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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13336, 27 March 1911, Page 8

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Press Association.—Telegraph.—Copyright. - - LONDON, March 26. At the wool sales there was a good selection of crosspreds and keen competition. All sorts were firm. To date 130,370 bales have been catalogued, and 123,888 sold, including Arakini (top 104 d, average ES over T (13d; lOd); Mooriki, 14d, 11 7-8 d; Hakaterama (131 d; 12fd). LONDON MARKETS. Ecceived March 27, 9.50 a.m. LONDON, March 26. Eabbits are slow of sale. Best large Sydneys, in store, are quoted at i4s 6u, small Victorians about Is less. In hides small business is being done, and leather is neglected. First V, ell’ngtons 17Jd, basils unchanged. Sheep.—Canterbury and Southland nene ottering: North Island 3Jd, best brands 3Jd ewes 211-16 d. Lambs.—Canterbury light sd, medium and heavy 5 1-Sd; South Island none offering; North Island, 4]<l, best brands 4'd. Beef.—Fores 3d, hinds 4d; Australian sheep.—Light 2-13-16 d, heavy 211-16 d, ewes 211-16 d. Lambs.—Best brands 3|d, fair quality 3jd, inferior quality 31d. Beef.—fores* 213-16 d, hinds 3|d. South American sheep.—Light 3Jd, heavy 2Jd, ewes 2Jd. Lambs.—First quality 4d, second quality 3Jd. Frozen beef.—■ Fores 3d. hinds 4d; chilled beef—fores 3Jd, hinds 4d. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET; (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 27. The business done on ’Change this morning included— Sylvia—2s lOd. Hauraki—2s Id. JTairua' Broken Hills—ls Id. Talisman—i9s 6d. Waihi—£3 6s 6d. Grand Junction—27s 9d. Northern Coal—Paid 10s 6d. FEILDING SALE. DALGETY AND CO.’S REPORT. At onr Feilding sale on Friday, the 24th inst., a small yarding of sheep and cattle came to hand. Sheep were rather dull of sale, but cattle met with a fair demand. Quotations: —Wethers 10s 7d, old ewes 4s 6d. Cattle: Small wearier steers 14s to 19s, weaner heifers 375, Jersey cross weaner heifers £2 ICs, 2-ycar heifers in calf £4 Bs, small jersey cross heifers in calf £5. LONDON CABLE N.Z.L.M.A. CO.’S REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., are in receipt of the following cable advice from their London office under date 22ud inst.:— Wheat sold at 32s c.i.f. New Zealand parcel. Market quiet but steady. Owiug to increased supplies market not likely to improve at present. Tallow.—We quote present spot values of the following descriptions of tallow:— Fine mutton 355, good beef 345, mixed 333s per cwt. Market quiet. STOCK ANT) SHARE QUOTATIONS. Messrs Fairbnrn and Silk, sharebrokers, Wanganui, report an follows: INVESTMENT STOCK. Pe'e'B. Boyers BANKS £ s d £ d New Zeds-d .. 115 National .. 6 10 INSURANCE New Zealand .. 4 5 6 South British .. 3T2 9 312 0 National .. 1 J5 6 1 15 o COAL Westport ~1100193 Westport Stockton MINING * New May Queen .. 11l 2 0 New cyivia, .. 2 11 2 10 New Saxon .. 2 3 22 Old Hsuraki Boss Goldfields Talma Golden Hills .. Talisman Cens'd .. 2 .9 G 2 9 3 Waihi .. 3 3 0 3 5 6 Waihi Goos’d . WpdhiG’nd J'ct’n ..180176 The above quotations are subject to a brokerage of H per cent., payable by both buyer and seller. The mining quotations are those ruling in Auckland to-day. WOOL. SKIN AND HIDE SALE. ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS’ REPORT. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their sale held to-day as follows: We offered, a good catalogue of all produce to a large attendance of buyers, and bidding was brisk at very firm prices We quote:— Wool—Rough crossbred 7d to SRI, lambs 7d to 7Jd, dead 5Jd to 7d, pieces 4id to sfd, locks 3£d to 4d. ’Skins. —Coarse crossbred 61d, lambs 63d, hall wools 53d, quarter wools 51d, inferior and short 31-d to 4id, butchernis’ pelts, cimp and salted short 2s 8d to 3s Id, good length 3s Gd to 3s lOd, lambs 3s to 3s 6d, lambs’ pelts Is Bd. Hides.—Medium ox 7d, heavy conditioned'ox 6£d, medium cows 6Jd to 6|d. ■•Tallow.—ln shipping order, £29 os. in tips 23s 9d per cwt.

