WOOL, SKINS, TALLOW, ETC.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 13, 29 March 1900, Page 13

WOOL, SKINS, TALLOW, ETC.

London, March 21. — At yesterday's wool sales croaabreds were firm and merinos irregular. Many lots were withdrawn. Tallow : 1050 casks were offered and 43 (?) sold. Prices for all kinds were nominally 6d lower. London, March 22 — The Bradford wool market is depressed. Common sixties. 26id ; super, 27£ d. The London sales are dragging, and all classes are in favour of buyers. The W.D. clip (W. Douglas, Hawke'a Bay) sold at S^d ; Ootaio, B*d ; and Opawa, Bgd.

London, March 23. — The wool market is flat. At the sales merinos were largely withdrawn. March 26. — The quantity of wool sold to Home buyers is 83,000 bales, to Continental buyere 59,000, and to American 10,000 bales. The quantity sent forward is 109,000 bales. There waß a quiet closing. Compared with the January sales, merinos declined 10 to 12^ per cent. ; medium and low crossbreds 10 to 15 per cent.

London, March 25. — At the wool sales the following prices were realised : Moeraki, 7£d ; Stonyhurst, S£d.

Messrs. Stronach Bros, and Morris report as follows : Rabbitskins and Sheepskins— No sales this week. Hides— ln very good demand, Prime heavy ox, 4jd to 4Jd : medium, 3£d to 4d ; light and inferior 2d to to 3Jd per lb.

TALLOW — Market firm. Best rendered mutton, 18s 6d to 21s ; medium, 16s to 18s ; rough fat, 11s to 14s per cwt.