GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 September 1916, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

AMERICAN RAILWAY STRIKE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. New York, September 2-!'. Unionist leaders have ordered SOO,OOO New York unionists of all kinds to strike on the 27th in support of the car men. THE 'SUMATRA REBELS DEFEATED. Amsterdam, September 23. The Sumatra rebels have been defeated with heavy losses near ©jambi. Four of the ringleaders were executed. Y FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA. Melbourne, September 24. The incessant heavy rain during the last two days continues. Some low-lyinj suburbs are flooded. Residents in several houses were rescued in boats. Heavy floods are reported in some country districts. Rain was greatly wanted, and will do an immense amount of good. LENGTHY LITIGATION. ' London, September S3. W. IH. Upjolin concluded a forty-four days' speech in the Globe J Pliocnix gold mining ease. The action concerns the ownership of half-a-million's worth of gold, and lasted 144 days. The legal fight co3t £150,000. Judgment was reserved. I.W.W. QUARTER (RAIDED. - Sydney, September 24. The police raided the headquarters of the Independent Workers of the World and arrested four members, Reeve, Glynn, Larkin and Hamilton, on a charge of treason. They seized a quantity of literature and other effects. TLOOD SUCCEEDS'DROUGHT. Sydney, September 34. The drought ha,, ended at Broken Hill, aud the town is partially flooded. AUSTRALIAN FLOODS, Melbourne, Sept. 25. Rain has teen responsible for flooding the Colonial Ammunition Company's factory. Thirty employees were rescued ii boats. Tho Yarra has men 15 feet. A boy name.i Jl-jnr> Woodward drove, a cart into, a stmt which was 10 feet under water and was drowned. COMMERCIAL LONDON MARKETS, Australian-N.fr Cable Association. London, September 2.1. Wheat.—Tiie market is less depressed. Hemp.—Unchanged. Rubber—Para 3s 2%d per lb, plantation 2s sd, smoked 2s 4%d. Rabbits.—'Demand firm and slowly improving. Mutton.—New Zealand BJd to 9Jd; Australian, B|d; South Lamb.—New Zealand and Australian 10d, South American S'/ 2 d to 9%d. WHEAT AND FLOUR. London, Sept. 24. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,295,000 quarters, and for tiie Continent 3,1G0,000 quarters. At'antie shipments are 006,000 quarters Pacific nil. The total- shipments to Europe are J,375,000 quarters, of which Russia supplies 20,000 quarters, India 158,000 quarters Argentina 106,000 quarters, and Australasia 97,000 quarters LONDON WOOL SALES. Wellington, Yesterday, The following cable has been received from the High Commissioner:— The woo. l sales closed with a good demand for all classes and prospects are favorable. The estimated values of fine of all grades was Is 9d to 2s, medium crossbred* (all grades Is Sd to Is id, coarse crossbreds (all grades) ]s 3d to Is GJd, supcrino merino Is lOd to 2s Id, medium merino Is fid to Is 9d, inferor merino 1 2id to Is od. There were 5500 bales of New Zealand wool held over, TARANAKI WOOL. SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALE. •MB. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At my four-weekly sale of the above on September 19, I submitted the' following catalogue:—Thirty-one bales and OG sacks wool, 1921 sheepskins, 4 casks, 4 boxes and 39 tins tallow, 041 hides, 3583 calfskins. There was the usual attendance of buyers, and all produce was sold under keen competition. Prices for crutching-s hardened by Jd to Jd. Sheepskins sold at record prices for these sales, advancing Id to 2d per lb, 1000 realising from 12d to 12-V a d per lb. Tallow was firm at late rates. Ox hfdes were %d easier and cowhides were par tc V(d per lb advance. Calfskins again hardened '/ 2 dto %d per lb. I quote: Wool.—Crutehings, Hd to fi'/.d: seodv lambs 3d to 9>/->d, locks 4d to sd. lii sacks: Crutehings 9d to fl.y,d, seedy S'/jd Bd, dead B%d to 11 3 / 4 d, fleece Sd to 12y 4 d. ; - Sheepskins—Full-wools, medium 12Jd, coarse 12-Jdito 121 d, light 12-Jd. Farmers' lines: Heavy lli/od to H%d, hoggets Hid to 12 : lrt, lambs lljd to 12</ 4 d, half-wools 9'/ 3 d, dead 9d to 10% d, dead and damaged S%d, dead lambs Od '.o 82d, skin pieces 6Jd to 7id, pelts 2d to 7d, damaged Id to 4d. Damp lines: Heavy 13s to 14s 4d ( light to medium 8d to 12s, lambs Os Oil to 7s 3d.Salted: Heavy 9s Id to 10s 7d, light 4s to fls 7d. Tallow.—ln casks, 29s 3d to 30s; in tins, 21s 3d to 27s 3d. Hides—Ox, heavy 11 >/»d to ll%d, light-10J to'lljdj cow, heavy OJd to 10% d, medium 9%d to 10 a / 4 d, light 10.% d to 10Jd, cut 7id to B'jd, Farmers' lines: Best cow 9£d to 9J, rough SJd to 93d, cut or slippy 5d to 72d, dry 6%d to 7%d, stags 7d'to 7%d; horse, 10s to 13s, cut 6s Od; yearlings, 7d to 9d, cut or slippy o%d to fl%d. Calfskins.—Specials 13d, firsts ll%d to 12d, seconds 9'/ 4 d to 10y B d, meaty !)%d, cut 7%d to 9!,4(1, badly cutUd to od, slippy 7i/,d to 7%d, dry 2s 2d to 2's 9d each, slinks Od each. Bones, £5 5s per ton. Horsehair, Is 2'/ 3 d per- Ify Cowhair, 10' /4 d per lb, Horse tails, Od each. Pigskins, Is each. Cow tail's, Is dozen. My next sale will be held on October 17. > ' '»