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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2286, 21 October 1914, Page 8

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LIVE STOCK SALES. ton 6d'V 8 10- fe 'kTto d £A^ k 7?- iV<£rstil% £1 is-i. 18-month f)Ucrs,"£3 106. to £3 £2 125.: 2-ycar empty heifers, is- W., springing lioifers, £5 1"3. The Now Zealand Loan and ing of both sheep an f ?h« don was brisk throughout. We sold the whole yarding under tho hammer at good valui We quotes-Forward empty cwea, ■t~" fat ewc=23s. M-: a S od wlth limb/t fSfc&H.. 235. 9a ; small yearlino- "heifers. 31s.J small yoarlinp steow, ■w-° 35s 38g ' eood yearling heifers* .£2 fo '£2 12' 6d., £2 18s.; yearling steers, £2* lto., £2 156. 6d., £2 lte.; store cows £9 £3 Bs.: forward cowt, £4, £5, lißnt fat cows, £5 45., £5 12s. 6d„ £6 10s.; eood forward cows, & 75.; cows with calves, I£3 17s £4 2s £4 45., £4 135.; 18-monthe steers,"f3 12s. 2-yc*r steers, diswloured, £4 1 6a • sDriDcinc heifers, £5 if... £6: Sunl. £4 to £6 17s. 6d.; good etoro pigs, o4s.

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INVESTMENT SHAKES. ' A. eal« of TJnion Steam ordinary fltoea at 225. was recorded yesterfoy. The quotations were as follow: £ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank — J,? § Union Bank •••••■•••• ~ 61 » 0 Well. Trust Loan, Ltd.... 7 ,i b _ National Insurance i a v Gear (£1) y;-"Vi"; ~ H « Meat Export (£2 12s. 6d.) - 215 0 Golden Bay Cement — 1 u u •Manning and Co J IJ> » gharland (oi'd.) 7 2 S Sharland (pref.) 10 0 Kauri TimbeT (l£e.) u 13 0 Customs duty collected at tl« P or £ of Wellington yesterday amounted to £1311 12s. lCd. " _■ SOUTHERN MAEKETS. I (By Teleftraph.—Pro?s Aesocintion.) ! Chrlstchurch, October 20. There is no business whatever doing in wheat. There is a little inquiry for oats principally for the North Island. Bright oatshoaf chaff is inquired for, but probably requirements of Australia with reeooct to chaff will he considerably modified by the rains that have fallen there. Potatoes aTe still practically unsaleable, 20s. at .country stations being the nominal price. LONDON WOOL MARKET. Messrs. Da-lgcty and Company, Limited, have ' received , the following cablegram from their London office, dated October 16: —"There is a keen demand for wool as a result of large army orders and low stooks. Prices are rising, but we do not expect them to last when supplies increase. We quote:—44s tops, 3M.; 40e tops, 18d. BRITISH MARKETS. The Wellington office of the Bristol and Dominions Producers' Association, Ltd., received the following cablegram from their head office, Bristol, yesterday morning:—"Butter, Australian making, lZ6s. to 130s. per cwt.; cheese, 765. per cwt. Prospects New Zealand season good. Hides wanted; firm advancing, skins good prospect. Ship. both Bristol,, with confidence. Tallow quiet, advise ship' Liverpool. WHEAT. . ByTeleeinnh—Pr«vw -nciotion— Copyright (Rec. October 20, 11.25 p.m.) London, OctobeT M. Wheat is very firm on stronger American advices, and sellers ask a further Is. advance. Australian landed, 475. oa, per i quarter. ' ! . BILTER. Bar silver is quoted cut 2«3d. por ounco standard. ' ' .MINING NEWS WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. In tho mining market yesterday a tale of Waihi shares at 31s. 10Jd. was reported. The quotations were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ e. d. Kuranni Caledonian ....... ■— 0 0 3 Murray Creek (12s. paid) ®1' ® „. , Ross 0 0 10, 0l i Swastika 9 S | Talisman. ~ i i n Grand Junction — l . i Waitangi ~ • 0 010 STOOK EXCHANGE. , IBy Telegraph —Prcs® Auckland, October 20. The share market was dull to-day. The following business was-transacted:— National Bank (£5 55.). Auckland Tramways (ord.), 2s. 9d. Waihl, £1 lis. 9d. - Grand Junction, £1 3s. ' Chrlstchurch, October 20. ' Sales:— ■ ' 1 Auckland Gas. £1 Bs. I New Zealand Insurance, £5 lis. ■ • [ New Zealand Consolidated Dental, £1 IS. ; Dunodln, October 20. Eale.—'Westport Coal,_£l lie. Wootton, Lyttelton, October 22. I r