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Taranaki Daily News, 4 October 1915, Page 2

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LONDON WOOL SALES, ."_, Bjr OaMe—•Pirefiß Association—Copyright. London, Oct. Z. At the wool sales there were sold for home consumption 128,000 bales, for the Continent 7000, and for the United States 15,000. There were held over r>o,ooo bales. The series was marked by strong United States demand for best crossbreds and Russian demand for best merinos. The Yorkshire demand was fitful and erratic, though it became 2iore normal and cheerful towards the close. Best scoured merinos were in strong demand, generally a halfpenny to a penny above July rates; good greasy combings firm and unchanged. Paultier further declined 5 per cent. All flno merinos and crossbreds realised the highest prices of the year. Shabby and faulty declined 5 per cent. Finer scoured were in good demand at par to 5 per cent, decline. Slipes weakened l.il! In per cent, below July rates. During the lust ton day* a strong demand arose, including United Slates. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Melbourne, Oct. 2. Wheat: Nominal. Flour: £l7. Oats: Chilian 3s Id to 3? (Id. Japanese 2s 5Jd. Maize: 4s 9d. Bran: £4. Pollard: £B. Potatoes: £8 10s to til ss. Onions: £0 10s to £5 !•">,<. HOME MARKETS. London, Oct, 1. Wool: Some slipes have recovered a halfpenny, but crossbred lambs declined 15 per cent. Merinos are scarce, and have advanced ."> to 7i per cent. New Zealand clips:—Mesopotamia, top 30(1. average 27Ad: The Lake*, lop 27J, average 27 Id; Kaiapci, top 25d, average 24jd; Waita.i, top l.'id, average 14id: Quiaranea, top 12id, average 11-Jd. Antimony: !)s Ud to 10s. Danish butler is now 198s to 2025. Tallow: tn stock 11,8(15 casks, import? 4501, deliveries 4389. Copper: £73 to £74 2s (id. Supplies 23,028 tons, deliveries 28,7511 tons, in stock 125.15S toils, afloat 3000 tone-, visible 34,100 tons. Tin: 'i; 150 to '1:151 15s. Lead: £25 to £23 ss. Spelter: U7O to £OS. Silver -Jfild. Received Oct. 3, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 2. Wheat and flour afloat.:--United Kingdom 085,000 quarters: Continent 1.74: V 000; Atlantic shipments 000,000; Pacific 5K.000: total |',ir fO'urope 535.000-. Htissia. 40.0O0: other countries 10,000.

Wheat, is .liruV. Chicago ofjU.ii.nt-s HSj cents to ill;; May OSi to !W7,. It is estimated that the American winter wheat crop will be (j4ti million bushels, ami the spring crop 352 million bushels. .Hemp: Quiet and unchanged. Cotton: October-November shipment 1..70 M. ■lute: September-October, : €25 ss. Copra: September-October, i' 22 7s Oil. (■lubber: I'unr 2s 4gd: plantation and smoked 2s -4 Jd. Kabbits are very linn, owing to shortage. New South Wales bliies 24s ikl t<> 25,-. ' Store lambs: North Island 7 13-1 lid, Australian inferior Old. Beet': Argentine i-hilh'd fores lijel, hinds lUd. other meat* are unchanged. Siivcr-: 21! 13-10 d.