COMMERCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, 18 October 1916, Page 5

COMMERCIAL

_ (Sjpecial to Ma"..) National) Bank, s. 105 6 Bank of N.Z., Ist 224 0 Bank of N.Z., 2nd 227 0, River Plate, s. 42 0' Investment, s. 10 9 Trust 139 0 Wellington! Gas, s. Ist 302 0 Wellington Gas,. 2nd 19 6 National Insurance 55 0 Gear Meat 2nd. 90 0 Wellington Meat 3rd 61 0 Shipping ipref. 210 0 U.S.S., Coy. ord. 42 0 43 0 Kaiapoi Woollen ord. s. 126 6 Wellington) Woollen, ord. s. 120 0 Westpont Coal, s. 29 6 LeyJand- . 23 0 1 Golden .Bay Cement, s. 21 3 Dental 23 0 Drug 46 9 N.Z. Portland Cement, 's. 11 6 Talisinan no 12 0 s. < 17 Q Rising .Sum 3 3 3 9 WELLINGTON WOOL, SKINS, AND HIDES SALE. Messrs E. Buxton and Co., Ltd., report that the offerings submitted at the fortnightly sale held at Wellington on Friday last consisted of sheepskins,

'■hides, and wool (principally cxutchings). • rhe.sale -was Well attended iby.'.'■ buyers, and- competition throughout was keen and iinimated, prices for ' crutchings showing an average advance of gd per lb. over last sale, - and fleece wools also making slightly better prices. The demand! for sheepskins was good, values ranging up to 13£ d for supers, Svhich is almost a> record price for the local market, and hides showed' a marked advance of fully .id per lb oyer last fortnight; all sound lots being keenly sought after. All .bale lots of wool now coining to hand will he held for the.first wool sale of the season to be .held on 15th November, but the next fortnightly sale for "sMns, hades, J&n& oddments wall be' held on Friday, 27th as usual. The following is the range of prices current :■ —

Wool.—'Crossbred, . finej 13d> to, 15d, medium to coarse to 14fd; pieces and Bellies 7d to ll^d; locks and stained pieces up to s|d'; to good 10£ dto il£l; Seedy', and inferior up to 9i<d; lambs 9£d to 13d; dead 12Ad to 15d. :-. Sheepskins.—-Crossbred, .fine tip to 13£ d; coarse to medium lid to 13d:'; short fco half -wools to 10|d; dead arid damaged, 9sd to ll^d; inferior and, badly damaged 3d to IQd; lam'bs .9dto 12fd; damp> salted arid green to 16s sd; pelts 4M to BA'<i: lamb's, salted 4s "2d to 7s 9d. heavy llg-di tb 12' id; light to medium B£d to llfd : cut and. slippy to iOfd.; bulls and stags 6%d to Bd. ; Hides.-r-Yeal ; lihgs, 9£d to 10|d; calf-, super lid to 14£ d; medium lOd. to 13£ d; damaged 6d to 10$d-. Tallow.—Tins to 28s; casks 28s 6d to 30s.