LONDON MARKETS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8546, 30 September 1907, Page 5

LONDON MARKETS.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd. r have received the following cable message from their London house, under date of the 26th instant: —The quantity of new wool to be admitted is not limited, and all arrivals up to within eight days of the opening of the sales will be admitted. The sales have been fixed to open on January 21st, March 17th, May 12th, July 14th, September 29th, Nov-mber 24th; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, sth and 6th series respectively. Other sales, if any, to be arranged for later. Sales opened firm, and lately reported rates are fully maintained. Merino wools—Prices are on the average 7J per cent, higher than opening rates of last season. Crossbred wools Prices are on the average 5 per cent, higher than opening rates of last season. Medium crossbred wools— Prices are unchanged. Coarse crossbred wools —Prices are on the average at par to 5 per cent, higher than opening rates of last season. Lambs wool—Prices are on the average 5 per cent, higher than opening rates of last season. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wellington, have received the following cable messages from their London house under date of the 26th instant:— Butter— The market is firm, and better for spot than distant. The Copenhagen official quotation is unchanged. The total imports of butter into the United Kingdom for the week ending 21st instant amounted to 470,000cwt., es compared with 81,000cwt. for the corresponding wei.k of 1906. Frozen meat— Frozen lamb— Market dull. We look for a higher range of prices in the near future. Hides—Market dull. Leather —Any change in niices is in favour of buyer. Basils—Prices are firm.