794 



Journal op the Department op Agriculture. 



THE LOCAL MARKET. 



September, 1920. 



(Note. 



-The local market prices of certain other agricultiual produce and of stock 

 are aivea on page 798.) 



wool. 



The market continues quiet and very little business is being done. Onlj' a few buyers 

 are operating at present and in some cases the orders on hand have been cancelled. This 

 may probably be due to the unsettled conditions in England and the threatened coal strike 

 which would cause stagnation in all industries. Unless a satisfactory settlement is arrived 

 at soon it is feared that very few orders will be forthcoming. The latest advices received 

 from London report little competition amongst buyers and a further decline in prices. 



The following nominal prices are quoted at the various ports : — 



Grease Wool. 



Pence 

 per lb. 

 Choice superfine Kaffrarian sound 

 combing, well skirted, of good 



regular length ' 23 to 2.5 



Extra super combing, deep stapled, 



sound, and well skirted... ... 18 „ 21 



Super combing, skirted ... ...1.") „ 20 



Average combing ... ... ...11 „ 17 



Super medium, skirted ... ... 14 „ 16 



Average medium, skirted ... ... 12 „ 14 



Inferior medium, skirted ... ... 10 ,, 12 



Superfine shorts, skirted ... ... 10 „ 15 



Average shorts 



Inferior shorts 



Native medium 



Native inferior 



Bellies aid good j)ieces, combint 



Bellies, etc., mixed... 



Locks and second pieces ... 



Average white coarse 



Average coarse and coloured 



Cross-bred supers ... 



Cross- V)red average... 



Snow \V^hite-<. 



Extra super snow whites, good 



bulk, free ' ... 42 to 50 



Super snow whit<'s, fair Inilk, free .SS „ 39 



Ordinary, shorter and faulty 

 Inferior 



27 to 30 

 16 „ 18 



MOHAIR. 



The market remains inactive and only a few bales of good summer firsts have changed 

 hands at prices from 18d. to 28d. per lb. There have been no sales or inquiries for other 

 clahses of mohair. 



HIDES AND SKINS. 



There has been a good demand for hides and skins and large quantities have been 

 offered for sale at the various markets at the coast. The following j)rices are quoted : — 



Sheep Skins. 



Sound lonti' woolictl sheep skins 



per lb. lOid. to lUd. 



Damaged long woolled sheep 



skins, per lb. ... ... 7d. „ 7fd. 



Pelts, sound, per lb. ... ... figd. „ Sd. 



Pelts, daT aged, per lb. ... 2^d. .. 3d. 



Hair Capes, salted, each 



7s. 3d. to 8s. 



Hair ('apes, sundried, each ... 5s. 6d. „ (is.3d. 

 Coarse and coloured skins. 



per lb 9id. ,. lOd. 



Coarse and coloured skins, 



damaged, per lb. ... ... Id. .. 4jd. 



