COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 198, 30 January 1915, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

tp" london markets. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, January 27. Butter is easier all round owing to the weakness of Danish and the arrival of 120,000 boxes. Colonial is weak. Australian choicest is sidling at 13Us to 138s, exceptionally, 140s; New Zealand 140s to 1425. Cheese is very firm, with strong demand. Canadian is quoted nt 88s, and New Zealand at 85s to 80s. London, January 2S. Wool. —The sales arc animated and competition good at full rates for all qualities. Following were the prices obtained for New Zealand clips:—Kaponga, top price, Hid, average 15'/ 2 d; Patuna, Kid and 15'/4d. The Bradford market is exceedingly firm with fair business. Sheepskins.—There was a full attendance and the catalogues were practically cleared. Competition was good. Wheat.—Firm, 3d to 6d dearer, upon 'reports of heavy rains and hail in Argentina. Northern Manitoba FebruaryMarch is quoted at 59s 9d. iFlour. —Firm; Australian, ex store, 42s fid to 43s fid. Barley.—Quiet. Oats. —Firm; Bahia Blanca FebruarvMarch 29s 7%d. Peas. —Firm; Now Zealand maples GOs to 08s. Beans.—Steady; New Zea'and 445. The N.Z.' Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Stratford branch) has 'received the following table from Lon'don: Sheepskins, merinos, fine orossbred, same as last, others y 4 d dearer. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Melbourne. January 29. Wheat, 7s 8d to 7s 9d. Flour, £l6. Barley.—English, as Od to Gs o%d; Cape 4s od to 4s 7d. Oats, 4s 8d to 4s 9d. Maize, 5s 2d. Bran, £9 15. Pollard, £lO 15s. . Potatoes, £3 5s to £4. Onions, £0 to £B. 14 % NAPIER WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Napier, January 29. The wool sales opened this afternoon. Bidding was keen, prices showing another advance. Crossbreds reached 14d, although the quality was not so good as the Wellington offer'ng. Lambs were not so keenly sought after, but the top price was 13d.

The third wool sale of the season was held to-day, when 9653 bales were offered. IThere was a good attendance of buyers, bidding being spirited, and high prices realised. The wool was very dirty, owing to the recent dusty weather, out was in great demand to fill requirements of manufacturers of uniforms for soldiers. Scoured wool brought up to 20y 4 d, and lambs also was in great demand, making up to 14y 2 d. The following comparison shows the prices ruling at this sale and the December sale, the figures for the Jatter being given in parentheses:—Best'halfbred, 9y 4 d to 13% d (lOd to 12y 2 d); medium half-bred (to ll%d); scoured crossbred, 16% dto 15d); fine crossbred, 10 1 /jd to 13y = d (9%d to liy 2 d); medium crossbred, lOd to 13d (9y 2 (i to 10y 2 d); coarse crossbred, 9y 4 d to 13 (8d |o lO'/od); inferior crossbred, 8d to lid* (PM to 8d); pieces, Oftd to ll%d (Od to fld); bellies, 7d to 9%d (64 to 7%d); locks, 5%d to fi'/ 4 d (4d to sy,d); lambs', 7y,d to 141/s.d (lOd to 13d); dead, 8»/,d to l'o%d (B%d to 9d).