WOOL, SKINS, TALLOW, ETC.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 12, 22 July 1898, Page 15

WOOL, SKINS, TALLOW, ETC.

London, July 15. The wool market is firm but prices are unchanged. At the wool sales the number of bales catalogued to date is 216,394. The quantity sold is 210,343. The Owhaoko clip realised Is 3^d. Messrs Edward Thomas and Co., report as follows : — Rabbitskins — We have to report a further advance in prices this week, especially in the better grades of skins?, a line of special does fetching as high as 19|d. This is the highest paid for the past four years. Prices were not, however, firm, and showed a w&verinj* tendenoy. We quote as average prices : Does (selected), 18d to 19d ; seconds, 17d to 18d ; mixed sexes, Up to 17d. Hair continues firm at recent quotations. Hides — Prices remained firm, but as outside markets are declining it is likely that the local will follow suit. Sheepskins — Prices firm, and in some instances hardened considerably, especially for merinos. Messrs Stronach Bros, and Morris report as follows :—: — Rabbitskiks — There was very keen competition at Monday's sale and late quotations were well maintained. Prime winter greys sold at I7.jd to 18d ; selected, 18jd ; medium, lGd to 17d ; early do, 14£ dto 1."4 d ; autumns, 10 I to 24d summers, Gd to 8d ; suckers, grown, 2d to .Id ; blacks up to li)d per lb. Sheepskins — There was a very large attendance of buyers at Tuesday's sale when bidding was very brisk at prices fully equal to last week's quotations. «u*«Hides— Market firm. Prime heavy ox, 3Jd to 4d ; medium. 2^d to 3d ; light and inferior l.Jd to 2^ per lb. Tallow — In srood demand. Prime rendered mutton, lls to 15s Gd ; medium to good, 12s to 13d Gd ; inferior, Dd 6d to lls fid ; rough fat, 8s (>d to 11s per cwb.