THE MARKETS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 285, 10 December 1907, Page 4

THE MARKETS.

WOOL SALES.

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London, December 8. Wool had a moderate sale yesterday. Only the inferior crosses Offered were sold, slightly in buyfers , favour. Merinos were unthanged. The sales included Pareora which sold at lltfd. To date 170,206 bales have been offered and 81,182 sold.

Messrs Abraham & Williams, U,d., ; Wellington, report that they offered fiOO bales, the groatest part of which was a very good selection of medium crossbred, showing srood cjadition and a teir length of staple. Bidding was f&My animated for all good -wools, which, however, showed a fall of about %& per lb, while all <• shabby and faulty wools showed a ' deoUne of %& to Id on November sale rates. Growers were loth to •coept the prices offered,-and we did not sell a very big proportion of our offering under the hammer, though we expect ito quit a good number of <mr passed-in lots The range of ' vrioee offered tor our wool was:— . Southdown 10% d, halfbred to 91£ d, good, bright, fine crossbred 83£ d toM, bright medium crossbred I s Sd to 83gd, rough crossbred and log & atained 7J£d to 7%d. Some of our offerings were :-JMO, three bales flneorossbred,9d; OR, three bales fine <arossbred, 9%d; TV, .27 bales one .crossbred, B%d; DMM over MOT, tliree bales crossbred 7%d; " Pig«en Bnsh, 25 bales crossbred, ' paseed at «d; O and G over W, 48 *■ bales orosflbred, passed at BfeTd; CO, w..twot»les crossbred, m> over y 10 bales crossbred passed at 8d; £ )B*fourlaalee crossbred, 8d; Ohau, L : tl bales crossbred, 7%d Buakland, 10% d. The. firm reports LVlttpving. sold a good number of lines Y At passed-in prices.

& HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. £- :u Press Association. Wellington, December 9. It", The following is the High Oomf& missioner's report, dated London, 7th:—The mutton market Sip is weak. Stocks of New Zealand on t" hand are light. The market has |& i;: beeii unfavourably affected by River j which is in large supply and pushed at 3d. Canterbury Is B%d t - North lelaiul 3^d. o'S' There i 8 no alteration in the lamb j£ market since last week. l=i Thft beef market is qmet, but If eteady. Stocks of New Zealand on liand are. light. Prices: for $ - hidne, 2%& for forequarters. US:i-The butter market is firm, with plvinore inquiry. Choicest New Zeabutter 118s, Australian 116s, 10 Argentine 1265, Danish 1225, Siberian pK»s.. . . A The cheese market is rather quiet; I* ITew Zealand 60a. .... W? ."■•■.•The hemb market is quiet, but plrahetr steadier, and moderate busipness has been done. Following are P? current quotations:—Good fair grade W- dn spot £29, fair grade on spot £28, §|:fair 'current Manila on spot £29. pf£January-March shipments, good fair II? grade £38, fair grade £27. ;q 1 i There is no alteration in the cocksfoot seed marfret since last |&:week. p; The wool market was weaker, es- |;. pecially for second class qualtiy. p Arrivals of meat from River Plate November:- London, mutton p 78.966, lamb 2668; Liverpool, mutm ton 105,544, lamb 8019; Hull, mutton if 9897, lamb nil; Cardiff, mutton lH 18,049, lamb 500; Newcastle, mutton W 10 748, lamb 57; Ireland, mutton lambj. ,