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Taranaki Daily News, 17 August 1921, Page 5

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LONDON METAL MARKETS. By Telegraph —Press' Association. Received August 16. 10.5 p.m. London, August tn. Copper.—Spot £69 18s 9d, forward £76 6a 3d. Lend.—£23 12s 6d and £23 ss. I Spelter.—£2s JOs and £26 2s 6d. ; Tin.—£lss 7s 6d and £156 12s 6(1. Silver.—3Bd per ounce—Aus.-N.Z. ('able Assn. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. Receive'd August 16, 10.5 p.m Sydney, Augus*. 16. The third series of wool sales hns closed Good merinos and fine crossbreds vere unchanged, out coarse and Inferior lots were irregular.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET.. By Telegraph —Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. Sales on the Stock Exchange to-da>; were: Soldiers’ Bonds, £92 2s Gel; Soldiers’ Inscribed Stock, £92 2s 6d; Rank of New Zealand, 495; South British Insurance 35s 6d: Auckland Gas, 22s 6d; Union Steam (prof.) 18s 9d; Auckland Trams, 13s 9d; Grand Junction, THE HIDE MARKET. At the New Zealand Loan nnd M. .n. : ie Agency Company’s hide, calfskin .nd tallow sale at Stratford yesterday, competition (<• fht buyers attending) was- keen for good, sauu•< condition lots. Markets all round showed improvement. Compared with Inst month's sale abattoir or hides advanced Id to 2d per lb., and cow hides Id, whilst settlers' ox. and c<fw hides advanced about 2d per lb. Calfskins wore In keen demand, showing a rise of up to 5d per lb.