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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16663, 17 February 1925, Page 6

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EXPORT OF LAMBS. (Per Press Association.,) WELLINGTON-. lasi night. The N.Z. Meal Producers’ Board has just received a cable from its represciita. live in Australia advising that 13,736 carcases of lamb were exported from Australia for the fortnight ended February 13, 1925. THE WOOL MARKET. TO-MORROW’S SALE AT NAPIER, For the fourth Napier wool sale of the 1924-25 season, which takes place in Napier on Wednesday, a catalogue of 20,029 bales will bo offered, the offerings of Hie various brokers being:— Bales Williams and Kettle, Ltd. ... 5577 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Co. ... 1967 Dalgety and Co., Ltd 2861 De Peiichet, McLeod and Co. ... 1957 H.B. Farmers’ Co-op 4838 Murray, Roberts and Co. ... 2473 Hoadley, 'Son and Stewart ... 356 Total 20,029 Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable, from their head office, London, dated February 13:. ‘‘Butler: Since our last wire prices are 6s lower; 541,000 cwt. of butter were imported into the United Kingdom for the month of January, as compared with 425,000 for the corresponding period of lasi year.” Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., received ilid following cable from their head office, London, dated February 13: —“At the sheepskin sales 5116 hales were offered and 3382 sold. As compared with last sales closing rates, the ranging prices were: Merino combing skins, 2) 2 d to 3d lower: crossbred, fine and half bred. 2d to 2.jd lower; do., medium! l|d to 2d lower; do., coarse, Id to lower; merino clothing skins, Id to ljd lower; crossbred, line and halihred, Id to '2d lower: do., medium. Id to 2d lower; do., coarse, Jii lower; iambs, 2d to 3d lower; merino three-quarter to fuli-woolled 19d, range led 13Jjd, range lOd; short and shorn lid, range 13d; crossbred three-quarter to full wool led, fine, 17d range 24 cl; crossbred three-quarter to fuji-woolled, medium and coarse, 14.jd, range 20d; crossbred quarter to half-woolled, fine, 15d, range 20d; crossbred quarter to halfwooded, medium and coarse, llid, ranee 17id; crossbred, short and shorn, range 15|d; lambs 15d, range 19id.”

T nc Bank of New Zealand advises the receipt of the following from their London office: —“Market wethers oversupplied. prices affected in consequence; ewes remain steady, market Well supplied ; lambs, moderate business has been done; better demand beef; wethers, light Sid to 9j;d, heavy 7d to Bjd ; ewes, 6|d to 8d; lambs, under 42’s 121,4 to lojd ; seconds, l2d to 12|d; Australian, 10id to 12d ; Argentine, 9jd to lOd; ox hinds, sjd to s|d; fores, 4RI to 4^d; cow hinds, 4|d to sd; fores, 4d to 4jd.”