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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 25 January 1911, Page 8

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THE WOOL. SAL.ES

(Rec. Jan. 25. 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, Tuesday. ; The wool sales are continued. Prices are firm -with increased competition. Taulties are still weak. Americans are operating for best New Zealand erossbreds, but the home trade are taking the bulk. ~,_,. The report "of the National Mortgage *nd Agency Company of New.Zealand •shows a profit of £47,348, and a total dividend of Hi oer cent. There has been added to the reserve £15,000, and carried forward £9848. The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co. is repaying a further 20 per cent, on "preference stock. WOOL, SHEEPSKINS, HIDES, & TALLOW SAJL.E. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as fellows: — . Owing to tbe big wool sale held on 3rd January taking up brokers' storage soace and time, no skin sile has been'held since Dec. 16. Buyers were well represented, and bidding was active to-day, but at a -lower range of prices, both for wool end . skins, than at previous sale. Hides and' tallow sold well at late rates. We quote: — Wool (in bags). —Crossbred fleece 6V»d to 7%d lb, piece s 3%d to sd. locks and pieces 3d to 3%d, bellies 4d to 5%d. dead 5d to 6%d. Sheepskins. —Crossbred medium 6d to 6%d, do coarse 5%d to 5%d, do dead 4%d to broken & faulty skins I'd ,to 3%d, pelts dry 3d to 3%d, do damaged Id to l%d» lamb skins 2%d to Gd. Hides.—Ox heavy,, none, offered, do medium 6%d to 6%d. cow and light ox 4%dto 6%d. faulty and dry hides 4%a to 5%d. ealf sound JV2& to Sd. fl'i damaged 2d to '6d, yearlings 6}4d, bullhides od to 5%d, cow tails Is a dozen. Tallow.—l n casks 28/6 cwt, in odd packages 24/6 to 25/(5 <rwi. Horsehair. —-1/7 lb. STOCK AND SHARE MARKET. (Special to "Mali.'-"* WELLINGTON, This D*y'Mr A... T. Bate, of Wellington, report* the Wellington Exchange' at noon to-day •* follow* 1— «- d Bank ,of New Zealand 212 e Equitable Building Co. 195 C Wellington Invesmtnet. b 11 C Wellington Investment, s 31 ■ *€ Wellington Trust (cum divj 156 € Wellington Trust, sale 156 C Christchurch Gas, buyer 200 0 Christchurch Gas, s 205 0 3?eilding Gas 21 9 Gisborne <sas 59 € Taupiri . 20 ?. Manning's Brewery, b S7 6 Maning's Brewery, s 9>1.-6 "Dental SuDnlie s Co., b 22 .8 Dental Supplies Co., s 23> C Ward & Co.. b 100 0 Ward & Co., a 101 t! Sri via, b 3 9 Sylvia. s 3 % 11 Talisman, b 60 & Talisman, s 51 (6 Talisman, new issue, 10/- t/d. s 41 0 "Waihi, sale s 94/-, 94/6.'94/9 95 0 Waihi Junction, sales 30/3, 30/6 30 3 Consolidated Goldfields, seller ZO 0 33:g Iliverj seller 67 .6