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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 192, 3 January 1913, Page 7

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NAPIER WOOL SALES. By Telegraph--Press Association. Napier, January 2. ' Catalogues for the wool sale to-mor-j row aggregate 26,717% bales, a record ' for the district, and believed to be a record for the Dominion, the previous best being 'Wellington with 23,000.

TARANAKI WOOL. SKIN. HIDE AND TALLOW SALE. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, December 17, I held my usual four-weekly sale of the above produce, the catalogue comprising 99 bales and 241 sacks of wool, 2(538 sheepskins, 23 casks, 3 kegs and 48 tins of tallow, 723 hides and 4078 jcalfskins, besides the usual assortment of hair, tails, etc.

Wool—Competition for this was very keen and excited, and I have to report a full clearance of all wool catalogued. I disposed of ten bales at O'/UI. Ili at 9'/id, 25 at !)d, 27 at B%d, 3 at B'/,d, and two at S'/j, the top price realised being lO'/od, for merino. Sheepskins—At par to «4d higher, salted pelts particularly selling well, up to 3s each.

TP! .- -Record prices were realised for fx..*, both ox awl cow showing a further advance of I<l to l%d per 11). Cow hides realised up to lOd per lb and ox up to 10 y s d <per lb.

Calfskins showed a further rise of Id to 2d per lb, damaged lines selling as high as 12y s d per lb. Tallow advanced 5s per ton. I quote: Wool—Merino 10% d, fine crossbred OVI to 9%(1, medium crossbred S'/jd to 9d, coarse crossbred Sd to S'/UL inferior <jy»d to 7%d, black fleece 7d to 7 I / t d, lambs B%d, first pieces Od to fi%d. second pieces 4y 2 d to 5%d, scoured pieces lUd, crutciiings n%d, (id. fi'/jd to (>%d, dead 7d, 7 1 / 4 d, 7V>d to Sd, inferior dead 4%d to ad, locks 3%d, 4d, 4 1 / 2 d to sd, skin pieces 2d to 2%d. Shee,pskins —Medium crossbred to By s d, coarse crossbred T/>d to Sd, or 7s to 10s each; inferior crossbred ■6 , /« d to 7y 4 d. 1 juntos Gd. C 1 to o%d, dead aVid, 5%d, Gd to Gy 2 d, damaged sd, 5y 2 d to G'/gd, dead and damaged 4%d to sd. Damp lines: Heavy wool 8s lOd to 9s 3d, full wool 7s Gd, 7s lOd, Bs, Ss 4d to 8s Gd, dead 3s Gd, 3s 9d, 4s to 4s 3d, lambs Is 9d, 2s, 2s Gd to 2s 9d, damaged 3s Sd to as 7d, pelts Is, Is 3d, Is sd, Is Sd to Is lOd, inferior pelts 3d, sd, Gd to lOd, damaged .pelts 2d, 4d, sd, Od to Is. Salted lines: Full wool Gs Gd, Gs 30d. is, 7s 2d to 7s lOd, lambs 2s. 2s 4d, 2s Gd, inferior lambs Is to Is Gd, pelts (best lines) 2s 2d, 2s 3d, 2s Gd, 2 S Sd, 2s lOd, 2s lid to 3s, (inferior pelts 4d, ad, 9d, lOd, Is to Is li!. damaged pelts Id to Is. Hides —Ox stout 9%d, 9%d, lOd to 10'/sd. or up,to Gls each; medium 9%d to 9%d, superior medium 9%d to lOd, light 9d to OJ/id, cut ox Sd to Sy>d, cow superior heavy 9%d to 9%d, or up to 43s Gd. each; superior medium 9%d to liid, superior light 9'/;d to !)%d, ordinary. 'heavy 9 1 /jd to o%d, medium 9y s d b'-9y.d, light 9d to 0 1 / B d, cut cow Sd to S%,d; farmers' cow, heavy 6'/gd to Bd. medium and light 7y ( d to Sy t d. cut cow 5d to 7V!id, slippy od, 5%d, 5%d, Gd, 7d, 7y 4 d to ,7%d, stags sd, 5 1 / 2 d, Gd, G%d to 7d, yeiirlings 9d to lOd, cut yearlings 7d to Sd, slippy 4d,' 4%d, od, Gd to 7M>d. HoTsfc 'hides: Heavy 12s 6d, medium 9s to 9s (id, cut horse Gs to 8s each.

