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THE AUSTRALASIAN MORTGAGE AND
AGENCY COMPANY'S (LIMITED) REPORT.
W ool. — Transactions are, as usual at this season,
tow and u aimportant. The latest telegrams from
London report ,a continued firm tone, with a ten
dency to advancing prices, although not sufficiently
marked to warrant, quotations at higher rates at
present. There ; is also a slight recovery in cross
bred sorts. _
SEEEK?>Krs. — Our sales ware as follow, viz.: —
Batchers' skins', from 2s. fid. to 4s. 6d. each; lamb-
ckins, to 2s. iOvLdo ; dry skies, up to 4s. do, or from
4d. to 6d. per lb-
TTmKS. — Ordinary quotations are as follow, viz. : —
Green ox, average weights, from 16s. to Ms. 6a. each ;
salted. SJd. to 3|d. per ft ; cov. S£d. toSJd. do ; kips,
to Sid do; ftiid ciifokmSi 44. to fio.
Tataow.— We have to note a marked improve-
in the value of all descriptions, considerable
Soantafi.es having been taken far exportation, and
lie market having thus the benefit of an element of
competition, which has long been excluded . Mutton
tallow is saleable up to £30 for prime ; ordinary lots,
from £38 to £29 10s.; beef, £27 to £33; mixed, from
£22 to £28 per ton.», « j
Kangaroo and Pes Sexn shave met a fair E&lo, bat
there are only few of the former offering of superior
quality which alone realise? high prices, inferior and
brush skins tore saleable from 4d- to 7d. per lb.
Opossumskins being now- fairiy toned, have sold
well, and we have realised as much as 5s. fid. per
dozen, this is however rather an outside qu tation,
the hulk of supplies bring horn Ss. tols.6d.per
-dozen ; » abbUsMns are saleable from Is. to Is. 6d.
per dozen, for full sizes : smalls at about half price.
Leather is in moderate inquiry, and all descrip
tions move off at- the values last quoted.
Babe is becoming scarce, and for best brands high
prices are given. We have sold best ground up to
£7 10s. per ton— bags charged.
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