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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 19, 10 June 1914, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. liy Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, June H. Silver, 2IM per ounce: ■Sha.re quotations.—Wni.hi 2o* and 2lis. TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN AND TALLOW SALES. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, the 2nd inst., I held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce, the catalogue comprising 4 bales and 40 sacks of wool, 1829 sheepskins, 7 casks, 1 drum and 57 tins tallow, 015 hides, and H'l calfskins, with the usual assortment of hair, tails, etc. There was a fair attendance of buyers, but competition was a little quieter. Wool.—Very little now offering. Firm at late rates. Sheepskins.—Prices slightly easier, the skins not being up to the usual quality offering. Hides.—These showed a further decline of about '/id all round. . Tallow.—ln sympathy with the decline in other centres, prices were lower up to 30s per ton. I quote:— Wool.—Crossbred fine 9d, coarse 8y 4 d to S%d, seedy Gd to 8 1 / 4 d, lambs -B%d seedy 8y t d to 8y a d, black 6y 3 d to VA, dead to 7%d, pieces sd, seedy pieces locks 4d. Sheepskins.—Crossbred full wools inferior and heavy <j%d to 7 ] / 2 d, damaged Gd to <s%d, dead 4%d, %-w'ools firsts 8d to B%d, inferior G%d to 7y 4 d, %-wools firsts 7Vid, inferior Gd to 6y»d, damaged / 5d to S'/Sd, dead 5%d to 5%d, y,- wools best lines 7d, inferior 4y 4 d to 5 1 / 2 d, pelts 4d to sd, damaged 2d to 2%' d, dead 2d to 3y 4 d, hoggets Bd, lambs good 8y 4 d, medium and inferior Gd to 7y 4 d, damaged 3d to 7d, dead 3d, lamb pelts 5%d, skins pieces 3%d. Damp lines as follows: Full wools 10s 3d to lis Gd, %-wools to 4s lOd, ss, 5s 3d, 5s 4xl, 5s Gd, 5s 7d, Ss 3d Gs Id. damaged 4s 2d to 4s Bd, %-wools 3s 7d, 4s Gd, 4s 7d to 4s lOd, damaged 2s lOd, dead 3s Gil 1 , y t -wools* 3s2d to 3s l)d, dead Is Od, pelts Is lOd to 2s 3d, lambs ,2s lOd, dead 3s Gd, y 4 -wools 3s 2d to 3s od, l 5s sd, 5s Gd, 5s 7d, 5s Bd, to 5s 9d, %- | wools* 3s 3d, 4s, 4s 8d to ss, y 4 -wools , Is Ud, 2s sd, 2s Gd to 3s 3d, pelts 7d, Od I to 3s 2d, damaged skins (id, od, 3s Id to ! 3s (id, dead Is 4d, lambs Is Od, 2s 3d, 2s Sd.to 4s Od, damaged Is Bd, dead'Bd to Is. Hides—Ox heavy ordinary G%d (staggy), SVJ.iI to o%d, medium B%d to B%d, lights By,d to B%d, cow heavy superior B%d, medium superior B%'d to B%d, light ftiperior S'/Jd, heavy ordinary S'/od to B%d, medium Sd to S'/Ul, lights Sd to Sy 4 , farmers' cow 7%d "to 7%d, ox riV,d, stags 4%d, 5%d to (id, horse hides 8s fid to 12s eaeli, cut 7s Gd to 10s Gd. dry hides 4%d to (iy B <l, cut ox and cow 4%d to 7%d, yearlings extra good lines B%d to !l'/,d, medium I tn B%d. inferior (id, cut and slippy 4d to joy-cl. Tallow.—Rest mixed in casks £1 5s 3d to tl 5s (id. medium £1 -Is; in tins best lines £1 Is !)d, medium 10s Gd lo £1 lis 3d, sack fat Ills (id. Calfskins.—First Hiy.d to 10% d, seconds !ld lo !!'/ s d, part dry ()i/ s d, dry 3d to Is Sd each, cut si nil slippy 2d til 4 1 /.d. slinks 3d each. Horse hair Is "7<l per lb.: cow tails Is 7d per dozen: pigskins (Id each; goatskins 2s (Id each, bones .05 per ton. BANK OF Nd.-,W SOUTH WALKS. The balance sheet of the Ham< of New South Wale- lor the -litilf-vear ended March 31, submitted t. the meeting of shareholders'in Sydney on May ■2O. appear*'this morning in our Ir.i-.i- . ii"?.-i columns.. According tn -the spce;i'.i of the chairman at the maetiiix. Hie | viiculation ;li.:s"been rednccl during the year by about £22.0i1'::). this being dif to the rotirenvma of ■v.mu £lii.o-i)0 of the old Australian issue, end a sliebt: casual contraction of Ul' New Zealand i-«ue. The deposits shew the large, increase of f2.1 S5 (Ma. which is vcv evenly sprea'il over the whole Australasian bueiness. The coin .bullion mid cas.li balances, nearly .the whole of i wlKich are tisset (, show an in.'reu-v» of ■nearly f2,00(f-;0lj0. The money at short call in- London is £-?3.'i.(li'l'l h'ig'.irr th-n at Marcb. 1013. this being caiiscl be the in "o ranid maturity of the season's woo! biP.s. The aw'-a-le of the ip.mediately liquid assets is £24.215.(1'"). an intra-V Of £2.080.(W0 on ti':l- vc". The figures for bills disrtumted', loan*, and advance, which practically represent, the banding business in Au-trala-i-ia. slarnl- at £21280,-100, a de-.-iT-r-o of ja. little oyer £130.000 Op the year. The ) position all round is highly v ..itisl'ac(':.rv: