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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 196, 17 February 1914, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS. l!v (.'able—Press Association—Copyright London, February 15. Sheep—North Island 3%d, best brands 4 fl-lfld.; ewes, 4d. Limbs—North Island, 0 5-lUd, selected brands fi%d. *ew Zealand beef—Forequarters 4<l ; hindquarters -tVid. Australian sheep—Light and heavy :!y;d. ewes 3 13-llid. South American sheep—Light, none offering; heavy 4%d; lambs, first quality .")%d, second quality i*%\; chilled beef, hindquarters, 3d.

Other meats unchanged. Rabbits—Slow and unchanged. Wheat—Steady, quiet and uiudiange'l, Liverpool market.- S7 cents. The wheat and Hour afloat for the t'nitcd Kingdom is 3.205,000 quarters, for the Continent 1,880.000 quarters, Atlantic shipments 388,000 quarters. Pacific 30,00(1 quarters. The total to Kuropc is 1,490.000 quarters, including Australasian 224,000 quarters. Hemp—Quiet; January-March. £26. It libber—Para 3s l'/jd, plantation 2* i;\'.,d, smoked 2s 7d. Copra—Dull and small business doing. South Sea hags, spot £2B 12s Od, three months £2B 15s. Tin plates—Spot 13s fid, three months Us tid. Iron bars, 150s. Angle steel, 112s Od. Cotton—February-March, O.OGd per lb. THE MONEY MARKET. London, February 15. The City of Cliristchurch loan was fully subscribed. The underwriters received 80 per cent, of the South African 4 per cent, loan of £4,000,000 at OS'/o. llWill COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

By Tc'^graph—Press Association. 'Wellington, February Id. Following is the High Commissioner's j market report under date London, Fell- J vimry M (Note: Unless otherwise speci- ) lied,' quotations are average market price on spot) : Meat.—Generally on account of dull trade, holders arc accepting small re(itleiion in prices, with the result tlut there is better demand for mutton and lamb, .\fii.toll,-Xortli Island: p 1 \M> 4%d, ewes 4V A i. , • . . Lamb.—Other than Canterbury %%&. j Beef—The, market k »fcady,; New | Zealand hinds 4 1 /jd, fores 4&. Supplies of American chilled beef are lai'gtf',- with I a pood demand; hinds sd, fores 4%d. ? liutter.—The market is quiet and !■ prices slightly weaker for New Zealand, j and the expected demand has not I materialised. For Danish the market J is quiet, per cwt 120s to 1235. The New 1 Zealand market is quiet at 113s to 11 (is. Australian is in fair demand at I0!)s to 112s. For Sibcrhui there is a fair demand at 110s to 112 a. Cheese—The market is steady and prices well maintained, with fair demand for New Zealand. The market is linn fov Canadian, owing to the short supply. Canadian white 68s to 70s to 725"; New Zealand, white, C3s to 04s, colored fiss to GGs. Hemp.—The Manila market is easier; fair current is per ton £2B. January •to March shipment £2B as. The output from Manila for tffe week was 23,000 bales. The New Zealand market 1 is quiet, with a tendency in favor buyers. The Dominion offering is vcrv small. Good fair £25 10s, fair £23 ss, January to March shipments about 5s more. Sisal —The New York market Is linn at last quotations. Tow—Better demand. The nominal . value for third grade per ton is £lO 15s to £ll, other quotations the same as before. The stock at the end of January was 1530 tons. AVool.—The market remains firm and »i)od business has been dono both in ,tops and yarn. Spinners are much bet- , feer employed. Hops.—The market is weaker and \ slightly lower, though the full supply has increased buying. Knglish per cwt. . 150s to 100s. American 90s to 120s. TAIUXAKI WOOL, SKIN! HIDE AND 1 TALLOW SALE. MR. NEWTON KIX'G'S REPORT. On Tuesday, February 10, 1 held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce, the catalogue comprising 205 bales and 235 Hacks wool, 213!) sheepskins, 18 casks and 30 tins tallow, 013 hides, 421 calfskins, and the usual assortment of hair, tails, etc. The attendance of bny- "'•>« rmnil and competition, with the exception Pf libit fl)?' Seedy' lltiefl Of wool, was keon and spirited. Wool—As shown above, there was a large catalogue. Good olean crossbred lleece was in keen demand and advanced '/id per lb. As is usual at this time of the year, many of the bales, especially lamb's wool, were showing plenty of seed and cotts, badly seedy, and were hard of sale. I sold one bale fleece at 7y 4 d. 3at Bd, 81 at SVid, 78 at B'/»:l, 4at »y 4 d and 4at Od; lambs', 1 at sd. 2 at O'/Ul, 15 at S'/.d, 5 at B%d and 2 at Od. ) Sheepskins —An irregular market. Full-wool and lambs' skins par to ] /,d higher; faulty lines and rough pelts '/ 4 d U> %d lower. Hides—Ox, at par with late rates; cow %d to %d lower; yearlings \U\ to Id lower; farmer's cow y 4 (l ( 0 l'/id lower. Tallow—Market easier. Par to ."a lower. Calfskins—Season just about over; few offering at Id to 2d lower. T quote: Wool—ln bales: Roinncy !)d, crossbred line B%d to Oil, medium S'/,d, coarse 8d to B'/,d, inferior, stained and seedy 7%d to 8d; lambs, good B%d to OJ. medium 8d to S'/,d, inferior Sd to R'/id, seedy 3d to fii/.,d, dead 7d, locks and pieces 4 1 / t d to -I'/od. pieces 4%d to »d, locks -I; sack lots, fleece, moiH/fm crossbred B%d. coarse S'/,d, inferioV Bd, seedy 7d, lambs (good) Od, medium B'/id, inferior and scedv 3d to 7%d. black PJ to (i'/|d, dead . - >% dto 7>/.d. cvutchings .V,i/,il. pieces 4'/ a il to s'/,d. locks and 1 pieces 4'/,d. locks Id (0 -Id.

