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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 391, 17 May 1910, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. London, May 15. Sheep. —Canterbury medium 3 13-16 d, other sorts unchanged; Southland not quoted; North Island 3%d, 'best brands o%d. .Lambs. —Canterbury and Southland unchanged, South Island ordinary 4 15-Uid. Beef—Fores 3 13-16 d, binds 4%d. Australian. Sheep, heavy 3 l-16d, light 3'/4<l; lambs unchanged; beef unchanged. RISE IN BUTTER. Sydney, May 16. The price of butter has been raised an additional six shillings to-day. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, May 10. The High Commissioner cabled the following market report from London on May 14: — i Mutton.—Market looks very weak, with numbers of sellers; Canterbury! 3%d, North Island 3y 2 (L I Lamb.—Market firm, notwithstanding large receipts; average prices Canterbury 5V4d, other than Canterbury sd. Beef—Market active with good de- 1 an&nd;' stocks of New Zealand beef iir hand light; overage prices, hinds 4 3 / g d, fores 3%d. ' Butter.—Market steady, with better demand on account of lower prices; average prices choicest New Zealand to-day 107s, Danish 114s. Cheese. —Market unsettled; ft report has ibeen generally circulated that Canadian supplies will be large; average prices, New Zealand white 575, colored 565.

Hemip.—Market firmer, but irregu-j lar; average prices, New Zealand good fair on spot £23 ss, fair grade £24 ss, j fair current Manila £24 10s; forward shipment, 'New Zealand good fair £25, fair grade £ 24, fair current Manila £23 10s; output for week from Manila 21,000 hales.

Shipments received from River Plate during the months of April:—London, mutton 97,500 carcases, lamb 54,223 carcases; Liverpool, 122,014 and 29,592; Hull. 3000 and 500; Cardiff, 25,407 and 84,315. j TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE ANDJ TALLOW SALE.

MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, May 10, I held my usual sale of above procluce. The catalogue comprised 25 bales and 00 sacks of wool, 2481 sheepskins, 404 calfskins, 26 casks and CO tins of tallow, 1412 hides, including aboiuit 600 from the freezing works, and the usual assortment of cowtails, horse-ihaiir, etc. The attendance was good and competition very animated, the buyers being keen ipr business at prices which were in advance of rates ruling at my last sale.

Wool. —Owing to the firmness of the London sales, I had spirited competition for the wool offering, which consisted chiefly of odd bales of rough heavy conditioned crossbred, and a few bales of lambs'. Prices for were firmer and all lines met witin a strong demand ,s.t an advance, of %d to y 2 d per 11) above late rates. The miirket lor hides was a strong' one and all lots met with excellent competition at an advance of y g d to per lb. Taliow sold well a.t late rates. I quote: — Wool—Medium crossbred 7%d to bu, coarse crossbred 7d to cotted 6V ? d to G%d, hSack o%d, lambs' clean 7%d to ■.<<?, medium ./ 4 d to 7d, seedy lambs' 4y,d to fid. dead a'/j-d 10 5%d, crutcnings 4%d to 3d, pieces 3%<l to 4%d, locks 3d to'3 1 /i>d, skin pieces 2%d to 3d. Sheepskins Coarse crossbred fullwool Gyod to 6%d, or 6s, Gs o'tl, (is o U ; !)d, 7s, Is 7d to 8s Gd each; full-wool lambs 7d to 7Va'l> or 2s lid, <;•s, 3s Cd, 4s, 4.j :kl to iis eac-h: line half-wool 1 to 7%d; coarse ha..-wool GVjd to 7d; shorn lambs' Gd to peits 4y 2 d to sd; iambs' pelts to 4y 2 d; damaged 4y 2 <i to 0,„.., mack 5%d; second, quaiity full-wool s|4d to Gd; half : wool 5d to 5%d; pelts 3d to 4d; lambs' pelts 3d to 3'/»d; damaged 3y g d to 4%' d; dead -«i to 4%: l; damp lines Gs 4d to Gs i)d; damp iialf-wooj 3s 3s Sd, 3s

4s, 4s 3d, 4s s lOd, os Gd; lambs' full-wool 3s 8d 3s lOd, 4s, -±s 4s lid, to 4s lOd : shorn lambs' 2* (ftl, Od, 3s, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; pelts, 6d, i)d, 10a. i Is to Is 3d; damaged lines Is sd, 3*i Id, to 3s 7d; salted iliaLf-wool 2s Sd, 2s 10d, 3s, 3 s Gd, 3s 9d, 3s lid, 4s, 4s 4d; salted lambs' pelts Is 4<l to is Gd; salted, damaged, Is, 3s to 3s 3d. Freezer 'hides —Stout ox 7%d to Bd, heavy 7%d to 7%d, medium 7Viu to 7%d, light 7y B 'd to 7%>d, cut ox Gd to oV s d, heavy cowi 7y 8 d to 7%d, medium 7%d to 7y 4 d, 'light 7d' to 7 1 / 4 d, cut cow Gd to 6y>d. Butchers' hides—Superior stout ox 7ysd to 7%d, ordinary heavy ox 7yid to 7%d, heavy pooa- substance fiyjd to 7ysd, medium 7d 'to 7yid, light G%d to cut ox 5%d to 0- /2 .., superior heavy cow 7%d to 7y 2 d, superior medium 7y s d to 7y.d, .superior light 7%id to 7%d, superior out 6y s d' to 6%d, ordinary heavy cow G%d to 7%d, medium G 5 / S d to 7d, ligttlt G%d' to 6%d, cut cow 5V 2 to G%d, slippy cow 6%kL to 0%, stags 5Y 2 d to s%d,*cut stag 3d to o'/ 8 d; farmers' heavy cow fid to iy,d to 5 1 /»d, yearling G>/ 4 d to 7%d, cut veaaling 3d ito 4%d, dry hides 3d to 3%d, slippy V/n<l to 4%. , ■Horse iliides—sound 7s 9d to 10s Gd, -cut 4s 9d to Gs.

Pigskins—Gd to Is 44 Calfskins —l.iood B}- s d i..- a.

7V4'd to 7%d, oat 4y 4 d to 5%d, slippy 4:1 to sy s d, dry Id to Sd each. Tallow —In casks: Best mixed 27s 3d to 27s Gd, good 2Gs !hl to 275, medium 24s to 25s !kl; in tins: Best*2ss od, 'medium 23s !)d; rough fat 12s Gd per cwt. Horse (hair, Is 3d- per .w.

Cowbails, Is 4d per doz. Mv next sale will he held on June 7.