Calfskins—Special ■ lines 14?/jd. 14% d to 15d, firsts 12i/„d. 13d, 13y s d. 13'/ 4 d to 14d, seconds liy 2 d, ll%d, 12d to 12V 4 d, fleshy OMjdy lOd to lid, dirty Bd, S'/id.'S'/sd to OVgd, small 6%d to 7d, first 4 di, lOy.d, 10% d, lid, uyui to 12d : , second cut ' 7y»d, Bd, B%d to. Od, badly cut (id to 7d, slippy 3y»d sd, 7d, ty 4 d, 8d to B%d, dry Od, 7d, Is to 2s 4d each. ; Tallow--Best mixed', in .casks. 20s 3d to 20s !)d, medium 23s fid to 2.15; in tins, good 25s to 25s Od, medium 24s to 24s 3d. mixed 21s to 21s Od. : Hoi-sr- hair. ■]* to 2s per lb. : Cow hair. ]o'/.d ; pcr 11). Cow tails, Is Gy,d per doz, ■Pig skins, fid each. ' My next sale will be held on January 14. ' •

LONDON DA.IRY PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs" E. Griffiths and Co. are in receipt of the following market report from their London principals. Messrs ■Mills and Sparrow, -dated November 22, 191.21 — - BUTTER. Trade continues very dull, -and -prices are again lower, with the exception of Danish,. which has been raised one kroner, -to include the over-price which is paid for a few special dairies. The weather has turned very-mild again, and the country districts 'have a good supply of local butter. •Danish: The ([notation is one kroner higher, -and tjiere.lins .been quite a fadr tra'de passing. - .Supplies are good, and to show an hicrofisc during the,'-next, few. monitihs over last year. , Siberian: The quantity to hand tiiis week is again small, only about 4000 casks, n.nd there is very little demand, while the butters in store are entirely ineglected.: • - : - • -iWcli: • Prices are unchanged, and ithere'.-is! still, a. large supply, imports novy being as large, as at any time during the year.

Irish: Although supplies are still good, trade is. very,-dull, the quality of the butter just now being not very good. Australian; Although arrivals this week have be.en slightly less than last, there has been no improvement in the trade, and prices have again fallen. There are quite a number of reasons put forward for this, among them being that the i color of the butter is so high tlmt traders dare not put it on tha counter in place of Danish, and therefore will only buy at a price that will enable them'to retail it under Danish. It is a fact just- now that the color is very high indeed, and in some parts of the, country the butter would be almost unsaleable, and unfortunately just at the moment the quality is not too good, but i)o doubt the next few boats will ' bring' abbu-t an improvement in tuis respect.'as we think that with larger quantities the demand must expand, and we therefore think that there are prospects of a better time in store in the near future. We are pleased to hear of the good rains whic'h have fallen in AusI trali.i this week, and we hope that taese will have the effect of increasing the shipments, as no doubt the larger the quantity is, the better position will the butter occupy. New Zealand—Although the Corinthic was late, the Turakina had hardly been cleared out of the way when the Corin-. thic.'s butters were on. the market. This butter lias also shared in thp slow trade, and at the close, of "the market prices arc conskleraljly easier, and nothing like a clearance has been effected. Argentine: This butter has been on offer at very low prices during the week and -the prices have attracted a fair amount, of business, and wo should think that arivals are fairly well cleared. CHEESE. \ With the -arrival of the Corinthic, it was thought that some little interest would be roused in New Zealand cheese, but buyers seem to have sufficient. Cana- ' dian for the time being, and are there- \ fore delaying buying as long as possible, in lie- holies of getting in at lower prices-. The quality of the Corinthie's cheese is excellent, and we do not think ' we have seen liuer goods at this tiiw of the year.