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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12461, 26 March 1906, Page 9

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United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, March 23. At tho kauri gtim sales, 1557 cases were offored and 265 cases sold, at prioee unchanged. Fine three-quajter scraped brought 130s. (U«scired March 26th., 1.3 a.m.) LONDON, March 25. The wool cold for Home consumption amounted to 67,500 baJes, for the Continent 45,000, for America 11,000, while 7000 were held over. All classes closed at the highest rates of the series. Compared with January closing tales, choice merinos advanced) 5 per cent., medium 7i to 10, and faulty fully 10, fine to medium crossbreds fully 10. medium to coarse 12J to 15, scoured 10 to 15, merino lambs 5, and crossbrede 15. Tho primary causes of the improvement sue increased consumption and legitimate demand. The only danger in tho situation is that tho high prioee may check business. The following were among the clips sold:—Oinarama Hid, Puketoi 13d, Aketio 13id, Tiraumoa 122 d, Tiianui 14id, Hall 15id. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., hare received the following cable message from their London office, under date 22nd and 23rd inets.:— " The butter market is weak. The Copenhagen official quotation is unchanged. Total imports into Unitea KLiigUum for week ending 17th March, 78,0U0 cwt., afi compared with 59,000 cwt. lor the tame period of last year. There is more demaud for unealted than salted. " Since our last telegram prices of clothing sheepskins are higher by id per lb, combing sheepskins are highor by £d to Id per lb., lamb .• skins are higher by £d per lb, ehom pelts aro unchanged."