LONDON WOOL SALES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10956, 19 July 1921, Page 10

LONDON WOOL SALES

ACTIVITY CONTINUES. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London office, under date 15th inst.: "Wool sales continue active, except for crossbreds, which are very irregular. As compared with last sales closing rates best merino are about on a par. Average to good 5 per cent, lower, merinos of other description 5 per cent, to 7J per ecnt. lower, crossbreds (fine quality) 10 per cent, lower, crossbreds (medium and ! eoarse> 15 per cent, to 20 per cent, lower. ’ THE TALLOW MARKET. PRICES ADVANCING. Messrs A. H. Tumbull and Co., Wellington, advise "We are in receipt of a cable from Messrs W. Weddel and Co reading as follows-. ‘Tallow market has advanced, demand good. Mutton tallow first, grade, 395; mutton tallow, good, 38s; beef tallow, 43s fid; mixed tallow, good colour. 38s; mixed tallow, dull to fair 325, 375; gut tallow, 28s. 325. Market firm.’ ’’ N.Z. PRODUCTS AT HOME. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Messrs Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London office, under date of 15th inst; — Dairy produce Butter market very firm owing to drought. Danish sales made 2445, holders are asking 2685. Large quantities Government sold at present market quotations. New Zealand, 231 s to 2365. Australian, 176 s to 2045. "Board of Trade have to-day further raised their prices by 37s to 40s. No sale reported yet at the advance. ‘Cheese market very firm. Stocks. Canadian exhausted temporarily. Wa quote New Zealand coloured. 126 s to 1345 ; white, 13*a to 138 s. PRODUCE MARKETS, I K L IT AND VEGETABLES. Messrs Townsend and Paul, Ltd., report as follows :~~Tho market is firm for all ehoice lines of fruit and vegetables: Apples. Washingtons 8e to 9», Sturm*™ (fancy) 9s to 10s, Jonathans 8s 6d to 9a 6d. Lord Wolseieys 9s, Delicious ,14s, Munroes 7s fid to 9s, Crowns fis to 6* 6d, small apples at relative rates; walnuts, la per lb; pears. Winter Cole 10» to 14s. Winter Nelitt 10s to 14h, Vicars Bs, Marie Louise lo*. Josephine 10s 6d, small pears ut relative* rates; Boorman oranges, 14s per cu-e; Cape goo&eberrie*. 4s box; celery, J* to fi-i per dozen; leeks, 6d bunch; lettueo. choice 6s case; onions, local J 27; potatoes, local'.£s, southern j;6 IDs; cabbages, Bs; cauliflowers. 18s; parsnips. 10s; ( good Cs sack; eggs, fresh 2s; i

fungus, wanted, 10d p<*r. 'lb; .butter, separator Is 9d to Is lid; poultry, hen* os to 6s 6d, cockerels (heavy) 8s to 9s (light) 6s to 7«, ducks 10s to 14s, geese 12», turkeys Is 6d lb; skins, hides, fat and tallow, at market rates; dressed pork, 70's to 100's 7d to 8d per lb, prime fid, choppers 4£d ,per lb. RABBITSKIN SALE. COMPETITION NOT KEEN. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co-. Ltd., Wellington, report having received the following advice fro mtheir Dunedin office in connection with the rabbitskin sale there on 11th inst. ''Rabbitskins— Bidding was not particularly keen, and at times competition was very slack. Prices all round can be quoted 3d to 4d per lb lower than previous sale. Quotations—Late racks 91d to 103 d, prime racks 124 d to I3£d, summers lOd to 13d, early autumn 20d to 28d, late autumns 33d lo 40d, incoming winters 50d to 55d, first winter bucks 56d to 61d, first winter does 62d to 68id, super winter bucks to 65d, super winter does to 74d, super winter black llOd to 122 d, first winter black IOOd to 115 d, winter fawn to 48$d* hare skins to 9*d. FEILDING STOCK SALE. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having a good yarding of sheep- and a moderate entrv of at’le st their Feilding sale on Friday. All classes of fat sheep showed a decline in prices, and the maiority of linos of stores were also considerably easier. The/ quitted practically the whol© of their entry at the following prices : Sheep.—Light fat ewes 11s Id to Us <kl. fat ewes 13s 3d to 14s Id, mixed fat sheep 16s 3d, fat wethers 17s, good forward 2tooth wethers 14s 4d to 17s Id. aged ewes (in lamh to Southdown rams) »s 3d. small lambs 5s lOd, medium lambs 10s 2d, kooJ lambs to 13s lOil. Cattle.—Light, fat cows £5 to £5 2s 6d. light fat steers £6 ss, forward bullocvs £7 ‘2s 6d. springing heifer K £7 12s 6d to £ll 10s WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled £1761 5s 7d.