COMMERCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13601, 5 February 1915, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

1 Press Assn.— Hy Telegraph— Copyright )

(Received Feb. 5, 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 4. At the wool sales there is a strong market for all, dofts; prices hardening. America is taking merinos. The following prices were realised for the fleeco portions of the clips named : Motuotaria. top price 17d, average 16gd ; Hekeiiga, 15« l and 15d. At Bradford there was a stiff market and a strong demand for all aorta. The butter market is firm, but c|uifefc. Colonial is selling steadily. Australian is at 134s Co 1365, unsalted 138s ; New Zealand, 138s to 140s. Cheese is very firm ; New Zealand, 88s ; Roscominons (Queensland), 82s to 86s. Bacon is steady. Australian (Cumberlands), 64s to 665.

MELBOURNE, Feb. 4. Wheat buyers offer 7s 9d ; flour is at £16 10s ; oata, 4s lid ; barley, English, 5s 9d to 6s Id: Cape, 4» 5d to 4s 8d: maize. 5a 2^,* bran, £9 15s; pollard. JBIO lSsj potatoes^ £3 10s 4d ; onion's," £6 to £8. SYDNEY, Feb. 4. y *f Ue wool sales liave closed. Prices hardened all round, and there was a 5 per cent, advance o.n last week's rulings. CrossbredS sold to; The record for merinos was 14^d. . OUts, Tasmaiuan 4s 6d to 4s 3d 3 New Zealand A grade Gartons 4s 7d to 4s 8:1, 13 grade 4s 6d to 4s 7d ; barley. Cape feeding ss, Euglish 5s 3d; maize 4s 6d to ss; potatoes. Tasiuanian £4 to £5 10s; onions £9 10s to £10, ADELAIDE, eb. 4. Wheat 7s 3d; flour £15 10s; bran Is ' Hid to 2s{ pollard 2s 4d. -NIELBOUIINE, Feb. 4.

Hides were m small supplies. There was active competition .al J B d to dearer.

. \VBLLISfGTOX, last night. Following are the values of the principal lines of New Zealand products exported during the week, elided February 2 : Butter £60,367. cheese £127,431, frozen, lamb £26,643, frozen mutton £4859, frozen beef, etc., £34,040. gold £6148, grain and pulse £3012, hides and skins £29,193, kauri gum £6434, llax and tow* £4043, tallow £12,460, timber £12,250, wool £304,279.

■ (Special to Herald.) ■ " ' , NAPIER, this day. Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co. have received the following cablegram from their London house, Messrs Sanderson, Murray and Co. : — ; - ; , The market is firm. Merino is ten per cent, higher 'than the last sales' ciuoing rates. French and American .buyers are operating freely. The second series lias been, postponed till the February 23rd. The list closes on February Sth. The third series may be postponed.