WOOL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 41, 8 October 1903, Page 13

WOOL.

London, September 29.— The wool sales closed firm Prices for crossbreds were the highest of the series An inferior selection was- offered to-day, but prices were well maintained. New Zealand clips showed a further upward tendency. i L^ 0n , dd X K O i, n ;,nn SS u P , tembei: 30 -- Fo * the wool sales just closed 158,000 bales were catalogued, and 80 000 sold for the Home markets, 70,000 for the Continent, 1000 for America, aaid 7000 were held over. Compared with the closing rates for the July series, fine medium crossbreds were fully 5 per cent, higher, while coarse were 15 per cent., and medium scoured merinos 5 per cent, lower All other classes were unchanged. Crossbred lambs were from par to 5 per cent, higher. Merinos are unchanged. The sales included the following clips .'—Peninsular 9#d* Takaka, 9&d ; Malvarn, 20$ d ; Lockwood, 22* d. ' '

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report as follows : Rabbitskins.— London sales last week showed a rise of id to Id according to quality, and in consequence prices at yesterday's sale were higher in sympathy the principal advance being in poor qualities. We sold winter greys mixed bucks and does at 15id to 164 d; second winters, 9|d to 14£ d ; autumns, ll£d to 12M ; summers Sd to «|d ; milky does, 6£d to 7£d ; blacks, 9fd to 24d ' Sheepskins.— We offered a very large catalogue to-day and competition for all classes was good. There was however, a tendency to stop short of the very extreme prices ruling lately. Merinos, best, sold at 4s to 6s 9d • halfbreds, 3s 7d to 5s 8d ; fine crossbreds, 3s 6d to 5s Id ; crossbreds, 3s to 5s Id ; butchers' skins sold un to 5s 9d. Tallow and Fat.— There is no change tcTreport Supplies have been small lately and late prices maintained Hides —Last Thursday we oflered 320 and sold these at prices on a par with late quotations, medium weight hides being a shade better. We sold prime ox hides at sgfd to 6^d ; medium to good do, 4fd to s£d ; light and interior do, l£d to 4-^d ; prime low hides 4£d to 4|d • medium to good do, 4d to 4£d ; light and inferior do' 2d to 3|d ; calfskins, 9d to 2s. '