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(By Cable.—Pre** Association.— Copyright.) (Australian and IMS. Ortto SHARES. LONDON, January 3. P. and 0. (def.) £427. SOUTH AFRICAN "WOOL CLIP. (Received January <th, 12-5 a.m.) CAPETOWN, January 5. Owing to an insufficient number of bales being registered under the Imperial Government's offer to take a certain of •wool, th© scbcine is likely to fall vhrough.. AMBERLEY MARKET. The firet lamb salo of the eeaeon wae held at Ambcrlcy yesterday, when the yaramg comprised 1334 lamba r 280 others, and 320 ewes. The lambs for tho greater part were of gocd eizo and quality, and 'were readily disposed of, but for small ana inferior lots only forward store prices were offered, consequently they were paeeed. In -j pons were submitted, and only 4 pens failed to find new owners. Sales were made rs follows: —Broomne.d Eatate, 198 at 2fis lOd; T. James, 228 at 2Ss to 33a 7-i; W. Allison, 27 at '255; Mts Watkius, 35 at 25s 6d (pa6sed); W. Blake, 23 at 26a 9d; Plaekett, 50 at 27s 7d; !!<•- Adam Bros., 76 at 275; TT. Davis. 61 at 24s 2d; G. Hibbard, 46 at 24a Id (passed); W. Townlev, 17 at 22s Id and 139 at 24s 3d (pass?d); T. Cooper, 20 at 25s 1 Hi; A: H. Busch, 90 at 23 9d (passed): A. Smith, 68 at 243 8d to 27s 3d; W. H. Hale, 51 at 29a 4d; A. S. George, 70 at 29a Id; D. D. JIoFn-iane, 90 at 24s 7d to 'Ss "Wethers—C. Lawrence, 179 at 28& to SOs lOd (passed); H. Weir, 101 at 31 2d to S*2a 7d. Ewes—J. Hotchkin, 8 at 24a 3"J. "\V. H. Hale, 15 at 2Ss 3d; D. D. McFarlane, 6 at 29s 3d; J. Stack house, 90 at 27s to 29s Id; W. Townley, 108 at 2fia 6d; A. H. • Busch, 21 at 263 3d; J. Robertson, 12 at 29s 6d; Broomfield Estate, 20 at 28s 9d to 30a lOd; W. Plaekett 8 at 2Ss 7d. DOMINION CUSTOMS REVENUE. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, January 6. Tho Customs revenue throughout the T'nminion in Pocember ♦rttnll»v? f''" 1 ' ?' ll , p*H the beer duty £21,764, compared with £278,680 and £23,075 for the previous December. N.Z. AND RIVER PLATE LAND CO. (press association telegram.) AUCKLAND, January 6. Cnbled advice states that at the annual meeting of the New Zealand and River Plate Land Mortgage Company, Limited, to be heM on Jpriuavv i-it'i, recommend tho payment of a dividend of 7 per cent., less British income tax, making, with the interim dividend alreadv paid, 13 per. cent, for tho year; that £20,000 be placed to reserve, and that £20,428 be carried forward. The net amount of dividend will be approximately Is per share. CHRISTCHTTRCH EXCHANGE. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyer*. Sellen £ e. d. £ s. i DEBENTURES— N.Z. Refrigerating, 6 . per cent. .. — 100 0 0 BANKS— Australasia .. 124 10 0 — Commercial of Australia .. .. 10 0 — Commercial (4 per cent. cum. pref.) .. 6 9 0' — ■ National (ex div.) .. — 6 7 0 New South Wales 36 17 6 — Now Zealand (fully pdj 17 17 6 — Union . .. ... 59 0 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand .. 11 2 6 — Standard .. .. — 2 7.6 FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury (ex div.) .. — 10 2- 6 ■i*..Z. Refrigerating ... 2 5 3 — COAL— Westport Stockton .. 0 8 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— . Philp .. — 1 17 6 Colonial Sugar (Fiji and N.Z, pref.) .. 20 0 0 — Henry 'Jones Co-op. .. — 1 14 3 Wosks .. .. 6 0 0 — Whitcombe and Tombs 6 10 —'