CITY EDITION. PUBLISHED AT 4 P.M. COMMERCIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8673, 13 July 1906, Page 3

CITY EDITION. PUBLISHED AT 4 P.M. COMMERCIAL.

THE LONDON WOOL SALES

"Cfnited Press AfsOCiation— By Electrio Telegraph— Copyright (Received July 13. 10.40 a.m.)

LONDON, July 12

Wool. — Prices are unchanged from the opening rates. There is improved competition for merinoes. Clips were sold at prices as follow: — Acland 20Jd, Riverdew 20£ d, Wallace 14, d, Mako ll^d, Hamilton B}d

(Received. July 13, 10.14 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, July If Hides. — Hides again experienced a very firm* market. At the auction sales all the catalogues were cleared at last week's high rates.

Messrs Dalgety a.nd Co., Limited, have received the following cable message from their London office, under date July 12:— "The demand for frozen iamb continues, but any change in prices is in favour of buyers. The demand for frozen mutton and beef is poor, and the market is very dull in oonsequenoe. We quote prime Canterbury lamb, heavy and light, sd: prime North Island lamb, 4*d heavy, 4| light; prime Canterbury mutton., 3fd heavy, 3£d light; prime North Island, 3jd heavy, 3£ light ; New Zealand prime ox beef, 2£d fores, 3^d hinds. The w-00l sales continue without further change ; the decline in prices of merino wools is chiefly on inferior and faulty qualities and scoured."