WOOL, SKINS, TALLOW, ETO.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 12, 21 March 1901, Page 13

WOOL, SKINS, TALLOW, ETO.

London, March 13. — At the wool sales Balme and Company, Buxton and Ronald, and Jacomb and Company offered 1 1 ,660 bales. There was a good general selection, and an average attendance of Home and Continental buyers, who competed freely. Prices for merinos were fully equal to the closing sales of the January series ; crossbreds favored the buyers ; and rrediuni low class sorts were fully 5 per cent, lower than January. The Americans did not operate. At the tallow sales 1100 caßks were offered and 253 Bold. Mutton : Fine, 28s 9d ; medium, 26s 6d. Beef : Fine, 27s ; medium, 2.">s 3d. London, March 14. — At yesterday's wool sales prices were fully maintained, and best crossbreds improved slightly. The Puketahi clip sold at fid, and the Kulnine at 7^d. London, March 15. — The Bradford wool market is qniet. Common sixties, 18d ; super, 18Jd. At the London sales there was good competition ; prices are unchanged. London, March 17. — The total quantity of wool catalogued to date ih 51 64 7 baits, ai.d 4 7.1 ; 52 bales have been cold. There was brihk trade at the late f-ales, the Continent buying freely. Scoured merinos thowed a slight advance on opening rates. All other classes were very firm. The clip Te Mata realised 6{d, Blackhead, 6,' d, and Wangatoro s'd, London, March 1 1 J — The wool sales close on the 2Sth inst. The American demand is hardening for best crossbreds. ad produce Wellington, March I.). — The Department of Agriculture has received the following from the Agent-General dated 16th March : ' Butter, 102s; market dull. Cheese, 4i)s ; transactions in cheese very limited. Ihe ht mp market ie firm. Good fair Wellington, L 2-1 ; fair current Manila, L 33 10s. Cocksfoot: Standard, 33e. Buyers have been offering for cocksfoot eeed. Canterbury mutton averages Ijd ; Dunedin and Wellington, 4d ; Australian, 3Jd ; fciver Plate, 3 J 2 d ; Canterbury lamb, fijd ; Wellington, s£d ; Australian, 4 The market iB steady. Beef: Hind, 3|d ; fore, 3Jd ; dull. Messrs. Stronach Bros, and Morris report as follows :—: — Rabbitbkins — No sales this week. Fhekfskins — Market unchanged. Hides — In good demand. Prime heavy ox. 4d to 4£d ; medium, 3id to 3jd ; light. 3d to 3j>d ; cow hides, 3d to 3|d per lb. Tallow— Market unchanged. Best renderdd mutton, 16s to ISs Gd ; medium, 14s to 15s 6d ; rough fat, 11s to 13s per cwt.