WOOL, SKINS, TALLOW, ETC.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 42, 18 October 1900, Page 13

WOOL, SKINS, TALLOW, ETC.

London, October <>.— The fifth furies of colonial wool «ales hag been opened. There was brisk competition. Merinos showed a decline of 10 to 15 per cent, compared with closing sales of the last series. London, October 10 —At the wool sales bidding was very spirited at yesterday's prices. Me^rs. Hal me. Jacomb, and Buxtons joint catalogue comprised 11 571 bales, two-thirds of which was from New Zealand. There was a full attendance, good competition, and the catalogues were pratically ck-arod. Compared with the July closing rates low cro«sbreds were unchanged, while medium to faulty declined 10 per cent. Faulty merino^ declined 1 5 per cent., and bc-t 10 per cent. London, October 1 1 —At th.- wool «alen the clips branded ' Ryegrass, Pa'ka," reaWd G'd per lb , 'Clare,' c;d . ' Brancepeth ' (W. H Beethatn. Wellington), G;d , • htrathkellar,' 7,,' 1 ; ' Mua Flat,' 7Jd • ' Hive Downs,' 7^d. London. Ocober 12— At the wool pales there was spirited competition for all elapse* and the market displayed a better tone. Ihe Bradford wool market is tending upward. Common sixties, 1 S.I , super, l.i 1 At the -ales all classes of wool are very firm. Continental competition ha-> improved. The Nation.il M., rttra'rc ;md Agency Company of New Zealand (T muted; have re.'civ. .1 the fallowing cablegram from f'eir London olli -c .— • Wool opened at an average decline of 15 per cent, on merino (ill descriptions) and rrossh-vd (fi-ifHt descriptions). The tuture ot the m-irker is uncertain. Sa'.^s oj.ened on par with last sales in crossbred coar-e d -oriptions. Foreign buyers are purchasing very little " Londou. Octobor II -At the rabbit^kin nales there were HIS biles oil f red and 1.U',2 -old. Pru-js ue-e irregular, bat showed an advance of [ 1 to Id. London, October 15 -\t tlio ao.il sales 17C5U bales have been catalogue! to dale, -v d -H"5 1 Mild. All classy atfc j n brink: demand, and prices arc \ . i v linn Cnntiru ntal bu^tis are eagerly (jompitnig with the Mrit^h for merinos at highest prices. The U'esr!;jii(i clip bold ..t Ki^l. TJicre was a good tone, but prices were unehan<_r< d. Ado'ailp If.. — At the opening wool sales English and C<,nt:n< iit..l buyers were well reprewented, hut the market is unruled, and little buniness was done rending the opening uuctioos. At Melbourne and Sydney about htlf the ofFerings were sold, merinos and line en -Ojie is snowing a d, dine of 4 5 percent, on labt ytar's opening rat<^. Mensr". Stronat h Bros, rind Morris report as follows B VHWTSKfNs— >T«rket iinri. Winter greys. lGd to HSM; selected. 17d. mcliuiii. 11l to 15, d . aurtjuuix, Yd to ll|d; bUiumwH, Cd to , Mii'ilU. .5 1 to . ', 1 . b 1 -flvs ro 22 ,d per lb. Siirri'sic i\'s — Market rrichi'^ d l)ry im nnos, 51 to s£d ; halfbreds, 51t05 \d . cr.^sbr.. |.. lit) ! -, 1 v - t I'j1 'j , butcaers' green skins, 3, Ci to J-. 10 1 vui b. Hl)))s —In fan di m.md. Prime heavy ox. 4d to \\ l ; extra lravy, }Jd; medium. 3j d to .< ' 1 ; interior, 2d to .J 1 ; cow hide* 3jd to 3jd per lb. Tai, i.ow— Market nnchatigi d. Be-t rendered mutton. lGs to 17s Gd , medium, 1 Is to 15s lid . roturh fat, IJs to 1 .is Gd per cwt.