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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 285, 25 April 1911, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. i By Cable—Press Association —Copyright 1 London, April 23. I Sheep.—Canterbury unquoted, Southland unchanged; North Island, 2 13-lGd, best brands, 3d; New Zealand ewes, 2 9-1 fid. Limbs Canterbury 4%d, Southland ■1 3-liid, North Island' 3 l-10d, selected brands 4%d. Beef—Fores 2 3-lfld. Australian—Sheep, light 2%d, heavy 2'/,d, ewes 2 9-lfid; lambs, best brands 3%d. South American Sheep, light 3d, heavy 2%d, ewes 2 ] / 3 d; lambs, first quality 3%d, second quality 3%d; beef, frozen fores 2%d," hinds 3%d, chilled hinds 4%d; other meat unchanged. WHEAT AND FLOUR. London, April 23. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,905,000 quarters, for the Continent 3,215,000 quarters, Atlantic shipments 04,000 quarters, Pacific 10,000 quarters; total shipments to Europe 1,315,000 quarters, including the Argentine 21)0,000 quarters, Russian 395,000 quarters, Danubian 117,000 quarters, Indian 57,000 quarters, and Australian 205,000 quarters. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. By TelegTaph.—Press Association. Wellington, Monday. Following is the High Commissioner's cablegram under elate London, April 22: Mutton—The market is dull owing to poor demand. Canterbury 3%d {in small supply), River Plate 2%d (in large supply), being strongly pushed for sale. Lamb—The market is a shade weaker as the result of heavy arrivals and large shipments' are'. expected. The stocks of lamb are accumulating. Canterbury 4%d,' other than Canterbury 4%d, Australian 3%d, River Plate 3%d. Beef—The market is quiet, with a tendency in favpr. of buyers. Supplies of River Plate are heavy. New Zealand hinds 4d,,fores 2%d. Butter—The market remains firm. Choicest New Zealand butter 100s, Australian 102s, Danish 110s, Siberian 102s. Cheese—The market is quieter, but ( we have.a favorable opinion. , New Zealand is at 02s Od; American offerings in moderate quantities at about 00s. Hemp—The market is dull. New Zealand good fair, spot, per ton, £2O, fair grade £l9, Forward shipments are ahoni, the same price. Fair current Manila, spot, £lO, forward, shipments' - £l9 ss. The output from Manila for the week was 2900 bales. Cocksfoot seed —The market is firm, with better demand. 'Bright clean New ' Zealand cocksfoot seed, weighing 171b per bushel. 77s per cwt. Pork, fi'/od per lb (nominal). Eggs—The market is quiet but firm, with moderate supplies going forward. i Italian 7s 9d to 0s per 120, Danish 7s Gd to 0s (id. Hungarian 5s Or to 7s 3d, Russian 5s 9d to fis fld. j Poultry—The market is quiet, but steady. American chickens 8d to 9d per lb, Russian. 7Vi'(l' to,B'/ 2 d, ducklipcs fis to 7<l, turkeys 7d, The market remains Arm.

TAttANAIU WOOL, SKIN, HIDE'AND TALLOW SALES. MR. NEWT.ON KINQ'S REPORT. f On Tuesday, 11th April, I held my usual four weekly sale of above produce, and oll'ered to a good attendance oi buyers a catalogue of 35 bales and 101 sacks of wool, 2823 sheepskins, 20 casks and 40 tins of tallow, 1395 hides, 401 calfskins, and the usual assortment of bones, horse-hair, tails, etc. Wool and sheepskins sold well, at prices equal to those ruling at my last. sale. There was a strong demand for heavy-weight stout ox hides, and these sold at 8y 4 d, 8y 2 d, S%d and o%d. ' Prices realised for heavy-weight eow hides were, equal to late rates, medium and light-weights declined y s d to y 4 d per lb. Best lines ofj tallow advanced 5s per ton. I quote:—] Wool—Medium crossbred 7|4d to 7'/ 2 d, coarse crossbred 6%<1 to 7d, seedy sy,d to 5%d. fine lambs' 7y 4 d to 7Vid,"coarse lambs (!i/,(l to 7d, seedy lambs' 3y,d to I s'/jd, black 5%d to Adj first dead fi'/.d to j 7'/,d, inferior dead it%d to 3d, first pieces 4.'/»d to sd, second pieces 3'/jd to 4%<1, seedy pieces 3d to 3>/id, scoured pieces 7'/,<!, locks 2%d to 3d, dirtv locks Id to 2d. Sheep-kins—Medium crossbred fullwool lid to G'/jd, or (is to 8s Gd each; coarse crossbred sy»d to Od, fine lambs' full-wool 7d to 7y 4 d, coarse lambs' Gd to IP/ s d, half-wool G>/ 4 d to G'/,d, quarterwool s'/ 3 d to (id, pelts 3</ 4 d to 4d, lambs') pelts 3%d -to 4d, damaged full-wool 3d to (id, damaged lambs' 4'/,d to yd, damaged pelts 2d, first dead 3d to s'/.d, inferior dead 2'/,d to 4d. Damp lines as-follows:—Full-wool, 7s to 8s 2d; damp' lambs'. 2s (id, 2s lid,sis, 3.s 3d to 3s fld; black, 3s; half-wool. 3s Id. 3s 4(1, Its' (id, 3s 9d to 4s; quarter-wool, Is Od, 2s Id, 2s 3d to 2.s Od; pelts, (id, 9d, lOd to Is Id. Salted lines: Half-wool, 2s 7d, 2s 10(1, 3s, 3s Id. 3s 3d, 3s (id to 3s 8d; quarterwool. Is (id, Is 9d Is lid, 2s 3d to'2s (id; lambs', 2s 4d. 2s 3d, 2s 10(1 to 3s; pelts, Is 3d to Is Od; lambs' pelts, 9d to Is. Freezer lifdes—Ox, extra stout, B%d to S%d, stout 7%d to S'/sd. heavy 7d to, 7'/.-d. medium o%d to 7d, light (i'/ 4 d to G%d, cut 5%d to 7d, heavy cow Gy 4 d to o%d, medium 6>/ 8 d to' o%d, light fl'/ s d to (i'/.d, cut cow 5%d to 5%d, stags' 4'/.d, 4%d, 4%d to sd. Butcher hides—Ox, extra stout, 9%d, stout 7y.d to 7%d, heavy O'/.d to 7'/|(l. medium «'/,(! to 'li%d, cow, superior heavy O'/.d to (>y B d, superior medium o%d to o%d, superior light (i'/|d to (>%d, ordinary heavy eow flyjd to (I'/l.d, medium 5%d to (iy,d", light (id to OViil, cut 4>/ 3 d to s>/,d, fanners' cow ,->'/„ to (id, stag 4'/ a d to 4%d, slippy 2d to 4'/od, yearlings 5%d to G'/ 3 d, special lines li%d to o%d, slippy yearlings 5%d to 5%d. llor.se hides—Sound 7s to 9s. cut 7s to Bs. Calfskins—First 7'A-d to Bil, seconds 7d to 7'/..d, slippy 3>/,<l to 4%d, cut calf 3%d to 4%d, dry caff Is 7d to 2s. Tallow—ln casks, best mixed 27s to 27s (id. good 2(i.s (id to 2(is 9d, medium 24s 9d to 255; in tins, 255. Horsehair. Is 3d per 11). Cow tails, Is 0d per do/. Bones, £5 per ton. My next sale will be held on May <J.