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Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16035, 28 January 1920, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’? REPORT. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 27. The High Commissioner’s market sable, dated London, 24th inst., reports; Temp, Manila: The market is quieter at ibout quotations already given. Current mices for “J.” grade, October-December ihipments, <£6s; January-March shipnents, £65 10s; February-April shipnents, <£6s. For New Zealand the market is quiet and steady. High points on he spot are quoted at £56 buyers, £57 tellers. January-March shipment, £53 md £53 10s. Pair, on spot, £55; Jann-iry-March shipment, £6l sellers. Small easiness only is reported tins week. High points January-March shipment, £53; fair, on spot, £54. The wool sale closed to-day. There tvas keen competition throughout the jeries from the Home trade and Ameri-

ca. A stronger bone has developed since the bpening and the market closed firm. Prospects are favourable compared with the last series. Prices have advanced five per cent. Cnxreut values for crossbreds; Fine, 34d to 48(1: medium, 24d to 33d; coarse, 19d to 32d. DALGETY AND CO., LTD. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held a most successful clearing sale on account of Mr F. Bagge, who has sold his farm, at Kaitieke on the 20th inst., when they offered the whole of his live and dead stock to a good attendance of settlers and buyers from all parts of the outlying districts. The recent heavy rains -greatly contributed to the success of the sale, everything changing hands at prices satisfactory to the vendor. The following is the range of prices realised; Mixed age ewes 21s. 4, 6, and f.f.b. wethers 30a 3d, 3-tooth wethers 24s 6d, 2-tooth ewes 26s 7d, mixed sex shorn lambs 11s 6d, dairy cows £7 to ,£lO. On 21st inst, they held a clearing sale on account of Mr Fraser, of Raetihi, who has sold his farm. The whale of his live and dead stock was submitted to auction, and everythiag sold at full market rates., The

following are'a few of the prices realisCd Forward owes 29s Id. 4. 3. 6, and ff hi owes 17s Id, mixed sex lambs 14s Id, dairy cows £8 10s to £l3. draught horses up to £l7. light sorts £7, At Raetihi, on the 23rd inst., they held their usual fortnightly stock sale, when they offered 150 head of cattle. There was a better tone in the market right through, with the result that a total clearance was effected at the following prices .—Pat cows £ll 15s, fat. cows £8 Hs, Jersey cows with calves at foot £6 14s, cows and calves £7 las,, yearling steers £5 lm>LONDON MARKET REPORT. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Limited, have received a cablegram from their London House, under date of the 31st instant, reading asM'ollows; Tallow.---IKK) casks were offered and 1200 sold. Since onr last wire prices are on an average 2s per cwt higher. The demand is chiefly for good coloured mixed talkny.