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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11146, 9 December 1907, Page 5

COMMERCIAL

THE .WOOL SALES,:

(Press Assi}.— By Telegraph,— Copyright) ; (Received December 9, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, December 8* Wool: There was a moderate.sale yes- ! terday. Only inferior crossbreds offered, and sold slightly hi buyers' fa vpr. Merinos were unchanged jn prices. The sale§ included . Pareora clip, whichi Sold at ll^d. To date 170,206 bales have-been : offered and .81,133 sold. : , j .•' •.'••,•. J WELLINGTON/ this day. The High Commissioner's cable, dated London, -December 7, states : The mutton market is Weak. ; Stocks of - jfew Zealand on hand are . light. /The market/ j has been ijnfayorably affected as River f Plate, is m large supply and strongly / puished for sale, Canterbury, is at 3|d, i North Island 3|d. There is no alteration m the lamb market, which is quiet sbut steady. Stocks of New Zealand are light at 3£d for hindquarters, and 3fd for forequarters. The butter market lsfirjn ; with more enquiry. » Choicest .New Zealand ,is at :118s, Australian 116s, Argentine 116s, Danish 1225, Siberian 108s. „The cheese market is rather quiet. New Zealand is at 605." The hemp market is jpiiet and rather steadier. Moderate business has been done. Good fair grade oi\ spot is at £29, fair grade on spot • £28, fair current Alariila on spot £29. There is: no alteration, m the cocksfoot seed market since last week. Tho. wool/ markeij is a shade weaker, especially for second-class quality; The arrivals of meat : from RiVer Plato during November : were : London, riiutton. 73,966 "carcases, lamb- 2668 ; Liverpool, mutton,* 105,544 carcases; lanib 7019; Hull, riiutton 9397, lamb nil ; Cardiff, mutton 13,049, lamb §00; Newcastle,' mutton 10,743, lamb 57; Ireland, niutton 3044, larhb 3.