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Evening Star, Issue 19799, 24 February 1928, Page 8

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LONDON .MARKETS. Al,. .-r- Dalgely and Co.. Lid , advise having received the following (-able from bead nfiice, London, dated 22nd just.:—At the (allow sales 888 casks were olferod and 33 per cent. sold. Brices are (Id per ewt lower. BUTTER AND CHEESE. The, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. lias received the following cablegram from London, dated 22nd insl.; —Butter: New /calami choicest salted, 163 s to RTF; market is steady. Cheese, 94s to Dos; market is quiet:. SYDNEY AVUOL SALES, Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, February 23. (Received .February 24, at 1.30 a.m.) The neck’s wool sales closed with everything at the previous high levels. There was an extremely keen -demand for c-omo-backs and cross-brcds. A greasy merino Jiceec touched 35 Jd. CALCUTTA TEA SALES. CALCUTTA, February 22. At the tea sales there was a brisk demand. A little clean common tea was offered at about i anna cheaper than the previous sale. Quotations: — Broken pekoes, 12 annas 6 pies; broken pekoe souchong, about 11 annas; dusts were rather easier; orange pekoe, 13 annas to 13 annas 6 pies; tannings, 11 anuas to 12 annas 6 pics. A USTRALIA N MA RK ETS. SYDNEY, February 23. Wheat: Country stations, 4s Gkl; cx truck, Sydney, As 2d. Flour; Local, £l2 10s; export trade is slow and not quoted. Bran, £6 10s. Pollard, £B. Maize: Local yellow. 4s, Oats: Tasmanian white, 4s 9d; Algerian, 4s 9(1 to ss. Potatoes: Tasmanian, £0 to £7 10s. Onions; Globes, £l6. ADELAIDE, February 23. Wheat Growers’ lots, 5s Id. Flour: Bakers’ lots, £l3 2s Gd. Bran, £6 15s. Pollard, £" 7s 6d. Oats, 3s 3d. MELBOURNE, February' 23. At tile hides sales stoats and light kips were unchanged, but other classes were Id lower. (Received February 24, at 10.45 a.m.) Wheat is (inner. Sellers are few at os 4ld. Flour, £l2 2s Gd to £l2 7s GdBran: £6 15s. Pollard. £7 10s. Oats: Milling, 4s 2d to 4s 4d; feed. 3s lOd. Barley; English, 5s 3d to 5s 4d; Cape. 4s Gd. Potatoes, £4. Onions, £l2. CHICAGO WHEAT QUOTATIONS. NEW YORK, February 23. (Received February 24, at 10.30 a.m.) Chicago wheat: March, 133 cents per bushel; May, 133|-; July, i?lg.