Sheepskins—Crossbred full-wools, medium T'/'d to 7%d. course 7'/jd, damaged 4%d, r.Vitl to ll'/,(!, dead 4%d, V,U] io .")%d, hoggets I'/.d, lambs (good) 7'/>'l, medium .T/,d, inferior -l'/.d. damaged :!d. !V;.d to ii'/.d, dead 3d; i|U;U'ter-woo'!s. S'/i'l I" « : !:id. inferior s'',.]: pells. lirsU

.">%il. seconds -I-V,<l to .«!'. inferior Id to 2y,.1. .Vail Id to 2>/,d, damaged Id in Mil. : -!:iii |m«t< 11/..1. ft.inj. lines in Tollinv : !':i!Mvools Is ".1. 7s fid In n.-. d:iini> pells 2* llld In .'ls. damaged Is iM: salird full wools. 5s Td. ."»s 8,1. 7s 10.1 to Us: liall'-wools 4s fid. damaged 4s; wooilv jiclls, 2s Dil, 3s, lis 7(1 to 'lis i)d: otliefs. ,kl, Is. Is Id. Is 4(1, Is B<l, Is i)d, Is lOd, 2s. 2s Id, 2s .Id. 2<i -Id. 2s (Id to 2s M; damaged, 7il to lOd; lamlis. Is 3(1, Is <d, 3s 2d, 2s 7il, 3s 9<l to 3»; damaged, Is fid; lambs' pelts, W. ' .

I Hides—Ox, heavy ordinary S%d, medium 8»/ 4 d to B%'d, light Sd to s\/ a <\, <W, heavy stout 8 7 / B d, medium sto.il B%d, medium superior B'/,d, light B%d to H%<\, lienvy ordinary lid, niediiiiii B%d to B%d, liffht B'/ 8 d to B'/ ; d; farmers' cow «'/od to 7'/ ; d, staffs o'/.d to i;d, dry eow Sd, horse hides lis, 7s to Ks (id. ■ Yearlings (ordiuarv) (i'/jd to 7d, damn;*. I lid hides 4%d to B'/ B d.' I Tallow—Best mixed, in casks, £1 fis i 3d to £1 Os Gd, medium .CI 5s (id io I £1 (is; in tins, host lines £1 2s !)d to : £1 3s, medium £1 Is to £1 Is !)d. [ Calfskins—Firsts !l%d. lOd to l()'/.d, seconds Bd, BV 2 d, Dd to U'/ad, slippy o'/.il to 7%d, tut and slippy 5%d, dry (id, 8d to Is each. Horse hair, Is (i'/jd per lb, cow tails Is 7d dozen, hones £5 per ton. f My next sale will be held oh Tuesday. ' March 10. i