LONDON WOOL SALES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8618, 9 May 1906, Page 3

LONDON WOOL SALES.

(Received May 9, 1.24 p.m.) LONDON, May 8

Th© London wool sales opened Gtrong 5 with prices showing an advance of from par to 7£ per cent.

•The Nktional Mortgage and Agency Company has received the following cable^ inessag^ from its London office, regarding the opening of th© May series on May 8: — " The sales tfpened at average advance of 7? per cent k,i croee-bred coaxs© descriptions. Others firm."

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received th© following cable message from its London house-under date May 8 : — "The wool market opened strong for all sorts. As compared with last sales' closing rates, prices are about par to 5 per cent higher for fine cross-bred and merino and about 5 per cent to 7£ per cent higher for cross-bred coarse and medium croe9-bred. ' '

(Received May 9, 10.41 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 9

Wheat— Chick 3s 3d, milling 3s 4-Jd to 3s 5Jd. Flour.— £.7 15s to £8 j Manitobari £14 to £15. x Oats.— Algerian feeding 2s 9d, white 3s, New Zealand Gartens 3s Id. Peac — ss. Maize. — 2s 6d. Bran and pollard. — lid. Potatoes.—£7 10s to £8. Onions— £7 to £7 10s. Butter.— 9d to 9£d. Bacon 6d to Bd.

MELBOURNE, May ,9.

Wheat.— 3s 4id to 3s od. Oats— Algerian 3s 5d N to 3s Bd. Barley. — Cape 3s, malting prime 4s 9d to ss. Maize. —3s to 3s Id. Bran' and pollard — ll^d to Is. Potatoes.— £6 10s to £7 15s. Onions.— £6 to £6 10s.

ADELAIDE, May 9

Wheat 3s did to 3s 4d. Flour.— £7 5s to £7 10s. Oats.— Algerian 2s 3d, white 2s Bd. Bran and pollard.— Is.