WOOL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 21, 26 May 1904, Page 13

WOOL.

London, May 19.— At the wool sales the Waihi clip realised 9^d. The sales closed firm at the highest prices of the series. Compared with March, the closing prices for merinos averaged 5 per cent, higher, except for medium heavy gieasies, which were unchanged. Fine crossbreds were firm m sellers' favor. Medium were 5 per cent. and coarse, l-\ per cent, higher. Merino lambs' wool was firm Crossbreds were a halfpenny to a penny higher. The Richmond and Omaraina clips realised 9' 4 d. Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report .— Rabbitskins.— We held our usual weekly sale on Monday, when there was an average attendance of buyers present Competition was good and we sold as follows ■ Early winters, 13^d to 13|d , autumns, 10 \d to 13-\d , .spring bucks, lid , do does, 5d to 8d ; summers, tiki to 8d Sheepskins.— On Tuesday we offered a large catalogue and had a most •satisfactory sale *ac recent rise in the wool market in London was reflected on \ alucs ruling, and we can confidently recommend consignments being sent to us at present. Tallow and Fat.— The market continues steady at late quotations. Hides —We sold last Thursday and had a fairly satisfactory sale, although not so good as that of the previous week. Ox hides made up to 6d and cows to 4gd.