WOOL SOLD AND EXPORTED.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 137, 7 December 1926, Page 11

WOOL SOLD AND EXPORTED.

Out of 18,819 hales of wool exported from New Zealand last month, 10,318 bales were sent from Wellmgton; 4135 bales woro collected from the Poverty .Bay-East Cape ports (Glsborne, Tokomaru, Hicks Bay), and 1204 bales were exported from Christchurch. The total exported for tho flvo months to the end of November was 81,491 bales, as compared with 74,742 bales for the five months of last year. The figures have been compiled by Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., airl are as under:—

The- same firm's table of sales shows that in November 54,224 balea were offered and 49,051 bales were sold. The offerings and tho sales (stated in bales in that order) at the big centres of November sales, were:— Auckland, 18,080, 17,356; Napier, 15,906, 13,673; Wellington, 11,022, 0,835. For tho five months ended November, the offerings in New Zealand were 68,783 bales, and the sales were 62,731, as compared with 61,818 offerings and 54,980 sales for the fire months of last year. Here aro the tabulated details: —

TALLOW.

Messrs. Dalsety and Co. have compiled details of export of tallow. In November New Zealand exported 760 tons (Auckland-Opua 198, Christchnrch 161, Wellington 138), and the nYe-monthly (July-November) totals for the last two years arc as follow:—

I NEW BIG RIVER RETURN

The New Big River return for November: Crushed, 297 tons quartz for 2070z 30dwt melted gold; cyanide, 100 tons of sands treated for 19oz bullion; total estimated value, £885.

TAKANAKI OIL FIELDS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Asiociation.) NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day

Tarunak!'Oil Fields report: "Waiapu No. 2 we ll —go per cent, of all the material on the sito of tho camp has been erected. The derrick is two-thirds completed. All the work is progressing satisfactorily. Okoke (North Taranalti)— Necessary repairs to the bridges for the transport of material are being carried

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLEGRAM.

The Department of Agriculture has received tho following cablegram, dated 4th December, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London :—

BUTTER.

The butter market is flrm. Official quotations are:—

New Zealand. —Finest, salted, 4th December, 160s to 168s per cwt (Is 5d to Is 5%d per lb); 27th November, 140s to 154s per cwt (Is 3%d to Is 4»/id per lb). Other qualities: 4th December, 150s to 156s per cwt (Is 4d to Is 41 / 4 d per lb). New Zealand Control Board official minimum prices are: Finest, 166s per cwt (la 5%d per lb); first grade, 164s per cvvt, (Is s'/.d per lb). Australian. —Salted, 4th December, IGOs to 162s per cwt (Is 5d to Is sVid por lb); exceptional, 164s per cwt (Is 5%d per lb) ; 27th November, 144 ato 150s per cwt (Is 3Vid to Is 4d per lb). Unsalted; 4th December, 162s to 164s per cwt (Is ss4d to Is 5»,4d per lb); exceptional, 166s per cwt (Is 5%d per lb) ; 27th November, 156s to 160s per cwt (Is 4%d to Is 5d per lb). Other qualities: 4th Decembor, 130s to 156s per cwt (Is l%d to Is 4^d per.lb).

Canadian. —4th December, 156s to 158s per cwt (Is 4y 3 d to Is 4%d per lb); other qualities, 140s per cwt (la 3>£d per lb).

Siberian.—4th December, 1463 to 150 a 'per cwt (Is 3Vid to Is 4d per lb); 27th November, 132s to 136b per cwt (Is 2d to Is 2Hd pur lb) ; other qualities, 140s to 142s per cwt (Is 3d per lb). ,

Argentine.—Unsalted: 4th December, 144s to 150s per cwt (Is 3Ud to Is 4(1 per lb) ; 27th November, 188 ato 144s per cwt (Is 2%d to Is 3 J4(i per Ib); other qualities, 130s to 142s per cwt (Is l%d to Is 3d per lb). Danish. —4th December, 182s per cwt (Is 7Vsd per lb); 27th November, 170s to 172s per cwt (Is 6'Ad to 18 6 J/4d per lb).

CHEESE.

