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Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1921, Page 8

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THE WOOL MARKET. LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received August 18, S.lO p.m. London, August 17. The Australian Press Association understands that the Colonial Wool Merchants’ Association has agreed that the offering at the London wool sales should be in the proportion of six bales of B.A.W.R.A. to live free. TO-DAY’S WELLINGTON SALE. B> Telegrapli.—Press Associatioo. Wellington, Last Night. At the wool sales to-morrow it is expected the prices realised will equal the July rates. The New Zealand Wool Committee has received a cable, dated Melbourne, August 17, from the 8.A.W.R.A.: ■ Australian woo! sales, August' series, satisfactory competition, keen market, advancing prices for fine wools, better enquiries crossbreds.” Al to-morrow’s sale 10,700 bales are to be offered. THE TALLOW MARKET. Received August 18, 8.10 p.m. London, August 17. At the tallow sales 1826 casks were offered and 1157 sold. Good mixed advanced Is a cwt., and others were unchanged. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Received August 18, 9.10 p.m. Sydney, August 8 Oats.—Algerian feed 3s Gd, white feed 3s XOd and 3s lid. Maize.—Yellow 5s 3d and 5s Gd; white ss. Potatoes—Tasmanian, £5 to £B. Unions.—Victorian, t:4 10s to £5 10s. Adelaide, August 18. Oats.—Algerian feed 2s 6d and 2s Bd. Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LONDON METAL MARKETS. Received August 18, 9.10 p.m. London, August 17, Copper.—Spot £6B 3s 9d, forward £6B 13s 9d. Tin. — £l5l 12s 6d and £152 12s 6d.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. Sales on the Stock Exchange to-day were: Bank of New Zealand, 495; National Insurants*, 29s and 29s Id; South British Insurance, 35s 6d; Lean and Mercantile (pref.), £5B; Union Steacn (pref.), 18s 9d; Wilson's Cement, IGs and 16s 3d; Waihi, 21s; Grant Junction, 9s.

STRATFORD MART. T. Lamason’s weekly report states: I report a very successful sale at. the mart last Satur- , day; large attendance, and the various lines, offering met with keen competition. For good poultry there was big inquiry, especially for pullets. Quotations are as follows:—’Per pair, hens 6s to Bs, 13s, 14s; pullets (good), 15s* to 16s, others 6s to 7s: roosters, 5s 2d to Gs; ducks, Gs to 9s; geese, 8s to J 0s; ! Barberry, Gs to 8s 100; prime Canterbury i table potatoes, 13s sack, bran ISs, pollard 28s, barley meal (good line) 255, chaff £9, hay I £B, wheat Ils, cow covers I2s to 20s each, other lines at market rates. THE HIDE MARKET. I | NEWTON KING, LTD’S REPORT. Newton King, Ltd., report: On Tuesday, August IG, we held our monthly sale of hides and skins to a good attendance of buyers. Our catalogue comprised 1218 hides, 156 calfskins, 50 tins tallow, and 2000 sheepskins. Competition was very brisk, both tanners and exporters operating freely, and the result was a very satisfactory sale. Heavy and medium ox advanced 2’£d to 3d per lb., light ox Id, cow %d to Id, yearlings 4d, calfskins 4d. and tallow 5s per cwt. Sheepskins are very dull of sale, and only a fow dry lots were sold. are well advised to send their calf- | skins to our sales and get market rates under { competition. We quote: Ox, stout 13 3-8 d to j 14 3-Bd, heavy S l-8d to 13%d, medium S’ad sto 12 I-Sd, light 3 3-8(1 to 6(1: cow’, stout 1 7 7-8 d to B*4d, heavy 5 1-Sd to 7%d, medium d 4%d-to 5%d, light 4%d to 6%d. cut 3 3-8 d ’to 4 1-8(1; farmers cow 3d to cuts and

] slippies Id to ‘4d, bullsUlyJd to 2 7-Bd, yearlings G’id to 11 5-Sd; horse, 10s 6d to lls;t calfskins ilG%d to 17d; stale lOyid to cut 4d to slippy 8d to 8 7-Sd; slinks, | 3d to Is each: tallow in tin§. Us to 19s; cowtails, per dozen. HIDE AND SKIN SALE. IMPROVED PRICES. Messrs. L. A. Nolan and Co. conducted their monthly sale of hides and skins at New Plymouth on Tuesday’ List. There was a good attendance of buyers and a very good catalogue was offered. Prices for all lines snowed a decided improvement, particularly crtlf skins. Sound realised from 16 7-Sd per lb. to 17 7-8 d per lb., cut 11 7-8 d per lb., and slippy 9d per lb. The variation in prices according to quality should afford convincing testimony to fanners as to the desirability of properly flaying and curing the skins. The best price obtained for calf skins at rhe previous month’s sale wns per lb. Heavy ox realised up to 13 3-8 d per lb., light and average weight (?ovv and ox also showed a slight improvement. Yearlings hardened considerably, bringing from 10 : 3-8d to 11 1-Sd, as against 4d to - 7d.