WOOL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 31, 30 July 1903, Page 13

WOOL.

London, July 23.— The wool sales closed firm all round. During the series 80,000 bales were sold to Home buyers, 63,000 to Continental, 5000 to American and 15,000 were held over. Compared with the May series closing prices for line crossbreds wore 5 per cent., me^ dium 10 per cent., and course 12£ per cent, higher. Lambs were unchanged ; good greasies and merinos unchanged ; and faulty and inferior greasies id cheaper. The Bradford wool market is very firm, with an improved demand, but prices are unchanged. At the sheepskin sales there was a large attendance and keen competition. Prices were fully equal to those at the June sales. Crossbreds were in sellers' favor. Rabbitskins are slightly firmer. Best, Bsd. Sydney, July 24.— The first series of wool sales is concluded. The good sorts were more readily taken towards the close ; mediums and inferiors declined fully 5 per cent, compared with the previous sales.

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report as follows : Rabbitskins.— We offered a medium-sized catalogue on Monday, when there was a good demand for all forward Greys were fully higher than last week, but blacks and silver greys do not command the extreme prices of a few weeks ago. We sold : Winter greys (mixed), at 15d to 15fd ; second winters, at Is to 14£ d ; autumns, 9d to 12£ d ; summers, s>d to 8d ; small, s±d to sid ; blacks, and silver greys, 9£d to 27$ d. Sheepskins.— At to-day's sale we submitted a moderate catalogue, competition for which was keen, although prices were not equal to those ruling last week. Best merino may be quoted at 6d to6£d ; best halfbreds, s£d to Od ; and best crossbreds, 4£d to s^d. Hides.— At our sale last Thursday we offered 207 to a good attendance of buyers, and we are pleased to report that the sale was much the best experienced since the recent slump. Medium and light weight hides were in very keen demand, one line of cows, weighing only 40ft, bringing the extreme price of 4|d. We quote:— Prime ox hides, s£d to s|d ; medium to good, 4|d to s|d ; prime cow hides, 5d to sfd ; medium to good, 4£d to 4£d ; yearlings, 2s 6d to 5s ; calftskins, 6d to 2s lOd. Tallow and Fat.— There is no change to report in this, prices keeping level at late quotations, viz. ; Best tallow, 22s to 24s ; best rough fat, 16s 6d.