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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16225, 4 July 1918, Page 8

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EGG MARKET REPORT. The 66VQX0 weather during tie .last Ime v has caused a rise in Wellington, yyj creased supplies locally. CanterW 'Eg. Circle quot<p first grade 2s, seooad la 1M duck cgga Is lOd. ■ POULTRY SALE.' Messrs J. B. Merrett report a small ento of poultry yesterday on account oi rentier Curreot rates were maintained. j SHIPPING FOR BUTTER, "It has been reported to me that a m~..— has been received by the National Bijw Association to the effect that all the butter 1 available in tbe Dominion for export (185.000 i boxes) will be Kited, leaving sufficient lot -i home consumption," said the Hon. D H j Guthrie, Minister in charge of Shinning* Imperial Supplies, on Tuesday. "In t& in. ■ terests of New Zealand, I hope the report |g : correct, but no such information has resofced the Government. The position in legud to shipping remains practically aa staled by the Acting-Prime Minister, at - lost week." Mr Guthrie is making enquiries into th« report regarding butter. BURNSIDE MARKET. (PRI!S3 ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) DUNEDIN, July a. - At Burn side to-day 257 fat cattle penned. Tho quality on the whole was good, end there were a number of pens of «*Dy prime. Competition was active, and 'ptioM'jj were a shade easier. Extra prim* hcory hal-"•> locks £23 128 Cd, prime £18 10s to £20 fa,-' medium £16 10s to £17 10s, lighter £18 10» - i upwards, prime heifers £15 to £16 So,-mediums 1 £18 to £14 10s, light and aged £9 upwards. <! .' Sheep—22Bs were penned. The quality--**!' fair to prime. At the commencement prim :; were equal to last week's rates, but-towatdi j tho finish a decline of Is was- recocM-'i' Prime heavy wethers 455-to 63s 6d, medium ; 39a to 445, light and unfinished 81i apwaid<,' extra prime heavy ewes 50a fld,.priiae 4J«to? 46s 6d, medium SSs.to 89s, light and «s*d 25e upwards. -, Lambs—lo4s wen penned. The \ iqudity was medium. Competition for piimt.'lwx] keen at late rates, but inferior and I were a shad* easier. Prime 2&s . Bd' to .Mk; medium 25s to 27s Cd, .light stiil illiflniiW 20b upwards. Pigs—A small yarding realised Best baconera BJd to BJd per Ib,beft- pork-: ere Bsd to 9<L ;; CHRISTCHURCH STOCK BXCHAJT6B. 1 YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS.:. <! Sales reported:—N.Z. Drug Co., £2 14a td. - LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyers.:',Sella* . . . £ s. d. 4s«. dU DEBENTURES— .. r ~ Whit'combe ■ and Tombs ft ''■< (5J per oent.) .. 100 0 • •• > CEMENTS- {' Golden Bay - .. 0 18.. 0 tj COAL—.' . . j Taupiri .. . - »•: 018 6■ ,j Westport-Stocktoa m ~~ 5 • t.ii gas— Christchureh .« — I 1"'. INSURANCE- •' National • « »-« •* . •If •" MEATS— N.Z.: Refrigerating m. — ■.*,» SHIPPING— ' ... Huddart-Parker (6 per . , cent, pref.).. — 1 # » WOOLLENS— Eaiapoi .. •• T9 t — MISCELLANEOUS— . , Mason: Struthers (£1 paid) ;. .. 1 8 0 . - N.Z. Drug Co. .. 314 0 - N.Z. Farmers' Coop. .. Papuan Products .. — •* •