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Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1915, Page 2

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LONDON WOOL MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house under date 10th inst.:—.Sales closed with market strong. Compared with October 1 merino inferior were 5 to 7 '/• per cent., scoured superior jnedium par to 5 per cent., lambs 5 per cent., scoured crossbred and fine greasy 10 to 15 per cent., slipe 5 to 7% per cent., greasy lambs I l fi to 10 per pent, higher. Sheepskirt combings advanced Id, clothing '/od. Dairy produce: Prospects very favorable for consignments. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT, The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce lias received the following cablegram from the High Commissiner for Now Zealand, dated London, November IS, 1915, in regard to the closing of the colonial wool sales: — The wool sales closed with strong market. and the demand greater than the supply. America and Continent are buying freely. Russian orders for army clothing helped the market. Best wools in small supply. Prospects are favorable; 10,000 bales slipe wools held over. Estimated values: Superior merinos, Is •id to Is 8d; medium merinos, Is Id to Is 4d; inferior merinos, lOd to Is; fine crossbred.?, all grades. Is Od to Is 8d; medium qrossbreds, all grades, Is 4d to Is 7d; c-oarse erossbreds, all grades, Is 2d to Is sd. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. By Telegraph.—Special to Daily News. Auckland, Last Night. Mr. W. B. Colbeck (W. Bewley, local agent) reports the following business on the Stock Exchange:—Bank of New Zealand £l(s 12s, £lO ss; New Zealand Insurance (buyers) £o2s; Talisman 18s, 16s nd; Waihi 37s (3d, 30s Od; Junctions 21a, 19s 6d; Sylvia 7d, sd; Occidentals Is sd, Is 4d; Ross Goldfields (settlers) la 3d.