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INVESTMENT SHARES. The business dono in investment snares .yesterday consisted of eale of Union Bank at £55, cnm div., and 'Westport-Stockton a.t la. 9d. Thei quotations were oa follow:—
'""" ITtOZEN MEAT.'.'.' The imports of frozen meat into GTeat Britain for the twelve months ended Sep- ■ tembor, 30 last, compared with the. figures for the pfevi'ouß year, show as under:— , . Mutton. ". 1913-14. • ' 1912-13. ' Carcasses. Carcasses. Australia 8.172.946 2,705,150 New Zealand ... 2,307,000 2,321.000 South America.., 1,793,756 2,357,526 6,273,712 ■ 7,383,676 ' ." Lamb. ' Australia •-•. 1,662,784 1,379,825 NeV Zealand ... 3,456,000. 3,474,000 South America... . 781,374 746,330 ''■ .6,900,157 • 5,600,155 ' Frozen Beef. Quarter* • Quarters. ".'Australia, ........ 1,174,068 1,102,450. ' ' New Zealand ... -248,400. 1.10,000 i South America...' 1,106,771, 1.611,590 . ■2,529,239 ... 2,8"4.W4) Ohied Beef. .Sontli America... 3,226,993 - Z,758,CC0_ The aggregate figures show that during the past' season there was a decrease of 809,961' carcasses of mutton' and lamb, but in frozen and chilled beef there i i an increase of 124,192 quarters.' ; • WELLINGTON WOOL SALE. The next wool 6»le to be held in Wellington will take place on Tuesday, January 26, when there will be offered by the associated brokers catalogues aggregating 23,000 bales.- The sale will be held in the , Concert Chamber of the Town Hall. Customs dnty collected at 'the port : of Wellington yesterday amounted to £3150 4a. lOd. JOUTHEBN MABKETS.' . . (By Eeiegmp'h— Frets Association 1 Chrlstchurch, January 11. Very litU« business is yet doing in the grain and produce market, and no forward sales of new wheat a.Te yet reported. A few new Algerian oats are beginning to ccmo on the market. It is reportoa that a line o£ 3000 bushels has been sold at 2s. 7d. at country station. This price is. looked upon as low aB it 16 expected that the market for new oate mil open at about 2s. .9d. to 3s; Early cut oat 6 are from light land, and usually the quality 1b not up to the average of main crop. . No sales of barley are yet reported, and in viow of the shortness of the crop growers will probably not be anxious to sell, and It Is said that they are asking as high as 6s. The supply of old oatßheaf chaff is now about exhausted, and new crop will not bo fit for shipping for a few weeks yet. DTJNEDIN WOOL SALE. Dunodln, January 19. For the second wool sale to-morrow 23,625 bales have been catalogued, compared with 25,179 for the January sale last year. MELBOURNE WOOL SALES. ByTeleEraph—Praia Association-Copyright (Rec. January 19, 7.35 p.m.) Melbourne, January 19. At the wool sales competition was keener j and■ wider than heretofore. .American and French buyers were prominent. Crossbreds were strong at from 10 to 15 per cent. , above the last sales j merinos were 10 i per cent, higher, and "faulties" slightly t more in demand. ; WHEAT MAEKET.. ! London t January 18. 1 The wheat market is quiet; th 3 market ; Is Bteady. SILTEE. London, January 18. Bar silver is quoted at 22 13-16 d. "per ounce standard. OTHEB METALS. Copper-On the spot, £60 12s. 6d. to £61 > 2s. 6d.; three months, £61. to £61 ss. 1 Electrolytic-£64 ss. to £64 15b. Tin-On the spot, £154 10s. to £156; three months, £147 to £147 10s. Pig-iron—s6s. 38 • "' Spolter-:£3o to £30 2s. 6d. . Storekeepers in the country have often large accumulations of eggs and butter, and they require a live agent in Wanganui to sell for them. The Wanganui Fresh Food and Ice Coy, in Guyton Street, can handle them to your advantage, as we .' specialise in dairy produce. We can buy ' large quantities of ggs and separatoi Vmtter at tho present time, and wo arc Tesiilt producers. Place your business i with us at once.— Advt. The Richmond. Oil Engine is not sold ~ on the sole evidence of an elaborate gilt--2 edged Catalogue. It appeals to you by • reason of its downright, solidity-its simplicity of working—case of control, together with the endorsement of hundreds t of users throughout tho New Zealand. Write for details. A. J. Pavton, Plnmlwr, t . Cat ttrton.—Advt.
':.."'/' ' . Buyers. • Sellers. .>'•'. . £ B.'d. £ 6.4 National iBank'• '5:4 0 '—- Bank N.Z. (old) ..:.'. 10 0 0 10 3 i .Bank. N.Z. (new) ;.... 15 12 6 . ' - N.Z. and E. Plate 118 8 ■■ —■■ .Well. <Tiast Loan,'I/td. ... 7 S 0 —•■ Chriateliurcli Gas (£5) ... 7 9 0 - Well. Gas. (£10) 16 2 6 - South British ....' 4 9 0 — Meat Export '(£2 12s. 6d.) 2 14 0 •Union Steam (ord.) ■ 119 — Well. Woollen (ord.) 4 7 « - Weetport Coal '. 110 9 — Leyland-O'Brien Ill) — Manning and Oo 4 Z 6 — Ward and Oo. 5 7 6 — Grown Brewery 117 6 —
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