LATE COMMERCIAL

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18603, 30 January 1926, Page 9

LATE COMMERCIAL

DUNEDIN WOOD SALES.

ERRATIC BIDDING. (PEESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) DUXEDLV, January 29. The second wool sale of the season concluded to-day, ■when --.0-S ha were offered. There was a laige at ten ancc of buyers, Great Britain, America, France, and Germany bidding in a u erratic manner. Buyers were keen some times, and then indifferent. Compared with December sales, super lots, spcci allv those suitable for showe a slight rise. On the other hand, medium and inferior, specially halfbreds, showed a considerable decline. The £ on dition of the wool was similar to that in the first sale, showing signs ot a late winter and spring. There was a considerable proportion of tender woo. The range "of prices was as follows:

METALS. (BY CABLE—FRESS ASSOCIATION—COPTRIQHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received January 29th, .0.50 p.m.) LONDON, January 28. Copper—Spot, £SB 8b 3d; forward, £59 3b 3d per ton. Lead —Spot, £3-1; forward, £33 16a 3d per ton. Spelter—Spot, £36 12s Od; forward, £36 7s 6d per ton. Tin—Spot, £275 7s Gd; forward, £271 123 6d per ton. Silver—Standard, 31d; fine, 33 7-16 d per ounce. WHEAT. LONDON, January 28. ' Wheat cargoes are dull and -unchanged though Australians were xath?r depressed. Parcels are quiet. Liverpool futures are quoted:—March, lie S-Jd; May, lis 7d; July, Us 5Jd per cental. Spot trade is quiet. Flour is slow. Australian, cx store, is quoted at 47e. Oats show a firmer tendency. !Pcas and beans are quiet and unchanged.

Merino — . December. January. d. cl. (1. d. Extra super 20J to 23J Super .. 18 i to 20 Average .. 16} to IS Inferior .. 14 to 10 19 to 20i 1G-J to 181 14-1 to 10 13 to 14 Fine Halfbred — Super .. IS to Average ... 16 f° 1£} Inferior ... 125 to 3 7* 14 12 to 22 to 16 to 13} Medium Halfbred— 16} to 20} to 15 to 12J Super ... 16} to 20 Average ... 14\ to 16J 13 Inferior . . 12 to 14 11 Coarse Halfbred— 151 to l8 ' Super ... 16 to 1§3 Average ... 13 to 15} 12 to i-± to 11 Inferior ... 10 to 12} 10 Corriedale— to m. to 16 to 13 Super ... 18 io 202 17} Average ... 15 to 17 13} Inferior ... None off. 12 Pine Crossbred — to 17 to 13 J Super .. 15 to 17} 14 Average .. 13i to Hi 11* Inferior .. 10 to 12 10 to 11 Medium Qrossbred — Super .. 13J to loi 12! to 151 Average .. 11 j to 13 J lOi to 12i Inferior .. 9 to lli Si to 10 Coarse Crossbred— Super .. 12 to 13 11 to 12 Average .. 10} to 111 9} to 10* Inferior . . Si to 10} S to i)i Bellies and pieces— Merino good to 17 to super.. 13 to 18$ 12 Low to mcd. 9 to 12 9 to 11 Halfbred good to super .. 13 to 10J 13 to 17 Low to med. 9| to 12} Si to 12 Crossbred— Good to sup. 9 to 11 1 Si to 12} Low to med. 5J to Si ok to S Crutehings— Med. to good 7 to 101 6 to Inf. and seedy 4 to 6 3 to '5i Locks — Halfbred and merino f> to S$ 5 to 10 Crossbred 3 . to 6 4 to 7