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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2499, 28 June 1915, Page 8

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HIPE AND RKIN SALES. Messrs. Murray, Roberta and Co., reporting on their skin and hide sale 011 Friday, Kays:—Our catalogue comprised 2COO sheepskins, 400 hides and calfskins. Competition was nxa'cdinffly brisk, .prices Tor sheopsins remaining firm, occasionally advancins id. tin lata sale's price. Hides showed a distinct advance of id. to 2d. per lb.. pood heavy ox touching lid. Cows fold at, a similar advance. 'la low declined to the extent of £1 per ton, in sympathy with the drop in other markets, and the higher nites of freight now obtaining. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report:—Wc offered a, god catalogue. and all lines were keenly completely for, prices for skiiid and tallow being on • a par with thpsc ruling at last sale. All'descriptions of hides were also- firm, stout ox and cov: selling at slightly advanced prices. The general range of priced at the talc appeared on Sa-turdny. Customs duty collected at the port rf "Wellington on Saturday amounted to £2397 63. 4d. FKOZEN MEAT. By TeTccraph-Prctis Association-Copyright (Koc. June 2?, 5.5 p.m.) London, Juno 26. The Incorporated Society of Aleat Iraporters' fimithfleld market quotations for the undermentioned cUisfics of frozen meat are based on actual sales of not less thou ono hundred, c&rcassc® of mutton or lamb, 'or twenty-five quarters of heef, of fair average quality. The quotations aro not for selected lines, hut for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of the tihipments now on the market. The prices which follow are on the average a farthing per lb. more than the values ex ship, this difference representing the average co6t in expense, handling, conveyance, and selling of the meat:— Mutton— d. Canterbury, light Vt Canterbury, medium 71-8 Canterbury, hcaw V JS'orth Icland, best 71-8 North Island, ordinary 7 New Zealand ewei 63 Australian, heavy $1-8 Australian, light 6 7*16 Australian, owes 671-16 Kiver Plate, light 7 Itiver Plate, heevy 63 LambCanterbury, light 8 3-8 Canterbury, Beconds 8 3-8 Canterbury, heavy 8i North island, ordinary B 5-16 North Island, sclented .* 8 3-8 Australian, best 81-8 Australian, fair 8 Australian, inferior 8 River Piate, light 8 Kiver Plate, heavy 73 BeetArgentine, chilled fore? 8 Argentine, chilled hinds 93 Rabbits—Steady; New South Wales blues, ci ship, 18e. LONDON MARKETS. (ttcc. June 27, 5.5 ip.m.) London, June 26. Qtrcksilvßr— to 3255. per bottle (6ame as last week). •N.Z. Hemp—Bull of sale; June-August shipment is quoted at £32 per ton, same as last week. : Copra—Juno-July 6hipment, £20 15s. (sa. lower than last week). Cotton—June-July shipments, 5.51 U. per lb. (,27d. higher than last week). Rubber—Hard fine Para, 2s. 6d.|d. per: lb. (same as last week); plantation, 25.! 3|d. per lb. (2d. lower); smoked, 2s. sfcd. | same as last week). Wheat—Maikct steady. Indian wheat is selling at Is. dearer. Wheat and flour i afloat. 2,870,000 quarters; Continent of Euope, 2,565,000 quarters; Atlantic shipments, 257,000; Pacific, 57,000. Total Europe, 950,000; Indian, 188,000; Argentine, 133,000. Copper.—Spot. £02 53. to £82 10s. per ton;, three months, £83 10s. to £83. I

Tin.—Spot, £171 to £171 10s. per ton; three months, £168 to £168 10s. per ton. Lead.—£24 ss. to £24 10s. Silver-Bar silver is quoted at 23 l-16d. pe, - ounce standard.