LATE COMMERCIAL

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17984, 30 January 1924, Page 13

LATE COMMERCIAL

DUNEDIN WOOL SAL& GOOD PRICES REALISED. (PESSii ASSOCIATION TELZGSiU.) DUNEDIN, January 29. The second vrool sale of the season was concluded to-day in the presence of a large gathering of interested spectator;;. The wool brokers offered 24,600 bales to a full bench of buyers. The Bradford complement was supplemented bv buyers from Germanv, Fra nee, Italy and Japan. Bidding while apparently slow, was very keen and practically all the wool offered was sold at prices far above anything ever seen on this market. Prices can be reported generally as follows: Merinos, super woola, par, medium and inferior, l<i to 11 >1 lower: halfbreds, 2d to r>d higher; three-quarterbrcds, sfl to Id higher. Some crossbred hogget wools came in for irregular bidding, wliic.li was diffii-ult to understand. A number of lots of halfbred and Cotriedale and an odd lot of extra super merino made 30d upwards. One lot of Corriedale, grown by Mr H. Mclntyre, o£ Mait-land. fetched the record price of 32d, while halt'bred grown at Teviot and Corredale grown at Wilden made Slid. The following is la comparison of Tallies as between the December and January sales in Duncdin:—

SYDNEY SALES. (BT CASta—PF.ESS ASSOCIATION COPTHIGHT.) (AUSTEAUATt ADD M.S. CABI.I". ASSOCIATION.) (Received January- 30th, 12.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, January 29. At the "vrool Bales the market ivas usually excited. . Prices generally •were five per cent, above last week's rates, except for faulty and dusty. Greasy merino sold up to 41 Jd. METALS. (BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION* COPXCIGKT.) (AUSTttAIJAK AND X.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received January 291 hj, 11.45 p.m.) LONDON, January S3. Copper—Spot £62 "s Cd a ton, forward £62 18a Cd. Lead—Spot £32, forward £32 12s 6d. Spelter—Spot £35 ss, forward £34. Tin—Spot £24S ISs 9d, forward £250. Silver—33 9-16 d per oz. DIVIDEND. (Received January CDih, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. January "8. The firm of D. J. Fowler ha 3 declared an interim dividend of 10 per cent.

Dec. Jan. Merino— d. d. d. Extra super ai3 31 to 311 Super 27J 26 to 28 Averngo 25 22 to' 241 Inferior 20 to 21-1 Fine Hnlfbrcd — Extra super 291 29 to 31A Super °7 27.} to 28A Average Inferior 24 J 2") to 27 21* 20 to 24* Medium halfbred— Extra super ari 27.' to 29 Super , 21J 211 to 221 Average 20 2"2 to 241 Inferior lCi 19 to 211 Coarser halfbred— Extra super 24 .J 23 to 251 Super 211 21 i to 221 Average 20 18J to 21 Inferior 173 37 to IS Corriedalc— Extra Super ... 291 29 to 32 Super ... 251 26J to Average 23 i 24 to 26 Inferior 21 21 to 231Fine Crossbred— to 231 Super 171 201 Average 19} 171 to 20 Inferior 16 i loi to 1< Medium crossbred— Super 174 17-i to 191 Average 151 loi to 17 Inferior 13J 13J to 15 Coarse crossbred— Super 15 16 to 171 Average 12J 141 to 151 Inferior HI 13 to 14 Bellies and pieces—■ Merino good to super pieces ... 24 J 20 to 25 Good to super bellies 19 17 to 19 Low to medium pieces 1& 16 to 19 Low to medium bellies 18 13 to 16 Halfbred good to super pieces ... 27* 24 to 28 Good to euper bellies ■ ... 25 18 to 23 Low to medium pieces 21 1S1 to 22 Low to medium bellies 17} 16 to 181 Crossbred good to super piece5 ... 21 16 to 21 Good _ to super bellies 17 15 to 18 Low to medium pieces ... 13 12 to 15 Low to medium bellies 125 11 to 14 Locks—• Merino 12 111 to 13 Halfbred 12 10 to 121 Crossbred 71 ' 8 to 101