WOOL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 37, 10 September 1903, Page 13

WOOL.

London, September 3.— The Bradford wool market is quiet. Super sixties, 25d ; others unchanged. At the periodical sales of sheepskins the competition was moderate. Regular short-woolled merinos declined one farthing. Low crossbreds advanced one farthing. All other sorts are unchanged.

Messrs. Stronach, Morris and Co. report as follows : Rabbitskins.— We offered a large catalogue on Monday and the demand was good up to late quotations, prime winters being, if anything, a shade better. We sold • Prime winters mixed bucks and does, at 15^d to 16id • second winters, 12d to 13^d ; autumns, lOd to 12id • summers, 5d to 7fd ; blacks, 9|d to 24^d. Sheepskins.— Our catalogue to-day was a fair sized one and buyers being particularly keen the result was a splendid sale. Hides in good shipping condition met with most competition, and we sold these as high as 7d per Ib. Best merinos are worth 6d to 6£d ; medium do, 5d to s|d ; best halfbreds, 6|d to 7d ; medium do, s£d to 6i£jd ; best crossbreds, ,sfd to Cd ; 'medium do, 4|d to s£d ; best crossbred green skins, 3s 3d to 5s 7d. Our sale last Thursday comprised 342, prices for which were quite as good as previous sale, and, in fact, heavy cows were higher. We can confidently recommend consignments being sent to us at present. Actual prices at our sales were as follows : Prime ox hides, 6d to 6£d ; medium to good do, 5d to s|d ; light and inferior do, 3d to 4|d ; prime cow hides, 5d to s|d ; medium to good do, 4£d to 4|d ; light and inferior do, 3£d to 4fd ; yearlings, 3s to 5s 3d.

Tallow and Fat.— There is no change to report in this market, and quotations may be repeated, viz., Best tallow, 21s to 23s ; good do, 19s to 20s ; best rough fat, to 16s 6d.