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Taranaki Daily News, 29 September 1916, Page 2

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BASK OF AUSTRALASIA (United Service.) London, Sept. 27. The holanee-slieet of the Bunk of Australasia scows the imif year's profits to !>e £2O,C(i2. A dividend of 14 per cent, and a bonus of 3 per cent, has been declared. , ~

Y.P. WOOL, HIDE, SHEEPSKIN AND TALLOW SALES, L. A. NOLAN AND CO.'S REPORT. On Tuesday, 19th inst., we held our four-weekly sale of the above. We submitted a comprehensive catalogue to good competition. The whole offering was disposed of at full market rates. Hides were in keen demand, cowhides selling as high as IOJd, while ox, which were in small supply, sold at lljd per lb. Calfskins: This sale practically constitutes the opening of the calf skin sales and prices indicate .strong demand this sMfon. Prices ranged from lOjd for roujrh, flayed, dirty skins to Is to Is Id for good conditioned spready sorts. We a?ain desire to suggest to consignors the aJvantage of a little care; Ud per lb, or My 7 Jd per .*kin is not much on one skin, but on, say, 30, it runs to practically £ I dead loss. Sheepskins: Best lines of fuH wool skins thoroughly dry and well rolled sold, at from Is to Is OJd per lb. Wool: We offered a few odd bales of last season's fleece and crutchings which sold at satisfactory prices. Tallow: Prices were well maintained, casks making iip to 30*- per ewt. We quote:— Hides. —O.v, heavy 11J<1, medium lljd, l ; ght 10Jd, aid, extra heavy logd, cut lOfj: cow, heavy lOgd 10Jd, lOfld, 10fd, recdium 10} d, 10jld, light 10Jo\ IOJd, 10} d, cut !)Jd, BJd-, settlers' cow, extra l'>,ht Bjd, light n-[d, 83d, medium 9}d, cut 7d, 8-id, flippy 7.td, 7}d; ox, light 9Jd, workers' 7Jd, cut and slippy 4ld; bulls' Cgd; horses, light 7s, medium 10s Od, heavy 13s 6d, cut 8s; yearlings, light Ud, heavy SJd.-

Calfskins.—Special Is Id, firsts Is to Is Old, medium IOJd, inferior OJd, cut 7d to 9d. slippy 7Jd, slinks, heavy 2s each.

Sheepskins.—Medium crossbred Is, la o}d, coarse Ib, Is OJd, light coarse llijd, K settlers' lamb, inferior lOd, half-wools 10d; dead, firsts 9]d, seconds GJd, damaged 7Jd; full-wools, coarse lljd, lUd, pe'.ts, 2d to OJd; spring lamb, Is Id; clump, 9s 3d. 03 Od, 4s 6d; dead, rough ??; dry salted Is Od; salted sheepskins Ss Od, 'lOs Od. lis, lis 3d; settlers' dead, Ks. ds, lambs 3s 6d, three-quarter-wools 7s fid, half-wools 4s Od. Wool,—Bales, fleece Is, acedy lid, crutchings ftd. DJd; bags, fleece Od, IOJd, IOJd- dead 9Jd, lambs lOd. Tallow.—Casks, 29s to 30s per cwt.; tins, ?4s 3d to 24s Od. S-.mdrics. —'• Horsehair (mixed). Is; mohair, Od; pigskins Is each; skin pieces,' ii-J; goatskins Is Gd and fid. Our next sale will be hald 011 Tuesday, October 17.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET REPOHT. The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram, dated London September 23, from the High Commissioner fcr New Zealand. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):— Meat. —Lower prices are being quoted for Argentine mutton and lamb, owing to increasing supplies of Patagonian. There is a less demand for ewe mutton, but a good demand for New Zealand tymb. NTc-v Zealand mutton, per lb, Bgd; ewe mutton, BJdj Argentine mutton 7|d; Hutch mutton is in fair supply; heavyweight mutton BJd; light-weight lOJd; New Zealand lamb 91d; Argentine lamb IJJ. American pork, in good demand, njd to lid. There are no supplies of New Zealand beef available. Argentine, 'chilled beef, hinds njd, fores 7Jd. Biitter. —The market closed firm at the advance. There is a restricted demand at present prices. Danish, salted, per cwt., 200s to 2045: Irish'creamery, 188s to 90s; unsalted 190s to 1925; Canadian, 9-alkd, 180 a to 188s; New Zealand, salted, I9os to 1925; Argentine, unsalted, 188s; States creamer}', salted, 180s to 184s. Cheese.— 'i. he market is quiet but steady. (Mutilated word here) genera'ly in sympathy with cheese position in Oal.ada, where continued heavy buying on account of Government is reported. Canadian, white 105s to 107s, colored 10;1s to 107s; English Cheddar 114s to 110s. New Zealand: The market is steady, with fair demand at current price.'; white 104s to 100s; colored 104s to 100s; States Flats, white, 102s to 105s. Hemp.—ihe market is quiet, but firm. Good fair New Zealand hemp, per ton, €SO; fair, £4B; Government graded fanManila, £si; coarse, £49 10$; October-I>.-oember shipment, good fair New Zealand, £49 10s; fair, £47 10s; Govem--1 nmt graded fair Manila, £sl 10s; coarse, £4B 10s. The output of hemp at Manila for the week ended last Saturday ivcs 23,000 bales.

Wheat.—The market is quiet; price? ire lightly weaker. Canadian arrived, litis Gd; Oqtober-November shipments, 05?; Australian, shipment in October, liß-. Oats.—The market is quiet, but steady, Vrgmtine, en spot, 325,

NEW PLYMOUTH MARKETS. RETAIL PRICKS. DAIRY PRODUCE ETC! 8. d. Butt.. _ £ ■ Creamery (pats) ,-7wry;r...;..- 1 6 Registered Dairy 1 3. Separator 1 - Eggs ..- 1 2 Lard -, 1 0 Hams 10 Rashers bacon .' ■ 1 1 Rashers ham 1 2 Milk (quart) '•"j.-.-i 4

... „ FEUI7. Oranges ■ i... 2a to 3s doz. Bananas 4d lb Pears >. • • 4d to lid lb Walnuts Is lb AppUs 4d to (Id lb Lemons > Is 6d and 2s doz. Passion Fruit '. Is doz. Pine Apples Is to 2s VEGETAT'O.ES. Cabbage 4d and 6d Carrots 2d per bunch Turnips 2d per bunch Potatoes 81b Is Vegetable marrows :. ~v 4d to Is Beetroot 3d Pumpkins -.. r. .... lid' per lb Kumeras 41bs Is Leeks .j.... 3d bundle New potatoes, 4d per lb. BUYING PKIOia Butter— .•; Creamery (pats) .... v.-. -.-*-. r;~ lAh Registered-Pairy ~..~vr. 1 1 Separator •.-.-.., lOd to Is Eggs '..... 1 0 Fungus .....i..aj. ! ...i.i-....;.ii..jyjj l iiS 6