N.Z.L.M.A. CO.’S REPORT. .The usual fortnightly sale was held today, when we submitted fairly large quantities of wool, skins, etc. The attendance of buyers was up to the usual strength, and bidding fairly brisk, but skins were rather lower owing to, disappointing returns from London shipments. • In sympathy with the slight rise in current London sales, prices for wool were rather firmer than last sale. , 1 Crntchings arc now beginning to arrive in small lots, and we expect a good demand will continue for same. We quote Wool.—Crossbred, medium quality 7J-d to BJd per lb, rough and seedy Bid to 7Jd; lambs’, 7d to BJd; pieces, 31d to locks, 3d to 3Jd; crntchings, 4}d to sd. Sheepskins.—Crossbred, quarter to half wools 4Jd to od, short to quarter. wools 3Jd to 4Jd; lambs’, 6d to 6}d; damager shorn pelte, Jd to 3d; dead skins, 4.‘d to 4Jd; green and salted pelts, lid to 3s 7d each; do., lambs’, 2s to 3s 4d. Hides. —Ox, light 6d to 6|d per lb; cow, Gd to GJd; faulty hides, 2d to 5Jd; hull, 4ld to sd; calf, sound 71d to 81ddamaged 2,d to s’d. Tallow.—ln casks, 23s to 29s 3d per cwt, tins 2C-s 6d to 22s 6d per cwt. FURNITURE buying made easy at Purser and Sen’s Sale, now. on.

LEVIN AND CO.’S REPORT. ' ’■ ; We held our fortnightly sale to-day, •when we offered 25 bales of wool, and a large catalogue containing 3250 sheepskins, 630 lades and calfskins, and a quantity of tallow and horsehair. Wool.—Market steady ‘at late rates. We quote: —Medium crossbred, 7d to 8d; inferior, Old to 7d; pieces and bellies. 5d to 51(1; locks, 2d to 31d. Skins.—Only inferior dry skins offering, owing to thevlate period of the season. Butchers’ and freezers’ skins composed a large portion of our offering, and these met with a good sale. We quote:—Halfbreds, 7d to fine crossbreds, 7d to 7Jd; medium crossbreds, 6d to 7d; coarse crossbreds, 6d to 6Jd; dead skins, 5d to old; dead hoggets’, 4d to 4.1 d; quarter to half wools, 4d to 54d; green pelts, 2s 6d to 4s lOd; dry pelts, Is to Is 9d; Iqmb skins, 2s to 3s 7d; lambs’ pelts. Is to 2r2d. Tallow.—Parcels in shipping order, .£29 ss; tins, £24 to £2 ss; rough fat, £2O to £24 ss. Horsehair.—ls to Is 84d per lb. Horns.—ss to 16s per hundred. Cow Tails.—ls 8d per dozen. Hides.—Very firm, with upward tendency. We quote: —Ox hides, heavy 7d to 8 l-Bd, medium 6id to 7d, : light 6Jd to 65d; cow hides, 6d to 6-Jd; cut'and slippy hides, 3d to s|d; stag hides, 4d to sjd; bull hides, 4d to s|d; yearlings’, 6d to 6gd; calf, best 8d to 9|d, medium 7d to Bd, cut and slippy 4Jd to 6d. Our next sale will be held on Friday, April 7.