MR ASQUITH'S GUILDHALL SPEECH.

Nelson Evening Mail, 14 November 1916, Page 3

MR ASQUITH'S GUILDHALL SPEECH.

GERMAN PRESS COMMENT. (Renter's Tele<rraru„ v (Rec. Nov. 13, 1.25 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, Nov. 12. The Lokal Anzieger, commenting on Mr Asquith's Guildhall speech, says the Germans are fully occupied with,their own affairs, and can hardly be expected to act as a saviour to the Armenians and others suffering from the misfortunes of war. It adds: "Nobody in Germany shows the slightest inclination for .a separate peace with Britain; but if the other enemy' States sound Germany we may perhaps try to build them a bridge."

LONDON DAILIES

INCREASE IN PRICE. fßeuWs Telecram".) (Rec. Nov. 13, 1.25 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 12. The price of The Times will he increased: to threehalfpence on the 20th. Other leading dailies will probably make a similar increase.

COMMERCIAL. WELLINGTON WOOL, SKINS, AND HIDES SALE. Messrs E. Buxton and Co., Ltd., report that the usual fortnightly sale held at Wellington on Fjjday, 10th inst., large catalogues of sheepskins, and hides, besides wool in bags and fadges, were submitted .before full benches of buyers, and the sale throughout -was marked by exceptionally keen competion for all lines offered. Prices for the small lots of wool showed an advance on recent rates, and sheepskins were again in strong demand, one line of 200 exceptionally fine salted crossbred* topping the market at 18s 6d each. There was an excited demand for hides, especially cows', which realised extreme prices, super medium to light making up to Is per lb., and prime caa'skins up to 16.|d. The following is the current range of values: — Sheepskins.—Halfbreds 12fd- to 13Ad ; crossbred, fine 13|d to loi-d ; medium" to coarse 13d to 13£ d; short to half-wools BJ-d to lambs lOd to ll|d; crossbreds, dead and damaged, 8d to lid; inferior and badly damaged up to 8d; pelts 8d to lid ; damp, salted, and green up to 18s 6d j pelts, salted, 4s to. 4s lOd; lambs', salted, xm to 5s 9d. Hides.—Ox, heavy 12d to l|d (?12gd>; medium to light ldl to lid to ll|d; light to medium ll£d- to 12d ; cut, slippy, and inferior 8d to ll|d; salted, dry- .to 15^d; bulls, stags, etc., B£d' to 10d; yearlings, 9£d to 12d; calf, super lL>d to 16£ d; medium to good. lOgd.to 15d ;. damaged 8d to 14d. Tallow—ln casks to 30s 6d, tins to 28s.