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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 217, 7 September 1908, Page 4

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UJXDON .MARKETS. London, September 4. Wheat —Markets are quiet but linu. The market for cargoes is steady; 38s (id is asked for Adelaide August and September shipment; on the spot 40 s, with an easier tendency. Flour —Australian at Loudon 255, at (ilasoow 20s Od. Mutter—Market flat. Danish 117s to ll!)s. There are no c.i.f. transactions, buyers considering the prices too high. Copper—On the spot £OO 7s Od, three months £Ol 2s Od. £ llin—Oji the spot £132 ss, three months £133 2s Od. Lead, £l3 2s Od. Jron, 02s lUd. Sugar—Market linn. Herman Us Bd, first marks lis Bd. Wool—The Bradford wool market i* quiet but firm. Silver 23 11-lOd. Kauri gum—At the sales 7!) eases were offered and 7-1 sold. Prices are unchanged. The stock on hand is JOS cases. TAHANAKI WOOL, SKTiW iIIDK ANIJ TALIiUW SALE. MR. NKWTUN KINO'S KUPOUT.

On Tuesday, September Ist, I held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce. The catalogue comprised 1280 hides, 10!) yearlings', 3157 calf skins, 2321 sheenskins, 11 bales and 77 sacks wool, 27 casks, 1 barrel and 12 tins tallow, 5)0 sacks bones, and the usual assortment of cowtails, horse hair, ete. There was a large attendance of buyers, and bidding was brisk for everything offered. Prices for hides and tallow ruled firm at last sale's quotations, any change being in sellers' favor. Wool and skins were keenly competed for, and advanced ahout J /id per lb all rouud. Calfskin* sold well at an advance of Id per lb for good clean lines, while other lines advanced about y 3 d per lb. I quote:— Wool—Fleece 3%d to 4%d, lambs' 4d Jo 4%d. dead 3 , / ; >d to sVid, crutchings 2 ; '/ l d to 3'/>d, pieces S'/id to 3'/od, locks I'/ dto 2(1, black 3d to 3'/>d, skin pieces I%'i.

Siuvpskins—Butchers' woolly 4'/yd to sd, or 3s Od to 0s Od; lambs' 4d to 4 , / 4 d. half-wools 3'/od to 4d. pelts 2%d to 3'/ ( d. second quality woolly 3V-.d to 4 1 / id, dead 2 1 /»d to V/ 4 t\. damaged 2d to 2%d, part damp, woolly 4s to ss, half-wools 3s to 3s Od, salted woolly 3s 10d to 4s 7d, liaifwools 2s lftd to 3s Od, lambs' 2s 4d to 2s 7d, hlack 3s.

Hides—X«o prime ox ofl'ei'cd Butchers'! ox, heavy 5%d to OVsd, medium 5d io 5V5;d, light 4'/ad to sd. cut ox 4d to 4%d, butchers' cow, heavy 4%d to sd, medium 4%-d to 4%d, light 4d to 4%d, cut cow 3%d to 4'/!:d, yearling 3%d to 4 1 / 4 d, farmers' on: 4d to 4%d, cow 3M-d lo 4%d, cut cow 3d to 4d. slippy 3!/ t d to 4d. stags' 2'/l'd to 3 ! / s d, horse hides Os to 15s, cut TiorSe 3s to Bs.

. (;t ll'skius —Sound -I%<l to "%(!, out 4il to 5(1, slippy 3d to 4'/.(I. Tallow—ln casks, best mixed 2.1s .1(1 to 23s !>(1. medium 22s to 22s !)d. inferior 20s till to 21s 3(1, in tins 21s (id por.cwt. Bones, ,C 4 per ton; horse hair Is 2d per lb; cow tails Is 3d per dozen. My next sale will be held on September 29th.

Dalgely and Co., Limited, Wellington, lmve received the following cable messages from their London houvj under date of the 3rd instant:—Eroz-'U .Meat: Trices for beef are lower by per 11), ami the market is weak, Muttuii —Thi- market is lirm, but prices are unchanged. Lamb Market weaker. Tallow—-Since our last advices prices far tallow are higher, as follows: —Low and inferior descriptions, 3d to Gd per ewr ; other descriptions at par to 3d.

HIDE, WOOL, SHEEPSKIN AND TALLOW SALE. 'i'OL'Xt!, HOBBS & CO.'S KEPOKT. Oil Tuesday, Ist inst., we held our monthly sale of above produce to a ginid average catalogue of 2011 hides, 400 sheepskins, seven casks tallow, calfskins, Imnes, horsehair, etc. Owing to improved outlet for all classes of produce, we had an increased attendance of buyers, and bidding was spirited throughout. Well-preserved hides improved by ,%d to 1 -(1 per lb, sheepskins showing a '/id to %d rise, according to condition. Owing lo increased demand of the latter product for export to London and Canada, we would recommend clients to carefully dry their sheepskins instead of sailing. Calfskins met m-illi keen competition and, considering the quality we otieivd. realised higher prices than anything- readied last season. We expect litis demand will continue for the next few mouths for all carcfully-llayed, well- | preserved, clean call'skilK Bones, tallow, horseli.iir and wool realised fuliy pur with recent rates. We quote:

I Hides—<!nod lmtcliers 1 ox ")%d to ii«/ s d, good liL'lil. do. ."id, best butchers' cow 4'Z-d t<> l : ;/[d, medium -Id to J%d, settlers' best U%d to d'/ N d, cut and slippy 2'/sd to 3d, yearling W/A Lo Jd, h<-si call' OV»d, light sound do. 5%d 1o tid. Wool—l'rutehings, in sacks, 3d. Sh«'eptddnS—Good average woolly 4d to ■lV 4 d, short-woolled 2»/ s d to :t%d, best salted :is 3d to lis lid, damaged and Jiferirr is 4d to 2s tid. Tallow—Good tallow made 22s lid lo 2:*s, fair do. '2ls to 22s :M. Bones. ;Cti 15h to C\ Us fidj horsehair Is 2d per lb: cowtails Is 2d .per I