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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14358, 30 October 1908, Page 4

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LONDON MARKETS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON, October 23. Copper: Spot, £51 5:,: three r.xnths, £62 Is 3d. Tin 1 : Spot, £133 10.5; three months, £135 ss. Wheal,: Eight thou-.ind five hundred quarters of Australian .lanmivy and February shipment worn sold at, 363 ljd, 72-50 quartcre of December and January shipment, at. 36s 3d, 7500 at 35s 9d, and 6000 tons at 35s ICJd. The American visible supply is 69,733,000 bttslick At the tallow sales 1199 casks wore offered, and 331 told at 3d to 6d decline. THE FROZEN MEAT MARKET. (Per United Press Association.) NAPIER, October 29. The C. C. and D. Company (London) cables:—'fhere is a. further fall in tibe value, of frozen Leaf. To-day's (nidations' are: Canterbury mutton. 4d;'Napier, Wellington, and North Island, 3£d. Lamb: First quality, S^l; second, s{<l. Beet: Hind?, 3idj fores, 3id. i o PROPERTY SALE. ' Mr D. M. Six-tiding- reporlc having' sold privately, at a .-alisfactorv price, on account of Messrs Wardcll Bros, 'and Co., (ho lease of the, property (with buildings there™), now occupied by them, corner of George street, and Moray place, to Messrs Laidla-.v and (liny (Ltd.), • for the London Piano Company. HIDE SALES. Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright. MELBOURNE, October, 29. (Received Oct. 30, at 0.20 a.m.) At the bide sales there- was keen competition. Kips were |d dearer, and others were very firm. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. roll Wl; as follows:—We heldjjnr usual tortnightly f,ali! on Thursday, when: wo offered a catalogue of 322 hides to a very representative gathering of lihe trade. Wo had no bides of exceptional quality forward for this auction, but our catalogue was ckaicd at very eatisfaercry rates. Wr quote a few of our individual sales as under:—Ox: One 76!b, 6J(I; one 531b, 6£d; one 701b, 6Jd; five 631b, 6j|d: one 6111), 6t\l; one 701b, bid; two 721b, 6!d; one 681b, 6|<l: five 691b, 6W; ono 621b, 6id; on." 731b,' 6J,d -. one 661b, 6£d; three 6511). 6Jd; one 841b, 6(1; one. £61b, 6d. Wo quote: Ox-ExLra, stout prime hoavv. at 6Jd to 71d; prime heavy. bU to 6|d : heavy, 5Jd to 5Jd; medium, 4;] dto 5Jd per 11). Wo. sold extra prime, mediums at. up to 6'd; light, M to 4Jd; extra prime light, at up to 52c); cows-heavy stent., 5Jd to 5?<I: heavy, 4Jd tosid: medium, 4|<l to sd; light, at, from 4d to 4;Jd: yearling, at from ojd to 4\i; stag and bull, 2:1 to 3|d; calfskins. 3d to 6d per lb, according to weights and condition. Messrs Moi-itzscn and Co. report :—We h?ld our forlnijrliily likle sale "to a full attendance, of buyers. Competition w*> , keen for all lots offered, and none. «-o;o passed in. Wo quote: Ox-Heavy sic.it. 7<l to Ed: heavy. 6d lo 7d: medium, 4£<l io'SJil; light, 4d to 4jjd: cows-stout, 5d l<> sJxl; .heavy, U;} to sd; medium, 4d to 4L'd; light. 4d to 4|d; stag, 3d to 3.U1; yowling, 3£d to 4d: calfskins. 5d ic Kd; hoi-ieliidcs, from Ss to 9s.