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■ . WOOL SALES, 'fho Wellington wool ealc.s will bcirin at 9 a.m. to-day, and. there will bo a good attendance of buyers, with spirited biddiu" If reserves are. not absurdly high a good clearance , should be effected undor the , hammer. Tricci arc likely to to hijher than at tho December sales. The London wool sales, the first ot the Kriee. "ill besin on Tuesday nest, and Iho statistics compare as under:Jan., 19U. Jan., 1914. Dalcc. Dales. New arriva-h »K0 JB4,iC<) ' Forwarded direct ... 149.5C0 17WM IJ3.CCO IROO • Brought fonrord 2,000 15.5C0 135,000 129.5C0 The riuantityto be offered is less than j.t the corresponding salo last year, and Xroia present appearances prices should ehow a i improvement on the December rates.
TIUDE TN ALLEN STREET. Prnlt.-The market is boin? well eiionlied with fruit, heavy shipments roming in almost doily from Auckland. Motnckn, and Kelson districts. Blank oiurrant.i am lieiiif: received from Canterbury, 'flic first oF the nectarines have come In, and supplies of apple.?, both dessert nml cooking, are inercining daily. A Kood supply of apricot,? 13 at«o comine forward, mostly from the Kekon district. Califovnian apvles and oranges are in plentiful supply, Res'ulaj coi3£i!?naicutE of raiuberrics m
burkets arc bcinc received, snd me-etinß with irood rompßt-it-ion. The first ehuiment of:cherries fince the striKe was .«•;; ceived from Victoria, and rcnjiserl excel-.; lent prices further supplies of Vwtorinn,' ami TRSinanian ohevries nre due oil Irula.-.V VcßCtablos.—French .beans, green cabbngos, cniiliflowens, rarrots, parsnips," cinil turnips, arc in plentiful aupiilv. ijorfo; qmi-ntitic] of rliubarli nro being receivedfrom the Unit. Increase:! quantities ot tomatoes from Nelson nre boins ma-rkctcri;; Potatoes-aro-in heavy eiiDi>ly. Sai'KO con-., sienincnt; being fcut. to the market , from; 'the Hutt «ni! Mona-watu dietricte/' The■ mnjority n[ the samples are aiTscteci witns blight, and realise from 35.. to 4s. -per,; OWt. . ■-■: '■ '.- ii'ffi Onions.—Further shipmonte are duo , ' \c-~.i day from >Syduer, and tlio vcsitlav weekly Bliinmcnt from .Melbourne 15 ducVon Friii day. The market if ruling at las- tftie-?. , ; per cn-t.. but will decline, probably. , , next; week. Xew Zealond-grpv.'n are no«.-;ava-il-; able, nnd the camples so iar arc not, first/■; Flour.-The eouthcrn o.notation i« £9;'!o'A f.0.b.; and ex store U'eUiuetoii, JCIUpor.; • 'fowls' wheat Has zood inquiry at to'. lOd? to ss. per bushel for prime whole... '' ■ >.'■ ■{ Maizo is dull of sale, and i.= Quoted ot: As. 6d. to is. 9d. per bushel. ■ .' h; Bran.—Owing to heavy export- fihipmems.. the market has advanced s=. per .ton, , .the!: present quotation beinc £4 153. to £s pet'. ■Pollard, is. in good demand (tt,;.£6 v!W per ton. . . . ■";-.'• : -"v3sv; Oatmeai has fair mouiry, wissi tne quo-; tation ruling at £13 per ton for-2001b:,! bags, and £13 10s. for Sslb. bags. V-' <*% Rolk-d Oats.— lliistle brand, ia 4;.1b. hass, , 10s. per dozen; Creamoata, in 41b. bugs. 9=... Chaff.—Sew aa-son's re cxpeclca..- next , : week A good demand exists for prime old uhafF at £5 15s. to £6 jer ton. srteks in. For new, much lower rates will have, to be accepted. , ' .- '"'■'-. Eggs.—Fresh eggs hnve declined in valueanil aje now sellins at !e. to 1?. 2a. .per. dozen, accordins to brand. ■'■ - ; . '■*■■! Butter.—Prime milled, id bulk, is firmer," and is now quoted nt 9id. \ts iOd. pa? lb.; ffOod-Qualitj-. 9d. Prussian blue. pe«-s are slow of,sale at se. to ss. 6d. per bushel. . ' ; :. .:..■■.'. Partridge pens are in poor demand ■; at 4s. fid. to ie. 9d. for flri!trf:la-S5 samples..-'i , ' Poultry.—Hens, 2s. 6d. t-o ss. 6d. per pair. 4s. being paid for Urge boilers; cocKerete, 3s. 6d. to 55.; Indian Kunner duehs, <c. 6d. to ss. 6d.: Pekin ducklings, fe. to -9s. Turkey gobblers, Is. per !b. lire weight; turkey hons,'Bd. to.9d. . .' ( ~ :s.4sv ~ -. '^.i^Wr'Jf CUSTOMS KEVEXUf. , ; -'£.i*Ti' : - Customs dutio3 -collected at the port of Wellington sesterday amounted to '-£2366 13s. 7d. . ■:■■'*•■■:s& . .. , _. ftj' . SOUTHBKN GRAIN , MAKKETSJI;^ (By Telesraph.—Press As6ooiatloii.|j'sv?i;' Christchurch; January' , 6:■'■; Tho resumption of business since the holidays has not shown nny revival in tho grain trade. There is ;t good demand for old wheat, and prices bave firm-ed. Thero i 3, however, practically nothing offeripff from growers, who are still holding firmly tho small-quantities that are still in hand. Quotations now given at country stations aro:-Tn;can, 3s. 3d. to In. ICd.; Hunters, 3s. lid.; and Pearl, 4s. Oats, on the.other hand, are easier. In- view of the crop this scaeon being probably beyond the Dominion's requirements, and Australia, with its good season, not bsinp a likely customer, the prospects of tho oats market are not very bright The wheat. crap,' according to preliminary .statistics, , does not appcor to bo .lUlßcH'nt for tbe Dominion's need?. No new grain has yet been shown'oritbe market, only a few early crops of oats and barley having ret bc-en cut, and oven with a eontinnariei? of ; tiio present fluo •weather, it will bo several weeks before the ' harvest fa general ..in i Canterbury. ■ :*,-,-.-■■".
