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3EUTEB'S TELEGBAMS. London, November 28. At the wool nales to-day 7,800 bales were catalogued. The tone of the auction showed a hardening tendency. Scoured combing and washed fleece wools are now a halfpenny to a penny higher than at the close of the last auctions, washed and scoured crossbreds about a pennv higher. Greasy crossbreds and good greasy merinos show an advance of half a penny. For new clip wools there is strong competition, prices being half a penny to a penny higher with a hardening tendency. Chbistchueck, November 29. Produce. — Although there have been a few transactions during the week, the prices have, been in no way altered by them. Wheat stands at 3s 9d to 4*; second samples, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Flour quoted at £10 to £10 10s per ton; oatmeal at £12 per ton. Oats — Prices are quoted at 2s Id to 2s 2d for milling, and Is lid to 2b for feed samples. For barley the prices offered are 4s 3d to 4s 6d per bushel. Cheese is quoted at 4|d to 5d per lb; butter (fresh), 7d to 7|d. Hams and bacon (cloth), 7£d to 8d ; potatoes, 25s to 27s 6d per ton at country stations; onions, Id to l£d per lb. Rye grass seed at 3s, 3d to 3s 9d ; cocksfoot, 4£d to 4f d, prices nominal.
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Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 77, 1 December 1883, Page 2
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226COMMERCIAL. Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 77, 1 December 1883, Page 2
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