The cheese market i« firm. Official quota tions are:—

English.—Finest farmers', 4th December, 100s to 110s per cwt (ll^d to ll%d per lb) ; 27th November, ]02s to 108s per cwt (10$ dto HM:d per lb).

Canadian.—Finest coloured and white: 4th December, 92s to 90s per cwt <9%d to 10»,id per lb) ; 27tli November, 86s to 88« -per cwt (9'Ad per lb); 4th December, exceptional/ 58s por cwt (10V£d per lb), in accordance with make.

New Zealand.—Coloured and white: 4th December, !)3s to 94s per cwt (9%d to lOd por lb) ; 27th November, 84s to 85s per cwt (Od to Od per lb). Control Board minimum prices: Finest, 04a per cwt (lOd per lb); first grade, 03s per cwt (9<4d per lb).

Australian. —4th December, 90s to 92s per cwt (9%d to 9%d per lb).

Estimated stocks of cheese at Ist December In London. Liverpool, and Bristol: Canadian and American, 213,400' boxes; New Zealand and Australian, 13,650 crates; against 209,700 and 950 at same time- last year.

TALLOW, HKMP, WOOL.

Tallow. —No auction this week, and market very quiet. Prices are practically unchanged.

Hemp.—Manila market qulot and easier during this week, but firmer at tho close. "J" grade, October-December shipments, sold £47 10s, and November-January shipments, up to £48. Sisal market dull, but steady at last quotation. New Zealand ' market atoady for lower qualities. Fair, November-January shipments, sold at £36, with further sellers at £36 10s. Common quoted at buyers, £35. Hlghpoints not in demand, quoted sellers £38 10s. Wool. —Sales continue with actlvo demand, and tendency upward for crossbred.

BEANS, COCKSFOOT, OATS.

Ecails. —Market quiet at about last quotations. English dressed, for sale £10 10s down to £10 2s 6d per ton.

Cocksfoot. —Danish market firm and Decem-ber-January shipments quoted at 735. Smaller crop and yield reported. Expected prices will advance.

Oats. —English In plentiful supply, and offered more freely. Choice white quoted 23s fid to 295, ordinarily, down to 245. Plato, De-cember-January shipments' sold 20s 6d, and January-February shipments offered at 20b nominal value. New Zealand "A" grade, Gartoira, December-January shipments, o.uoted 28s.

Total for 5 Correspondmonths, ing 3 months, 1926 1025 "owns Bales. Bales. InvercarglU 3,285 0,357 IHinedin 5,599 4,025 Oamaru S94 j 429 rimam 6,025 S.S2G Ohrlsti-hurch 18,339 13 1G2 Blenheim 059' 450 Nelson • 17J 2S9 Wellington 25,040 18,44.°, Wauganui 3 g 0 l ul05 \ew Plymouth and Waltara ; n 9 10 5 Napier and Walroa 6,011 3,306 Gisborna, Tokomnru Bay, and Hicks Bay 8,234 fi,7D2 iuckland and Opua 3,211 :),273 Totals 81,404 74,742

Total for 5 months, 1926 Towns Offered Sold Dunedln .. 1673 1613 Timaru 816 735 Christchurch 2247 2204 Blenheim 216 202 Wellington 15581 • 13929 Wanganul .. 10540 9374 Napier ... 18615 159G9 Gisbotne .. 898 871 Auckland . 18198 17474 Totals . 68783 62371 Corresponding 5 months, . . 1925 Offered Sold 1327 1204 1763 lii52 85 70 12976 12141 12322 9771 35284 139S3 ■ 1292 1118 16190 14399 61818 54980

months, ing 5 months, 19**6 ' 1925 ' Tons. Tons. Invercargill 484 ■ 1013 Dunedin 338 370 Oamaru 78 59 l'imaru 574 88!) Christchureh 1272 1633 Blenheim 3B 3 Nelson ' 31 GO Wellington S91 1431 SVnnganul 346 7S2 New Plymouth aud Wai tarn 126 "28 Napier' and Wairoa 28:! 411 Glsborne, Tokomaru Bay, and Hicks Bay 168 225 Auckland and Opua . 1093 Ml Totals 5719 8125