Oversea Prices op South African Produce. 873 



OVERSEA PRICES OF SOUTH AFRICAN PRODUCE. 



Market Prices of South African Produce in the United Kingdom, 



CABLED BY THE TrADE COMMISSIONER, LoNDON, FOR THE MONTH 



OF October. 



Wool. — Extra super scoured, 45d. to 58d. per lb. ; snow whites, 

 26d. to 44d. per lb. ; super long deep grown, 26d. per lb. ; super 

 sorted, 12 months, 22d. per lb. ; super long, IS^d. per lb. ; long combings, 17d. 

 per lb. The remainder, greasy combings, ranged down to : Heavy faulty, 6 to 

 9 months, 13d. per lb.; cross-breds, 6d. to 14d. per lb., nominal; coarse and 

 coloured, 4d. to lOd. per lb., nominal; kempy, 9d. to 15d. per lb., nominal; 

 and greys, 18d. to 38d. per lb., nominal. Owing to the coal strike the next 

 auctions, which were fixed for the 2oth, have been postponed. 



Mohair. — The ruling prices are : Summer firsts, 20d. per lb. ; mixed firsts, 

 lOd. to 16d. per lb, ; Basutos, 18d. to 19d. per lb. ; winter hairs, lOd. per lb. 

 Prices are purely nominal. There is very little demand, with large stocks. 

 For Turkoy and Cape mohair a further decliac in prices is considered likely. 



Cape Hides. — Sun-dried, sound, 16id. per lb. ; salted, 15Jd. per lb. 



Sheep Skins. — Sound combings, 14d. to 16d. per lb. ; pelts, sound, 6d. per 

 lb. ; Capes, salted, 100s. to 140s. per doz. ; coar.se and coloured skins, 9d. to 

 lOd. per lb. 



Angoi-a Goat Skins. — Light and heavy sun-dried, 12d. per lb. ; bastards, 

 30d. per lb. 



Goat Skins. — Light sun-dried and heavy, 30d. per lb. 



Seal Skins. — 45s. to 60s. each. 



Wattle Bark. — Chopped, £14. 10s. per ton; ground, £1.5 per ton; extract, 

 £44 per ton, nominal. There are sellers at above prices, ex store, London, 

 but there is no demand. 



Ostrich Feathers. — In ostrich feathers there is very little business doing. 

 Prices for most of the descriptions show a distinct decline since last sales. 



Maize. — -13th, La Plata October-December parcels, 63s. ; 16th, La Plata 

 October-November shipments, 61s. 3d. ; 21st, La Plata October-November ship- 

 ments weaken, but 58s. 9d. was paid; 30th, La Plata November-December 

 quoted at 57s. ; South African No. 2 white flat, November-December quoted 

 at 66s. and yellow at 58s. 



Wheat. — The Royal Commission on wheat has raised the selling price of 

 wheat to figures ranging from 121s. for Australian to 103s. for inferior Canadian 

 per 480 lb. c.i.f. 



Sugar. — Prices have further declined since previous month, owing to excess 

 supplies in America. New York refineries are working only half-time and the 

 outlook is uncertain. Brokers consider the fall in prices is too precipitate, and 

 some improvement in the near future is not unlikely. 



Citrus Fruits and Baisins. — Oranges are quoted at 30s. to 40s. per case ; 

 grape fruits, 27s. 6d. to 30s. per case ; naartjes, 5s. to 10s. per tray ; raisins, 

 100s. per cwt. The market is weak. 



