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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 119, 7 October 1912, Page 5

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THE WOOL MARKET.. By Cable—-Press Association—Copyright. Jteceived C, 5.5 p.m. London, October 5. Wool.—The following are the prices realised for the llcece portions of the clips named: Murchison, top 23d, average 20% d; Hastings, lo'/od and ll%d; Thistle, 12'/ 3 d and liy B d.

LONDON WOOL SALES.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following 'cablegram from their London house under date October 2:—

Wool sales—Buyers arc operating freely, and America is buying suitable lots of crossbred. As compared with last sales' closing rates, prices arc higher, about par to 5 per cent, for lambs, greasy merino super, scoured merino super and fine crossbred slips; higher by about 5 per cent, for merino, medium and inferior, medium and fine greasy OTOssbrcds, medium crossbred stipes and fine and medium scoured crossbreds; higher by about 7 ! / 2 per cent, to 10 per cent, for crossbred lambs, coarse greasy crossbred, coarse crossbred stipes and coarse scoured crossbred.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wellington, have received cable advice from their London office dated October 2, as follows: — Wool—The sates continue firm, with an upward tendency, except scoured crossbred, for which prices are barely maintained.

Tallow —Mutton, prices unchanged; for other descriptions prices are irregu lar at times, being par to Gd higher High Titres are most in demand.