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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15873, 12 April 1917, Page 8

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(By Cable—Frcsa Association —Obpyright.) : lAuelraliar: ftnd XZ. Cablo AseociationO j %VHEAT. ! (Received April lltb, <-5 p.m.) NEW YOKK, April 10. China-o wheat, May 2US cents aud 202, July lboi and 180. The American visible supply of wheat is 43.843,000 bushels. LONDON, April 10. Wheat —The market is firm, witly 1 moderate prices. A parcel of Australian afloat —"was sold at Manchester for 735. i BANK SHARES. LONDON, April 10. Bank of New South "Wales shares, £32 os. , , , National Bank of New Zealand shares, £4 Ids 6d. ! Following is a copy of a eablc dated April 4th received by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Christchureli from their London office: —"The wool sales closed very Arm. As compared with opening rates Jill good merinos were « o per cent, dearer; others unchanged." The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency' Co., Ltd., have received a cablegram from London giving the un-der-noted information :—' Tallow: Government controlling forward shipments. On spot, market firm." The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received a cablegram from London giving the under-noted market information: — "The wool sales have closed, merino averaging about 5 per cent, dearer. The crossbred market, is strong; mostly i.iken. over for the Government. The butter market is quiet, £10 14s to £10 18s. Tallow: Mutton 67s 6d, beef 60s, mixed o4s 9d per cwt. The market is firm."

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED REPORT. Tlic Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce lias • received the following cablegram, dated London, April sth, 1917, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot): — Meat—There is no material change in tho market, with the exception priccs are higher for Argentine mutton and lamb owing to the continued small supply of New Zealand mutton and lamb. New Zealand per lb BJd; ewe mutton, Bid; Argentine mutton, heavy-weight, 12jd; lightweight, 12id; New Zealand lamb, lOd; Argentine lamb.. 14d. New Zealand beef, no supplies available; New Zealand boneless beef, 11 Jd- New Zealand pork for the Government, 10$ d; 'Argentine chilled beef, hinds llfd, fores IOJd. Butter —The market is easier. Danish butter, prices are lower, 218s to 2225; Australian butter, salted, 198s to 2025, unsalted 106 a to 200s; NcW Zealand salted 214s to 218s; unsalted 208s to 2103; Argentine. 196s to 200s. Checao —No quotations owing to short supply, with the exception of States flats, 160s. Estimated Canadian and States cheese stocks, London, Liverjiool, Bristol, nil crates against 28,000at same time last year. Estimated New Zealand and Australian cheese stocks, Loudon, Bristol, nil crates against 28,000 at same time last year. • Hemp and Grain —No change m the markets.

BURNSJDE MARKET. (PBESS ASSOCIATION' TZLXCKAH".) DUNEDIN, April 11. At Burnsido to-day 100 tat cattle; were penned. Competition at the start -•as very keen, but towards tho finish prices were about equal to last week's rates. Extra prime bullocks £24 10s, nrime £22, ordinary £18 10b, prime neifers £IV' 10s. Sheep—237B were -penned. Butchers oompeted keenly, and prices advanced about Is, except for light and unfinished sorts. Extra prime heavy -wethers 52a 9d, nrime 45s 9d to 49s 9d, medium 37s to 42s 6d, light 30s to 33a, extra prime heavy ewes 50s 9d, prime 40s to 46s 3d, medium 34s to 38s, light 26s to 31s. Lambs—l6B4 were penned. A large proportion were of medium quality. Freezing buyers were cautious. Best 2Ss medium 265, light 235. pigs—There was a small yarcunr. and a keen demand. Best baconers 7'Jd to 8d per lb, porkers 9d per lb. THE PROPERTY MARKET. A property of 35 perches, together with three old houses, in Stirling street,

i Sydenham, was sold by order of the ' j Registrar of the Supreme Court by Mi" i Charles Chirk yesterday to Mr Allan ' liopkinu for £32i. \ PAINTERS' AND DECORATORS' j FEDERATION. , DOMINION CONFERENCE. ; (tress association- telegram.) , 1 j DUNEDIN. April 11. '• The Dominion Conference ot the New Zoaland Federation of Painters and ■ Decorators concluded to-day. ; It was resolved that the National i ' Executive 6hould take a ballot of affili- t [ atcd members on the question of cancelling registration under the Indus- '? trial Conciliation find Arbitration Act, * and it was further decided to urge all affiliated unions to seek affiliation wi(h the United Federation of Labour. The conference also passed a rosoljuI tion stressing the neea for legislation" . to prohibit the use of white lend in i paints, owing to its injurious effect oa , workers.

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