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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 80, 13 July 1910, Page 7

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WHEAT AFLOAT. By Cable.—Press Association—Copyright London, July 11. The quantity of wheat and £«ur afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,670,000 quarters for the Continent, 1,040,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments 102,000 quarters. Pacific 15,000 quarters, total shipments to Europe this week 925,000 quarters, including 52,000 quarters from the Argentine, 510,000 quarters from India, and 15,000 quariers from Australasia.

THE SHARE MARKET. London, July 11. Waihi shares, buvers 158s yd, sellers 161s 3d; Junction 41s 3d, and 42s 6d. TARANAKI WOOL; SKIX, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, July 5, I held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce. The catalogue comprised 8 bales and 58 sacks of woo!, 2439 sheepskins. 22 casks and 03 tins tallow, 1324- hides. 284 calfskins, besides the usual assortment of horns, hair, cowtails, etc.

Wool —That which was offered was mostly crutchings, and it met with good competition. Crutchings sold up to (id per lb, the market showing a rise of from y 4 d to y 2 d. Skins sold well at an advance of y 4 d per lb. Hides—Ox, oft a par with last sale. Cow, best lines, well !l:iycd and good conditioned, y 4 d lower. Ordinary lines (particularly in heavies) were in most cases y»d lower, mediums selling slightly better. Damaged and slippy butchers'hides met with poor competition, being up to one penny lower, whilst farmers' damaged and slippy were in little demand and hard of sale. Calf—Very few yet offering, with prices lightly lower. Damaged and slippy were hard to quit, with prices very l«w. Tallow—Best, 10s lower; inferior 20s; lower. I quote: Wool—Best crutchings 5y 2 d to 6d, sec-1 ond crutchings 5d to 5y 4 d, fleece 7y 4 d to 7%d, lambs' 6%d to 7y,d, dead 5y 2 d to 6y 2 d, black 6d, locks 2d to 3y 2 d, skin pieces 2d. Sheepskins—Coarse crossbred 6d to 6y 2 d, or 4s 4d to 7s 6cl each; dead, 4y 4 d to 4y 2 d; damp lines, long wool, ss, 5s 2d, 5s 4d, os 6d, ,5s 9d, 5s lOd, 6s, 6s sd, 6s 8d each; medium wool, 3s 7d, 3s Sd, 3s lOd, 4s, 4s Id, 4s 4d, 4s sd, 4s 8d each; quar-ter-wool 2s 6d, 2s 9d, 2s lOd, 3s, 3s 4d each pelts, Is, Is 4d, Is 6d, Is 9d each; inferior pelts, Id, 2d, 4d to 6d each; dead lambs', 3s. 4d, 6d, 9d to Is; damag--1 ed lines l'Od, Is Id, 2s 2.1, 2s 3d, 2s (id, 2s lOd, 3s, 3s 3d, 3s 7d to 4s each; salted lines, full-wool, 4s lOd, 5s Id, 5s 2d, 5s 6d, 5s Bd, 6s, 6s 2d to 6s 5d each; halfwool 2s 9d, 3s, 3s od, 3s lOd, 4s to 4s 8d each; damaged lines, Is 4d, Is Sd, 2s 2d to 3s each; black 3s each. ; Freezer hides—Ox, heavy stout 6.% d to 7y 4 d, heavy ordinary 6y 4 d to 6%d, medium 6y 4 d to 6y s d, light 6%d to-.G l / s d, cut ox 5d to 5y 4 d; cow, heavy(6d to 6y s d, medium 7d to 7%d, light 6 6 / 8 d to a%a, cut cow 5d to 5 ! / 2 d.

Butcher hides—Superior heavy ox 7y 4 d to 7%d, superior light 7d to 7y 4 d, superior heavy cow 6V4d to 7d, superior medium cow G'/gd to 7V B d, superior liglit (id to G%d, ordinary ox, heavy stout, o]/od0 ] /od to G%d, ordinary heavy ox 5%d to 5%d, medium ox Gd to 6y 4 d, light ox 5y 4 d to 6d, cut ox 4y 2 d to sd; ordinary cow, heavy 5y 4 d to Gd, medium cow Gd to 6y 4 d, light 5y 2 d to Gy 4 d, cut cow 4y>d to 4%d, heavy stag 4%d to 4y 2 d, light stag 3d to 5y 2 d, farmers' cow, medium 5%d to 5%d, light 4y 2 d to 4%d, farmersox 5d to 5 3 / 4 <l, cut cow 3d to 3y s d, slippy cow 2%d to 3y 2 d, yearling 5y 2 d to 5%d, cut yearling l%d to 3y.d, slippy yearling Id to 2y 2 d. Horse hides—Heavy Gs 6d to 7s Gd, light 5s to 6s, cut horse 3s to 3s Gd. Calfskins—Best lines B%d to 9%d. good 7y 2 d to 8y 4 d. dirtv Gy 3 d to o%d, cut 3y 3 d to 4y 2 d, slippy 2d to 3d. Tallow—ln casks, best mixed, 26s to 26s 3d, good 24s fld to 2os Gd, medium 23s Gd to 245, inferior 18s. Horsehair, Is 3d per lb; cowtails, Is 6d per dozen; horns, Gd per 100. My next sale will be held on August 2.