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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 11 October 1926, Page 8

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LONDON WOOL SALES Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received tho following cablegram from their London house under date of the 6th instant:— “Wool market closed very firm, with competition active. Continental buyers were the principal operators for merinos. English buyers operated ’actively for crossbreds. As compared with closing rates of last series, greasy merinos Id to lid higher; scoured merinos Id to 2d higher; greasy half bred to 2d higher; greasy lino crossbred ll,d fo 2d higher; greasy medium and coarso crossbred Id to 2d higher; sliped crosscrossbred Id to 2d higher jslipod crossbred ,1d to 2d higher; crossbred lambs Id to ll.d higher. 196,000 hales offered, comprising 82,783 Australian, 76,093 New Zealand, 6,077 Cape, 22,464 South American, of which 169,000 were sold. Continent bought 93,000, Home trade 75,000, America. 1000, carried forward •TLOOII of which 17,500 were not offered. Rest, scoured merino lambs 5 per cent higher, other descriptions merino lambs a .shade lower, crossbred lambs 5 per cent higher.”

TALLOW SALES 1 allow,—-398 casks offered; 140 casks sold. Prices 6rl per cwt lower.” DAIRY PRODUCE Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from' their London house under date ol (he 7l!i inst. Butter.—Market weak and irregular. We quote New Zealand finest salted 148 g 1 11 150 s (154 sto 158 s), Danish 184 s (184 s), Australian finest salted 142 s to 148 s (150 s to 158 s), misaltcd 152 s (o 156 s (166 s to 170 s). Cheese.—Market, slow. We quote New Zealand coloured 80s to 83s (80s t-o bos), white 80s to 83s (80s t.o 365), Canadian cheese 80s; to 85s (80s to 88s). (Last, week’s quotations ihov/n hi parentheses). i