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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 44, 21 February 1905, Page 2

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AGEXT-GENERAIi'S MARKET CABL.E. (By Telegraph.— Press Association.) ; WELLINGTON., this doy. The Industries and Commerce Department has received the following cablegram from the Agent General, dated London, February

"The mutton, market is quiet. The consumption is sninil. but there is a better tone in the market this week, although no change in prices is recorded. There is better demand for New Zealand- lamb. The average price fn-day of brands other than Canterbury is cd.

"Tin? beef market has coUapse.d. Supplies'of American chilled ' Ueef are large. Chilled- Eivcr.Tla.tp is selling at—hinds 3d,, fores 2|<3. " I .'.-""

_ v'CJif , ... .butter yers.-firuj,.. and there is grooa demand. Choicest Xcw Zealand" IS quVifC'J at I&2L' per cwt. • "The fbepisc marketis -quiet, prices'.-betas Slightly weaier, but they are likely to inf-' prorc. The average price £br finest "Sew Zealand is 51/ per «cwt. ' " '"•*'■'

. "The hemp market is" dull.. The price of New Zealand hemp, good fair Wellington grade. on spot, to-day, per tou is £30 "10/;: April to June shipments, £30. ■'"'*' . ;

■ ■■There is no alteration in the cocksfoot seed market since cabling last week. "The. wool market is very unsettled. The market for fine crossbred of nil grades is steady, but a further decline has taken place in nicdhiin and coarse crossbreds of all grades! Deliveries are now increasing rapidly. Current Bradford quotations for tops arc:—3B"s. low crossbre'Bs, 1/2 per lb; 40's. low erossbreds, 44's. medhiiu crosobreds. 1/S\: 00 r s. halfbreds, 1/63: 56's, nuartcrbreds. I/Si; 60's, merinos. 2/."

VTOOL SALES. Tie last tccol saie of the. seas.On was held, this morninsj in tcp . Chamber of Commerce by the Auckland WoMbrokers* Association. " In the time intervening fiihee last acction. a good cle-il of has been sold privately by growers, the result beinjr tSat only 565 bales weie 'entered for sale tocay, -ajid the whole of that flia' not co'nie foryrard. The resijlt of snch small offerinzs ■was that buyers did not coiue rip from the Scrath, consequently to-day's sal«e were practically restricted to local boyers. Comp.atitibii -was not keen, and the sales showed a decline of about i§d IB in iiiaer sorts ana 2£t? on Coarse Trools. as compared with. t'iie picvitms auction. Liricolns showed a slicrp drop, averajrihg only 7d to 7}d per 16 at to-day's auction. Very little halftad was offered, and that tvas sold' by Slesgrs G. W, Binney and So-ns. and rcaU.=etl Old per lb. The Loan and Mercantile Akpect a.]go obtained 9id for a lot of Terr fine crossbred. Altocether Mr T Bea'le w-ho officb.t,pd as ?ft!esmaji for the Loan and Mercantile Agency, had 519 bales catalogued, ox which 16 were not ofiterea lfli passed in. and 309 sold. Messrs Gi W Binney and Sons offered 140 hales 51r G Kingswell being salesman, and Messrs Alfred Buckiand and Sons offered 210 bales Mr C. Brooke officiating as salesman. Qnotatioy were as follows:—Half-bred up to wool" 'fiL 10 * ,5^^111^ 1115 - 7d to ~i< l - lambs'

A meeting of delegates representing various polo clubs interested, held at Hamilton last night, decided to hold the tournament of the Auckland Provincial Association on the sth. 6th. 7th and Sth April, in order not to clash'with '£he Savillc Cup.

The juri- empannelled in the Supreme Court to try the sailoi* Olliver for alteged manslaughter at the AVaitemata bilJlard saloou. %vcrc still considering their verdict Inte this aftfrnpon. Other juror? were discharged till 10.30 to-. n:orro\v msfhing 7 'when ttie re-ia-ial of Pearson will be begun. The charge against White of indecent assault at Avondale is deferred on account of White's illness in the Auckland Hospital.