LONDON WOOL SALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2302, 14 April 1898, Page 14

LONDON WOOL SALES.

- Messrs Dalgetj and Co, have received 1 the following cablegram from their he&d tfiase, [ dated London, 2ud insfc, ;™r"TSi« wool sales

closed firm without further cl'M ge. The total , number of bales available, iocludicg old stocks, was 218,000, cub of which some 89.0C0 biles have been sold for Home consumption. 113,000 baits for the Continent, and nothisg of aay' consequence for America, leaving 16,000 bsUt "to be carried forward to next series. For tha bulk of treasy merino wools priceß »»re "higha* , by 5 per cent, to 7£ per cent., and for the bulk j of scoured merino wools 5 per cent, to 10 pee ' cent, higher than closing rates of lai.t. series. -, The advance is chiefly otf" medium' and inferior ; qualities. For meriiio. broken fleeco and pieces, and the bulk of fine -crossbred wdols prices are on a par 5 per cent, and for the bulk of coaiss crossbred wools prices.are 5 per cent, lovrer, than closing rates of last series."

DUNEDIN MARKBrS. WHOLESALE PRODUCE HEPORTS. Mr J. Fleming, Princes street south, reports \under date the 12th inst. : — ' .. '

Derwent potatoes, £3 lb?. lARJt AND DAIRY PRODUCE Messrs Irvine and Stevenson, George street. report paying for produce during the week ending th<s 12th inst. as follows :—: — JRacon (roll), 6Jd p. lb Fresh L utter, 9d and lid Hain,-7Ad p. lb p. lb i Fresh eggs, Is 2d rloz Salt butter, 7d I Fresh butter, good ordinary (in lib and }lb j lirints), Sd to 9d per lb. Bacon pigs, 3gil, 1301b to 1601b weight. Fowls. 2s to 2b 6J pair. Ducks, 3s Ito3s 6d pair. Geese, 3s 64 Turkeys, 5d per lb. J THE LABOD^irASKKT. Mr Skene reports under date Apr 1 12:— We must now settle down to work after so many holidays and Ligh times ; but it takes a few days to get our joiats into woiMog order. Winier j inq.ui'y. is beginning for -ploughmen and couples j for stations and farms ; but the great cry is for j rabbiter*, and practical men are imjkirjg good I money. Boys and lads are all the go, aiid the test ; is milking. Wages keep satisfactory.

Wheat per bushel. Best milling ... 4/8 Medium do ... 4/3 Fowls' ... 3/3-3/(5 Milling oats ... 2/1 Feed oats .... 1/9— l/ll .Malt barley 4/o—4/6 Feed barley 2/9—3/0 Cape barley - ... 4/0 Maize ... .-.. »3/3 j>er ion. Hour, iii 200's ... 240/0 Flour, in 50's ...250/0 •Pollard ... ... 70/0 Bran <JO/O Barley dust ... 70/9 Kidney pofatcF, £3.

per ton Oaten hay G5/0 .Oatmeal, in 25's 220/0 Oaten chaff 70/O— SO/0 Ryegrass hay 60/0—65/0 Straw 30/0 Pqarl barley ...340/0 - per cwt Onions .... .... 6/0 '~per Vty. Rolled .bacon * ... 0/dj | Side bacon „, 0/7 i S molted hams '... 0/S I Cheese ... 0/3}— 0/U \ Good' salt butter, 6d to 7d per,, lb", -.according io quality.