COMMERCIAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 124, 11 May 1911, Page 5

COMMERCIAL

TALLOW.

(Received 11, 8.50 a.m.)

London, May 10.

Tallow: ]416 casks were offered for sale and 954 were sold. Prices are unchanged.

WOOL

London, May 10.

Sales were animated ; crossbreds continue firm at opening prices;merinos are about a half penny above March prices.

WILLIAMS AND KETTLE’S CABLE.

Messrs. ‘Williams and Kettle, Ltd., have received the following cable advice from cneir London agents : “The wool sales have opened with a good attendance of buyers and competition is keen, especially for coarse wool. Compared with closing prices of last sale halfbred has advanced 2[ per cent, fine crossbred 2[ per cent, medium coarse crossbred 2[ per cent, coarse crossbred 5 per cent, lambs wool 2i per cent. It is expected that these rates will be maintained throughout the series.

DE PELICHET McLEOD’S REPORT.

De Pelichet, McLeod and Co., report having received the following cable from their London agents:— Wool sales have opened. Compared with closing rates of last series: Greasy merino, par; scoured merino, par ; greasy .[-bred 50’s to 56’s, 2.1 per cent higher ; greasy i-bred 46’s superior (American sorts) par: greasy f-bred 46’s fair average, 5 j per cent higher; greasy crossbred ■36’s, par; greasy crossbred lambs, par ; slipe f-bred, 5 per cent higher ; slips crossbred. 5 per cent higher; slips [-bred lambs, 21 per cent higher ; slipe 2-bred lambs, 2[ per cent higher ; slipe Lincoln lambs, par.