ARGENTINE SniPJIEXTS." '< "* '•■ The Departmen-t of Agriculture, Tndilstrioa, and Commerce ha fi received, the following cablegram from Buenos ■ Aires, dated January 3:—"The following shii»menta of produce were dispatcrtod from th'< ATgenfine to the United Kinsdo.n durinr; December, 1913 (compared a-lth December, 1912):- : 19.13. V 1912. . Frozen beef, quarters IS'.OCG ■. 136.060 Chilled beef, quarters 275.C00'.." "?■ 154,008 Frozen mutton, carcases 153,000 "*■:'149.903 Frozen lamb, carcase*... 53.C00 78.VX0 Butter, cw!3 5,727 : 15.05G LONDON WOOL SALES."'. ■ "" ■■ By Teleffrapli-Pi'esß As6Ov;iatton-{!opyriiiht London, January 5, For the next series of w<wl sales arrivals total SS<!,CCO bales. Tliefe has been forwarded direct to nianMfaeturinß centres 170,500 bala?, leaving 1Z9.5C0 bales available for the sales. ■■ .- ... ~;■..■... Mosers. Dnlgcty and Company, Limited, Tvollinsrtou, yestord-ay received the followinE cabled information- from t/ondon:— "Wool Sales.—Tho list of arrivals is closed, and nil your wool has arrived in time. New arrival..? amount to 284.CC0 balos. of which 170.MS bales wero fo-rwa-rded tiirect to manufacturers HI Home and abroad. With 16,000 bales old stock, 12?,500 bales are loft α-vailablo for ealo." .. ;,.. .■,<•;;,.„»■>: SVDNEV WOOL SALES, ■ ■'$*%. By Telegraph—Press Afsoctatibn-CopfriKhV Sydney, January 6, The wool sales have Teopciicd, Competition in -general was keen. Mediums and lombs Tca!i;ed par to fivo per centum above last yearV, clossnr; sales, and cond classes maintained their position. ivicossivo Toserves barred sals, iu '.Diany. instances. \ ..,, RITER PLATE JfEAT. ■■ ' .is London, January 5. ■ Hirer Plato shipments of mutton total MI.K! , . parciisss; la-nib, 845.0C-3 carcases; frozen beef, 100,0 CO nuartew; chilled beef. , 29,100 quaxtors. .?- jtETAL markets. ■ -:.' ' Londofl, JanuaTy S.k Wolfram.—7o per cent, ore, 32». 6d. per unit, of £115 155. , per ton. London, January. 5... Bar. , silver is Quoted at £6 9-16 d,- per ounce standard. - ;.' ...... COPPER. ... ,?,■-..,-. (Bee. Jaunarj' 7, 0,15 a.m.) . \.■'';-. London, January 8. ' Copper.—On spot, £65 10s.; three months', £64 2s. 6d.; electrolytic, on snot, £67'105. ■ Tin—£l66 (apot!, i 6167 Wa (three months). Lcad-£IB 10s. ■ -~■■• .;..:.:;;: WHEAT.' -''''■■ if M-' , (PiCc. January 7, 0.15 a.m.)- ',-"'■ London, January 6. Wheat, is 'firm, but Inactive. There ia pome ino.uiry for Australian, for which 555. 6d. was asked, aad 355. 3d. bid:-for Victorian cargo (eteamcr just saile-d), JSa. , . lid. was offered. ■■:.,,. . ■ ■..-....-. WESTERN AUSTHALIA'S GOLD' OCTPU.7. Perth, January 6. ; Tho gold prodattJon larst year was 1,314,044 ounces, an. incroace of 31.386 ouaces over 1912. ■ ' , . :■■-. ...*,o~ NEW SCUTE WALES LOAX; .'^J; London, January! s?' ; - The -underwriters receive 90 per cent of the Now South Wales , JC3.OCO.CCO loan at:4 per cent., which wa.s issued at £96. .:%&.
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