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METALS. (Received 3. 8.5 a.m.) London. Feb. 2. Copper.—Supplies are 47,095, deliveries 48.508. stock 55,570, afloat 7600. Tin. —Stocks 17.215, spot <OOl, afloat 4161. deliveries ,3096. TALLOW. "Tallow.- Stock ssl>, imports 4027. deliveries 2*19. LONDON WOOL SALES. (Received 3, 12.13 p.m.) London, Feb. 2. At the wool sales fine wool was well competed for at average rates. Faulti”* are weak, and there were considerable withdrawals. WANGANUI WOOL CLIP. Wanganui, Feb. 2. Now that shearing operations are almost completed in this district, it is possible to gauge fairly accurately the size of this season’s clip. It is anticipated there will be a decrease of fully 15 per cent, on last year's figures, the reilnction being mainly due to the lighter condition of tiie wool.
DALGETY'S CABLED REPORT. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable advice from their London house: — Wool sales continue. Prices fairly maintained without further quotable change. Frozen Meat Market. —Position unchanged.
Sheepskins sales continue firmer. Crossbred combing skins since our last w ire prices arc higher ’d per lb. Other descriptions unchanged. Tallow, 3d per cwt. lower on the average. The decline is chiefly on low qualities. LIVE STOCK. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on their week's sales as iollows: —On Wednesday, January 31st, wo held a st'x-k sale at Ngapaeruru in Messrs. Breakweli's and Galloway’s yards fkindly lent for the occasion). Onentry was comprised mainly of she -p. and we quote -as followsßomney rams 5 - to .‘Rgns. Lincoln rams 5 -, mixed lambs 6 1 to H 11, wether lamb* 7 5. aged ewes 6 6 to S 7. other ewe.* / 9 to 12 6, fat cows £4.12'-. black gelding £2 26, chestnut colt £2 2/6.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 43, 3 February 1912, Page 6
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