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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 200, 21 February 1912, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, February 19. ■hare Quotations.—Waihi, 41s 3d to 43s 9d; Junction, 26s 6d to 27s 6d. Professor Licht estimates that the production of beet sugar has so far decreased 1,622,000 tons, and that this season will show a decrease of 1,844,000 tons. Silver, 27 5-16 d. DUNEDIN WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Tuesday. The third of the wool sales is to be held to-morrow. It is expected that the prices will be a shade easier than those at the second sale. Commercial men believe that the almost universal industrial unrest will have a prejudicial effect on the demand. TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, the 13th inst,, I held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce. There was a goad attendance of buyer* and competition throughout was very keen for all lines. The catalogue comprised 173 bales and 339 sacks wool, 3078 sheepskins, 29 casks, 3 kegs and 89 tins tallow, 793 hides and 1034 calfskins, besides the usual quantity of hair, tails, bones, etc. j Wool—Fleece that came forward most-, I ly consisted of coarser and rougher sorts than offered at my previous sale. Prices, I however, were well maintained, and were ; at par with those ruling at the previous ! offering. Lambs' wool was in keen de- | mand at an advance of V 2 d per lb. | Skins—Very few full-wools now,offer- ! ing, and as a consequence they were y 2 d higher. All other lines, including pelts and lambs, sold exceedingly well at pricei according to amount of wool on the skins.

Hides—No particularly good stout ox offering. Other lines were, however, up to %d pe; lb. Cow hides met with excellent competition, superior Tines being %d and ordinary %d per lb higher. One line of cow realised 7%d per lb, equal to £2 2s 8d per hide. Tallow—A large offering, prices declining 5b per ton.

Calfskins—Small offering, all lines selling exceedingly well. Special lines sold up to 12y 8 d per lb. I quote: Wool—Fine crossbred 8d to fci4d, medium crossbred 7y 2 d to Bd. eoarse crossbred 7d to 7%<i, dotted and stained «%* to 7d, seedy Mto 6y 2 d, black fleece 5y 2 d, fine lambs' Bd, B%'d to 8y 2 d, medium 7%d to 7%d, coarse lambs' to 7d, seedy lambs' 5y 2 d to black lambs' 5%d"; first dead 7d to 7y 4 d, second dead 6y 4 d to <s%d, inferior dead 5y 2 d to 6d, crutehings 4y 2 d to 4%d, pieces 3d to 4y 3 d, bellies 4%d to sd, locks 2y 2 d to B%d, dirty locks Id to 2d, skin pieces 3d. Sheepskins—Medium crossbred 7d to 7y 4 d, coarse crossbred 6y 4 d to «y»d, inferior 5%d to <sd, dead 4%d to"sy 4 d, lambs' 6d to 6y 2 d, second lambs' 5y 4 d to 6%d, inferior 4d to 4y 2 d, damaged 3%d, 4y 4 d, 4>/ 2 d to 5%d, quarter-wool 4%d to 5y 4 d, pelts 4y 4 d to 4%d, second pelts 3d to 3y 2 d, inferior y 2 d to Id, damaged pelts %d.

Damp lines—Pelts 9d, 10d, Is, Is Id, Is 4d to la 9d;' inferior, Id, 2d, 3d to «d; quarter-wool, Is <sd, Is lOd, 2s to 2s 6d; lambs, Is lOd, 2s, 2s sd, 2s lOd to 3s 9d; full-wool, <ss 6d, 7s to 7s 7d; hoggets, 4s, 4s 4d to 5s 3d.

Salted lines—Limbs Is lid, 2s, 2« 2d, 2s 6d to 2s lid; second lambs', Is 3d, Is 5d to Is 8d; pelts, best lines, 2s, 2s 2d, 2s 5d to 2s lOd; second pelts, Is 3d, Is fld, Is Bd, Is 9d to Is lid; inferior, Id, 2d, 3d to <3d; damaged pelts, Id to Is; full-wool, 5s 7d to 6s.

Hides—Butchers' stout ox 7y a d to 7%d, heavy 7%d to 7%d, medium 6%d to 7dj light 6%d to 7d; superior cow, heavy 7%d, 7y 2 d, 7%d to 7%d, medium 7»/ 8 d to 7y 4 d, light 7d to 7%d, superior cut 6y 4 d, fiy 2 d to 6%d, ordinary heavv cow 6%d to 7d, medium (S'/ 2 d to 7d, light G%d to 7d, cut cow 6y 4 d to 5%d; farmers' cow, 5y 4 d, 5y 2 d, 5%d, «d to >0y 2 d, slippy Id, 2d, 3d, 4d, 4y 2 d to 5%; dry hides, 5y,&, Od, flftd to 7%; stags 5%d to 5y 2 d, yearlings C%d, 7d, 7>/ B d. 7%d, 7%d to Bd, slippy 4d, 4y 4 d to 4%d, cut yearlings od to 5%d, dry 2d to 2%d. Horse hides—Heavy 10s Od, medium 7s to Bs.

Tallow—Bast mixed (in caaks) 25s 6d to 25s 9d, medium 24s Od to 255, inferior 23s Od to 24a; in tins, best lines 25s to 25s 3d, medium 24s Od, inferior 21s to 22s 6d.

Calfskins—Special lines lid, to 12y B d, firsts ()'/,,1. 9%d. ]0y s d to 10% d, seconds 9%d to !l%d, dirtv V/-A to By a d, firt cut fid to R-y,,1, second cut 6y t d to 7%d, slippy wl. lid, ■G'/.d, G%d, 7d, 7V s d to Bd. dry Id to 2d each. Horsehair, Od to Is Od per lb. Cow tails, Is 5d per doz. My next sale will be hold on March 14.