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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 257, 3 November 1906, Page 6

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(Received 7.4 a.m.) LONDON, November-2. The tin stocks are 11,776 tons; on ipot, 2456 tons; afloat, 4081 tons; deliveries, 2551 tons. The tallow stock Is 5474 casks;' Imports, 4858 casks: deliveries. 5511 cast* At the sheepskin sales 4700 were offered to good competition, nearly all being sold. Aβ compared with the September wool sales, combing merinos and fine cross-breds were a farthing to a. half-penny dearer. Low eross-breds- are unchanged, and shortwoolled are a halfpenny dearer. Wheat. —A South Australian January shipment sold at 29/10% to 30/. (Received 8.25 a.m.) LONDON, November 2. At the kauri gum sales 1013 cases wer« eSered, and 150 sold at prices unchanged. BUTTER AND KGGS. Tfce following are the wholesale <rnotations for butter and eggs.for the week-end-ing November 10: Factory butter, 1/ per lb: farmers' butter (best) Sd per lb; esss, 9d per dozen. Co-operative Egg ana. Poultry. Company are airing lid per dozea for eggs, for week ending 10th November. The TTew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received the following cable from, their London house: "Tallow —We quote present spot vntaes for tile following descriptions of tallow: Fine mutton 37/6. good beef 35/9, mixed 34/ per ewt. Market active."

Mr J. K. Logan, superintendent of electric lines, leaves Wellington to-day for Sydney, en route to Europe, wheTe he is going, under instructions from the Premier, to examine into, the merits of the different telephone systems. He visits America, also, and will be away about six months. During- his absence Mr W. G. Meddings, senior district inspector, will assume his duties. The usual men's meeting in H.M. Theatre will not be held to-morrow afternoon, but Mr A. J. Black, who has been for a three weeks' mission a- 'Baorimii, will return to town thi3 evening, and preach to-morrow morning and evening.