LATE COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 39, 25 November 1938, Page 6

LATE COMMERCIAL.

THE LONDON WOOL SALES. CLEARANCE AT FIRM RATES. (United Press Association —Copyrignt.) (Received This Day, 12.10 a.m.) LONDON, November 24. At the wool sales 5417 bales were offered, including 4627 New Zealand, and 7484 were sold. A fairly good selection met active competition and a good clearance was effected at firm rates. New Zealand greasy crossbred, Wairere sold fit lid to 11. id; greasy Merino Woodibank llld; scoured Merino Walter P/eak 16Id to 221 d; slipe half bred Three Crowns 14d. DAIRY PRODUCE IN LONDON. ( Received This Day, 12.10 p.m.) LONDON, November 21. The butter market is steady. New Zealand 1 choicest salted, 103 s to 104 s ; unsalted 105 s. Australian salted 100 s to 101 s; unsaltecl 101 s to 102 s. Danish 138 s to 140 s. Cheese is quiet. New Zealand white 67s 6d ; coloured 68s.Australian white coloured 64s to 60s.

THE BRADFORD TOPS MARKET.

(Received This Day, 12.10 p.ni.) LONDON, November 24. Quotations in the Bradford tops market are: —Merinos 70s’ 27d; G4’s 25Jd; GO’s 241 d. Crossbreds, 58’,s 21£d ; 56’s 19d ; 50’s 17d ; 4G’s IGd (nominal); ,44’s IGd (nominal). The market is quiet but firm. PIGS AND POULTRY. At the pig and poultry sale to-day hens realised from 4s Id to 5s 4d; ducks 2s 4d to 3s lOd. The pig market was firm with porkers at 34s 6d to 59s- 6d; stores 24s to 27s 6d; weamers, 14s Gel to 23s Gd. PROPERTY PASSED IN. At a property sale held by Mr A. H. Fenn this afternoon, a dwelling and adjacent building sites in Patching Street, were passed in at £3OO. The area of the land is one acre and 1G perches.