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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 40, 8 July 1914, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS'. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, July fi. Silver, 23%<l piT ounce. •Share quotations. Junction 2-Gs aad 2<a, 'Talisman life (id and 3os.

ARGENTINE II HAT SI lIPMENTS.

■ London, July il. River Plate siiipuients' during were: —.Mutton 185.000 carcase-, lamb i 11,500 carcases, frozen beef (ii),7.>v chilled 308,5011.

TARAXAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND

TALLOW SALES.

-VIK NEWTON KINO'S RUPOIiT. On Tuesday, 30th June, I held my four-weekly sale, of above produce, the catalogue comprising !) bales and 3(i sacks wool, 027 hides, 125 calfskins. 1750 sheepskins, 7 casks, and 60 tins tallow, and the usual assortment of horns, hair, bones, tails, etc. There was a good at tendance of buyers and competition was very spirited throughout.

, Wool.—Small offering. Finn at late rates.

Sheepskins.—These" .met with spirited competition, and showed an advance of y 4 d to %d all round.

Hides. —Light hides were at par. Heavy hardly maintaining late rates. Farmers' light advanced Vsd to y;d per lb.

Tallow.—This again showed a decline of 10s per ton, owing to oversea reports being unfavorable. Calfskins—Advanced to l%d per lb. N I quote:— Wool.—Fleece in bales, B%d to B'/od, in sacks 7%d, lambs Sy t d to S'/od, black 7%d, dead <>d to Bd, crutchings in bales o%d to 7d, in sacks G%d to 7 ] /.d, locks 4%<L

Sheepskins.—Full wools 7%d to Bd, % wools (best) B%d, other 7y>d, y>wools 7y»d to Bd, fine B%d, %-wools (id to 7%d, damaged 4y>d to 6d, inferior 4 1 /4<l, hoggetts 7%d, dead >G%d, lambs 7%d to B J /id, pelts (inferior) 2y 2 d to 3d, damaged pelts li'/od to 2d, dead and damaged skins 4%d to 5%d, skin pieces 3Vid, damp lines, %-wools 5s (id to 7s 4d, %-wools 4s Gd to 5s sd, %-waols 2s liOd to 4s 3d, lambs 2s 3d to -Is 2d, 4s dd to 5s 3d, %-wools 2s 10d to 4s, damaged 3s 2d, dead 3s Dd, dead lambs lOd to Is. Tallow.—Best mixed in casks £1 4s 9d, medium £1 3s 9d to £1 4s 3d, in tins £l' 0s 3d to £1 3s.

Hides.—Ox 6tout Od to 9 1 / B d, heavy B%d to B%d, medium to 8 5 / B d, heavy 8d to s'/id, light 8%, ordinary butchers 7%d to B%d, medium S J / 8 d to 8 1 / 4 d, cats f'/jd to 7%d, farmer's cows (best lines) Bd, others 6d to 7%d, stags 5%d to {i'/Sadi horse light 8s to 9s 'id, cuts 5s to 7s eow slippy and cut (iV]4 to J.%d, dry 7 1 / ) d, yearlings best 8%! to 1)d, others 7%d to S'/id. cut and slippy 5d to (V a d. Calfskin's.—firsts ll%d to Is. seconds 9%d to lfl'/sd, cut 7d. Horsehair. —Is 7'/>d per lb. cowtails Is 7%d per doz., liotsc tails (id cacfli, goatskins 2s Od each, horns Is 6d to 5s per hundred, bones .£5 per ton. , My next sale will be held on Tuesday. July 28.

W. M. BAYLY AND CO'S REPORT. On Tuesday, 30th June, we held our monthly sale of the above produce, our catalogue comprising a fair quantity of wool, hid'es, tallow and sheepskins. There was a good attendance of buyers and competition was keen. We i|uote: Wool.— Fleece B'/»d, lambs S'/.d, crutchings in bags B%d. Sheepskins.—Butchers' %-wools damp 4s 2d each, %-wools damp ss, salted '/•>- wools 5s 3d, settlers' full-wools 7'/ ; d per lb, Vl>-wools 7%d per lb.

L Hides. —Butchers' medium cow un,'washed 7%d per lb., lieavy 7%d per lb., .stout B%d per lb., medium cow washed ,'B%d per lb., settlers' cow Sd per Hi. Calfskins.—l IJ/i>dl J /i>d per lb. Tallow. —Tn tins. 21s !)d per cwt.

Our next sale will he held on Tuesday. ■2Bth July. when, we expect to have an 'increased entry.

' All produce consigned to us will re ceive special attention.