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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 294, 15 May 1914, Page 3

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LONDON WOOL MARKETS. f . By Cable—Press Association—Copyright 1 London, May 13. , Wool.—At the sales the Continental 1 demand was slack, and American de- - mand wy dull, owing, to the Mexican 3 trouble. ' Later. Competition was well maintained for ) all sort*, t ' NEW PLYMOUTH WOOL, HIDE SHEEPSKIN & TALIX3W SALES. ' L. A. NOLAN A CO.'S REPORT. , Wc sold our monthly catalogue on i Tuesday, 6th inst. We offered our -usual entry to the usual competition. Hides—These showed a drop up to %d per lb compared with the extreme j values obtained last month. i Sheepskins— All classes were keenly i competed for and sold at quite as good,; if not a little better, prices than last month. Wool—A very small offering sold at; late rates. Tallow sold at a decline of 5s per ton on last month's rates. We quote: Hides—Ox, very heavy stout B%d', medium stout 9%d, heavy ordinary B%d to 9d, medium light 9144 light B%d. Cow, extra heavy B%d, heavy B%d to B%d, medium B%d, light B%d to cut light 8 ] / 2 d, heavy B>/ a d; settlers', sound y..d to Id per lb less, according to get up; part dry «y s d, slippy 6%d to 6%d; bulls, light special 7%d, light ordinary 6%d to 6%d, medium 6%d, heavy horses, light 8s to 9r, cut 6s 3d to to 6d; yearlings, light B%d, heavy Bd, part dry 6y 3 d; calves, sound light 10y 2 d, heavy 10% d, slippy B%d, 1 dry 8d each. Sheepskins Dry, butchers' lambs woolly 7>/ 2 d to 8y 2 d, shorn 7%d, damaged 4%d, half-wools 7d to 7'/ a d, beat lines Bd, damaged 5y 4 d to 7d, damp lines ' 4s 5d to 8s 4d, settlers' dry "iambs 7%d, half-wools 7d to 7y,d, quarter-wools 5y 4 d to fi'/jd, dtftnaged Od. In the majority of cases pelts of settlers' lines were more or less damaged; damp 2s od to 4s sd; salted, lam'bs, shorn. Is 5d to Is 9d, woolly 5s Bd, settlers 3s, half- : wools 4s Id to 5s lid, damaged 3s 8d black 3s 6d, long-wool skins 12s 3d. ' Wool—Bales: Lambs, seedy 8y 4 d, mixed fleece S%d. Bags: Matted 7%d, coarse ordinary B'/ 4 d to B%d, lambs 8y s d, seedy and stained G%d .to 7y&d dead 6y s d, pieces 4y 4 d to 3d. ' Tallow—Casks: Inferior 24s 3d, medium 26s to 275; tins, 23s Oil. Sundries—Horsehair, medium, Is sd--1 tails, Is fl'/j,a. [ Our next sale will be held on ,Tune 2.

LOCAL, MARKETS. SELLING PRICES. GROCERIES. 8. d. Flour— MOlbs • • 1U 94 to 12s 3d. f, SOlbs 6s 3d to 6a 6d. J Sugar— ' No. la. per bag .. 9 9 < ffo. 2 '.'. ...• 9 e GRAIN. ETC. 1 Data— r > { Cartons, per bushel 2 9 Duns 3 0 Crushed __ 3 <j , Barley— " I Cape 4 0 , English 4 (j Crushed beans 5 0 Pollard, per 1001b, 8s; 2M lb .. 15 0 Bran, per 1801b bag 10 fl Wheat, fowl, per bushel 4 9 Maize 6 0 j DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. I ButterFactory x 3 1 Beat Separator 1 1 { Seconds 1 0 I D-iiiy 01« j Cheese 0 9 I ' Eggs 2 4 Bacon (rashers) 1 0 Hams 10d to 0 11% 1 Rashers 1 0 Milk (quart) 0 i VEGETABLES. B Cauliflowers 6d to la. Carrots 2d bunch Turnips 2d bunch Parsnips 2d bunch Leeks 3d bunch BRUIT. Oranges _ .. 1/ t» 1/6 ioz. -Apples '.: 3d to fid Ui Passion fruit 4d per doz. Grapes i/g ft Quinces ..-• l%d lb 1 Lemons 1/fi to 2/- doz. Bananas '.'..... 3d lb n; Twnwtoea (jd lb w Jam melons Id lb n BUYING PRICES. ». d. Factory butter— u ' Rolled 1 iy 2 Best separator, reg'd dairies.. 011 >tl Farmers' separator 0 10 Dairy 0 30 Eggs 2 0 I 1 Bacon 0 9 ILuas 91/jjd to 0 U m Fungus 0 3