs E, Griffiths and Co., New Plymouth, are in receipt of the following Jmarket report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated February 11th, 1910: The weather during the early part of <the week was quite warm and unseason-, -able, but yesterday and to-day have been altogether better. Danish: The advances of the last two weeks somewhat checked the demand,' ,and trade at the commencement of the i week was very slow, and buyers therefore looked for a reduction in the quotation yesterday, but thie has not taken > ,place, and at the close of the niarKets! "there was a decided improvement. | French: Trade is exceedingly quiet tin this description, but it suits the shippers, as supplies continue on a vary email scale. Australian: the butter per s.s. Otwaj and Miltiades are to hand this week, and we are pleased to say that the quality I continues to turn out very well, but' the trade opened quietly, and buyers held off as long as possible in the hopes I

of getting on at lower figures, oat •agents have held lirm and 'best butters •have, gradually cleared at last week's quotations. The only 'weakening in the market has been on a few secondary butters, which are not now commanding quite such high values. New Zealand: There is still a llttl# butter left ex s.s. Turakina; certamly not much, but it would have been very much better had they all been cleared, as the Athenic is due to dock to-morrow and her butter should be available in the middle of next we«k. Argentine: The butters are selling steadily at about the same quotation as last week. Cheese.—Canadian: Trade has been steady arid it is possible here and there to make Is more. ' s New Zealand: The position continues to improve, and holders are asking more

money. There is a good trade passing, and there is every prospect of it continuing, as the trade must now look to New Zealand almost entirely for their future supply. • TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, March lath, I held my .•usual sale of above produce. Tfye catalogue comprised 140 Dales aud 340 sacks wool, 6082 sheepskins, 73 and 57 tin* fallow, 1976 calfskins, 2136 ox and oow hides, and the usual assortment of fhorsehair, cowtails, etc. Wool was easier in consequence of the fall reported from London uince my last sale and declined Vid to %d per lb, with the exception of best lines of lambs' wool, which advanced %d to %a. Seedy and stained lines were neglected, as there is, .not much demand for this class at present. I submitted a large catalogue of hides, and one which attracted a full attendance of buyers, with the result that every line met with excellent competition throughout the sale. Both ox and cow hides sold at prices equal to those auling at my last sale. Tallow advanced os to 10s par ton. I quote:— Wool—Medium crossbred, 8d to ■ jcoarse crossbred, 7%d to 7%d; cotted

land stained, fid to 7d; black, 6d. Lambs': Clean bright B%d to S%d, medium 7V 4 d jto Bd, stained 6%d to 7d, seeay 4y 2 d to 3d, bellies 4y 2 d to sd, pieces 3y<;d to 4Vid, locks 2d to 3%d, first dead d'/ 4 d to 6%d, second dead 4%d (so fld, 6kin pioee* iy 4 d to l%d.

[ Sheepskins Coarse crossbred, fullwool, 6%d to 7d, or Bs, 6s 6d, 6s Qd, 7s, 7b 6<l, 8s 3d to 9s each; medium. 7d to 7y 2 d; woolly lambs', 6'/ 2 d to 7Vid, or «2s od, 2s 9d, 3s 2d, 3s fid to 3s 6d <uch; quarter wools, o'/jd to 6d; lambs' pelts, 4 l / 2 d to 4%d; bare pelts, 4y 2 d to 4%d; damaged pelts. Id to 3d; dead, 4%d to fid; farmers' half-wools, damp, Is, I» 6*l. i Is 9d to 2s 3d; pelts, Id, 3d, 4d, 6d 'o ;Is each. Salted lines: Quarter- : 2s 3d. 2s sd, 2s 9d. 2s 10d. 3s, 3s 2d to j 3s fid each; salted pelts, lOd, Is. is I'd, Ik fid to 2s each: salted woolly, •?'!. ris fid to 7s 2d; salted lambs', 2s fid 2s 10d. j3s to 3s 3d each; damaged :jiiarlt>rwools, 9d, lid, Is to Is 9d.

Freezer hides—No heavy ox offering. Medium ox. 7%d to 7%d: litrht ox. Vd to 7%<i; cut ox, fid to 6%d; he*vv cow, 7d to 7y s d; medium, 7d to 7%d: liehi. 7d to 7 x /4d; cut cow, fi%d to fi%d. Butchers' hides: Ox. stout. 7V 3 d to Sd; medium, 7%d to 7%d: light. to 7%; fU t ox. 5%d to 6 1 4 d: superior cow, heavv, 7y s d to 7%d; medium, 7d -to 7y 8 d: light, 7%d to 7%d: cut, 6d to 6%d; ordinary heavv cow, fi%d to 6%d; medium, to B%d: light, fl'/ 2 d to 6%d; heavy stags'. 5 1 /, dto sy»d; light stags. 5%d to 5%d. farmers' cow, heavy, fid to 6%d: light. 5%d to fiy>d; slippv. 4%d to 5%d: dry. 2d to 3d. Yearlings..fid to 7%d: cut 4%d to 5%d; ulippy, 4d to 4%d. Horse hides: Rearr, 8s fid to lOd: light, 7s 0d to 8s 3d. Calfskins —Good. 9%d to 9%d: medium 7%d to 8d: slipnr. 4%d to 8y 2 d; cut. fi%d to 7d: dry, Kid to Is each.

Tallow —Tn casks, best, mixed. 28s to !6s Sd: good. 25s fid to 25s 9d: medium. 23« fid to 24s fid: inferior, 21s fid to 86s 3d. Tn tins: Best, 25s to 25s 6d: medium. 22s Sd to 23s per evt. Hor#*lw.ir. Is to Is 4d ner l'b. Horse tails, Is 2d Mch. Cowtails. Is fid per Am. My »ext sale will be held on April 12.