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Taranaki Daily News, 26 November 1915, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. I By Cable.—Press Association—Copyright! London, Nov. 24, Tallow advanced another 3a. There were 976 eases offered and 872 sold. Mutton, Hue 52 Us, medium 50s; beef, tine old tid, medium 50s. There was an excited demand. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. Sydney, Nov. 24. Wool.—Greasy merino hoggets sold at 20d, a record price. AMERICAN WHEAT. London, Nov. 24. Wheat. Chieago-Deeember options 102% to 104 cents; May options 107% to 106y 2 cents. AUCKLAND WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Nov. 25. At the wool sales 9000 bales were offered and bidding was very keen, especially by Americans. In the forenoon sales crossbreds sold firmly at bids ranging from 13d, l4d, 15d to IGd. One lot of fine crossbred brought 18y 2 d. Fine half-breds sold at a par with southern rates, the extreme being 18% d. Fine scoured merino brought 20 1 / id. A bale sold for the Patriotic Fund realised £HH«. NEW PLYMOUTH WOOL, HIDE, SKIN, AND TALLOW SALES. Messrs L. A. Nolan and Co. report:— On Tuesday last, Nov. 23, we held our first sale of the season's wool in conjunction with our hide, sheepskin, and tallow sale. Wool was not so fully represented as usual on account of delayed shearing owing to recent wet weather. Of the 45 bales of wool catalogued 44 were sold as follows:—One bale at 14Jd, 29 at Is 2d, 8 at 13Jd, 2 at 13d, 1 at 12id, 1 at Is, one bale crutchings at Bd. Sheepskins, owing to American inquiry, advanced sharply from Id to 1-Jd per lb. Hides sold at about last month's rates. Calfskins were slightly easier. Tallow sold at an advance of 15s per ton. We quote:— Wool.—Bales: Down 14fd, medium crossbred 13Jd to 14d, coarse crossbred 13d to 13id, dingy )2Jd to 13d, matted Is, crutchings Bd. Bags: Down Is 2d, medium crossbred 13jid, coarse 12 Id, matted Is, dingy hoggets' 12Sd, black Old, locks and pieces 5Sd to 7Jd, dead 9d. Sheepskins.—Butchers' medium crossbred lljd to lljd, coarse lOd, IOJd, 10|d, 1 Ud, lambs' 7Jd, damaged 5Jd, settlers'! fine 10id. medium IOJd. coarse second pelts !Hd. half-wool inferior Sd. damaged 7ijd. second hoggets fljd, dead 8d to 9jd, pelts inferior .id, damp butchers' (is i)d, 7s 3d, 9s, Us, damaged 5s Id, settlers' 5s Id to fis 6d, black 4s. Salted: Butchers' pelts Is 4d, Is lid, 2s sd, 2s (Id, lambs' 2s Cd, full wools 7s 7d, Bs, Us Bd, 11b, farmers' 4s lOd, ss, 6s 2d, damaged 3s Gd. Hides.—Ox butchers' cvlrsi light Sjd, I light Oijd, Old, 0-jd. medium 9Jd, lOd. lnijd, IOSd, heavv 10; d. heavv stout KHd, eut B}d, cow light Sjd, 82d. SM, medium Sid' to B*d, heavy Sid to BJ-, extra heavy B}d, cut 7M to 7?d, hulls light 5Jd to 5Jd, medium 53d, heavy 53d to Sjd. Settlers' cow heavv 7Jd, .light fi-Jd to 74d, extra light dirty •id to Sjd, slippy sd, cut GJd, bull dirty s|d. worker sj)d, ox S.?d to 9}d, horses' sound Ss (id, fls, 10s, cut 4s to 5s 6d, yearlings' 73d, 7-Jd, fljd, slippy fid, calfskins light fid, medium 9d to Ojd, inferior HJd, heavy flAd, cut 7d to 7gd, slippv 5Jd, slinks nd each, dry !ld each. Tallow.—Casks 23s (id, 24s 3d, 24s 9d, tins 20s (id to 245. Sundries.—Cow tails Is Id, horse tails fid, horsehair tail Is 4Jd, mane 9rt to Is. Mohair 4d. Our next sale will be on December 14. LOCAL MARKETS. NEW PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER 25. RETAIL PRICES. DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. r s. d. /ButterFactory .-.....-. 1 6 Best Separator ...- -.-.- 1 3 Seconds 1 2 Egg* ....... 1 2 Lard ■.-... 0 11 Hams -.-.-•>•...-...-.... 0 9 Rashers bacon 1 0 Rashers ham 1 2 Milk (quart) ....- 0 4 FRUIT. Oranges 3s doz. Bananas 4d lb Pears 6d lb Walnuts Is lb Apples Cd to 8d lb Tomatoes Is 3d lb Lemons .-.,,- la 6d and 2s doz. Cocoanuts 3d to Gd Rhubarb .- fld bundle Gooseberries 4d lb Cucumbers 9d to Is 3d VEGETABLES. Cauliflowers 4d, 6d and lfjd Cabbage 3d and 4d Carrots 2d per bunch Turnips 2d per bunch Potatoes (old) Slbs Is Potatoes (new) albs Is Green peas 2s peck BUYING PRICES. ButterFactory 1 4 Best separator regist'd dairies 1 1 Farmers' separator 1 0 Rolled 1 1 Eggs 1 0 Fungus 0 6