WOOL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 43, 27 October 1904, Page 13

WOOL.

London, October 21.— The Bradford wool market is quiet,, and there is only small business. Mearinoes are weaker, ciosshreds are firm , common 60's, 33^d ; sniper, 24£ d.

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report :— Rabbit skins. — We ottered a large catalogue at our &alo on Monday, when there was a aooti demand at prices rather better than those lately ruling 1 . We sold winter does to 17^d, winter bricks to 14 £d, and blacks to 2nd Sheepskins — 'We otlexed a large catalogue on Tuesday,, wncn all submitted met with very keen competition at the extreme prices lately ruliiig. To show the va.:o of sheepskins at thie present time, we may mention that we sold crosiS'-bire'd'S as high as 10/- each We can conddently recommend consignments being sent in at present. Hides — We offered a small consignment last Thursday, when values were on a par "wieh tiho&e of a iortnigiht apo. OOutO l ut top price for ox was '5-ijd, land for cow l^d. I ic;ht hides were again m raost xoqiueist, and br'ougiMt relatively higher prices than those of heavier weight . Tallow and Fat.— There is no change to report in the manket, all coming forwajd finding buyers at) late rates.