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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 245, 31 January 1921, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK markets

Dalgc.y and Co.. Ltd.. Palmerston North ,-porf having a, fair yarding of sheep and t -mall entry; of cattle at their Mangnweln -;de. on 27th inst. Following quotations;— Shopp: Small shorn lamb- -- medium iwb-tooth wethers 20s. Cattle: Fifteen nioiitl’.dieifers £4 10s, two-year stoen £5 2-. ... . , Oalgety and C 0... Ltd.. Palmerston North, report' having a fair entry of stock at then building sale on Friday, 28th inst., when a. - , lambs, showed an advance in price. Quota lions'-Shceii.—Small lambs 11s Bd. medmm woojlv lambs 13s 9d, grd. black face lambs io 19- sd. . Cattle—Amung hulls to £4 ss. HASTINGS RAM FAIR. The concluding day of tho Hastings ram was cloudy and showery yesterday afternoon, in flocks, Lincolns were not m demand, and many were passed in. JHe highest price was 4 guineas, the Lovdei Leieesiei• were generally poor, but three lots were soiti at 6 to 87 guineas, if' 1 r-omhdowns wove good quality, ! lie bid,|i 11 k was brisk and prices good, 14 guineas iniun- io)t price. The. Shropshire Downuore”nil pas-cd in, Two pens of Cheviots -old ;M 7 guineas. Ju stud;.. Romneys ol il„. best class brought a. good reponse. prices ranging from is to 60 guineas. Lmcole.' were iti poor demand, and many were P -,-L‘d. The host class of Sonihdcwiis fetched satisfactory results HIDES AND SKINS. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON. Jan. 28. There was a small attendance of liny or.? in the skin, and hide sale to-day. For most of (1,0 lines bidding was sniritless. One of die main reason- of the decline ot price- iattributed to the fact that the sales in Artsiralia have been deferred. The difficulty in securing shipping space also had an effect on the market, tow hides from eonntrv butchers receded irom fd to Id per ]b.. and ox bides id compared with the previous sale. Super freezing hide? declined Id ro 2d. ■-alf.-kins id. The price of yearling -tins was on a. par with last sale, as were ,-aired skin.-. Dry skins wore id cheaper. Tallow showed an all-round drop, of approximately £3 per ton, casks bringing 24-. tins- 5s 10 20> a. ewi. WOOL SALES, Ihlgety and Company, Ltd., report having received the, following cablegram from 1 heir London house tinder dale 0) 1 lie 271 h in.-i. :• “Wool sales continue very firm, com.-, ’ petition animated, improvement in demand partly duo to .American buying. Continental and English buyer?'are buying more freely. As compared with last sales closing rates Merino wools greasy par to 5 per cent, lower. 64-70 combing wools are often rather dearer. Merino wools, secured, par to 5 per rent, lower. Crossbred wools line qualify greasy 10 jjcr cent, lower. Crossbred wools medium quality greasy 1C per cent, lower. 35-40 sold at 8d ro 9d. Crossbred wools scoured scarcely any demand. Free Australian 35.000 bales offered. New Zealand 1115 hales. Hulk .-old."

ENGLISH WOOI. MARKETS

LONDON. Jan. 27,

The free wool sales have dosed. Sixty thousand hales were offered and practically all were sold. ■ There was extremely good competition throughout, from Home,, tho Continent, and the Cnirerl States mostly,for good Merinos, which dosed .10 to 16 per cent, above tho opening rates. Carbonising sort? advanced 5 per cent. For the crossbreds there was n fair-demand. Fine declined 10 per cent, compa.rcd ■ with the December rates.

Tho Bradford top marker is firm, hut tpore I- little business passing. Quotations for Fehruaty-Marclt delivery. 64V quality, 51 d per lb; 56V, 45d; 59’s, 28d: 46‘s. 13d.— A. and N.Z. cable.

AUSTRALIAN MARKET

MELBOURNE, Jan. 27,

Barley. .English.* 4s to 4s 3d, Cape 3? to 3? 3d; oats. 2-, 4d to-2s 6d; potatoes, £3 £4 IDs; onions, £4 10s to £5. — Press Association. , 1