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Evening Star, Issue 19709, 9 November 1927, Page 2

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lUBBITSKIN SALE. The Dunedin Slock Agents and Wool Brokers’ Association reports as follows: —The offerings at this week’s auction were considerably less than at the previous sale. Competition was again very keen, prime and first winter does advancing 3d to 6d per lb, and second and late winter does 6d to lOd per lb. All grades of winter bucks were slightly easier, whilst lower qualities ruled firm at previous rates. Quotations;—Woevily, 18Jd to 39|d; second broken, 30d to 48$d; autumn broken, 36fd to 39jd; winter broken, 50d to 601 d; runners and suckers, 16id_ to 25d; summers, 24Jd to 273 d; light racks, 36d to 39Jd; prime racks, 38d to 40d; dawny autumns, 44d to 451 d ; early autumns, 42d to 66d; autumns, 573 d to 68d; second incoming, 631 d to 72d; incoming winters, 74d to 85Jd; early winters, 85d to 961 d; first spotted winters, 60d to 102jd; second winter bucks, 75jd to 85d; second winter does, 113 d to 117gd; first winter bucks, 109 d to 114|d; first winter does, 130Jd to 134-id; prime bucks, 120 dto 123 d; prime does, 13Sd to 1393 d; second spotted winters, 50d to 90d; outgoing does, 90Jd to 102 id; springs, 41fd to 451 d; milky, 30d to 46d; fawn, 66,1 dto 80d; winter fawn, 99d to Hold; summer black, 26d to 39d; autumn black, (Jsd to 74d; first winter black, 112 d to 123 d; second winter black, 80d to 921 d; hareskins, 44d to 65d; horeshair, 213 d to 24id.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGES

THE METAL MARKET. LONDON, November 7. Copper: Spot, £SB 10s 7sd; forward, £SB 6s 10H Electrolytic: Spot, £63; forward, £63 10s. Wire bars, £63 10s. Lead: Spot, £2O ss; forward, £2O 15s Spelter: Spot, £26 Is 3d; forward, £25 15s. Tin: Spot, £257 17s 6d; forward, £253 2s 6d. Silver: Standard, 26 7-16 d; fine, 28 9-16 d per ok. SYDNEY WOOL SALES., SYDNEY, November 8. At the wool sales there was keen competition for all sections. Merino values were very firm, especially for super sorts, which were at the highest point of the season, whilst comebacks, cross-bred, and lambs’ U'ool, maintained late rates. Greasy merino sold to 33d, which is a record f«r tho present season,

BUTTER AND CHEESE. Messrs A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from London, dated 7th inst. Butter, steadier, 168 s, 170 s. Cheese, dull, 100 s.”

LONDON, November 7. The exchange rates on London are as follows :— Nov. 7. Nov. 11. 1’aris, franc lo £1 ... 124.05 124.00 Brussels, bclgas to £1 ... ... 1)4.04 :i4.w Oslo, kroner - to ... ... ... 18.4(1 18.47 Stockholm, kroner to £1 ... 18.10 18.10 Copenhagen, kroner to /Jl Berlin, rcictimarken to /,'! ... 18.17 20.40 18.17 20.41 Montreal, dollar to X'l ... ... 4.80J 4.80{ New York, dollar to ;£! ... 4.8011-10 4.87 1-1(1 Yokohama, ■ st. to yen ... ... 22 20-32 22 13-16 Hongkong, st. to dollar ... ... 241 24 J Calcutta, st. to roe., 1G to gold £ 18 18 Batavia, guilder to £1 ... ... 12.0SJ 12.07J 12.07J Amsterdam, guilder lo £1 ... 12.08 Rome, lire to ... 80.12 80.18