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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 13 July 1929, Page 14

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DUNEDIN OPOSSUM SKIN SALES

(By Telegraph—Press DUNEDIN, 12th July. Wright, Stephenson and Co. report: — At the opossum'skins’ sale to day there was'very keen bidding, prices being beyond expectations. We quote: Super blue 20s 6d to 21s 6d; first blues 16s 9d to 17s 3d; second blues 13s 6d to 14s 3d; slitall blues 8s to 9s; super greys 17s 6d to 19s lid; first greys 15s to 16s 9d; .second greys 12s 3d to 13s 2d; small greys 6s to 7s; super blacks 19s to 20s 7d; first 'blacks 15s to 17s 8d; second biacks 11s. to. 13s-6d ; small blacks 6s to Js 3d; super reds 11s 6d to 12s 8d; first •n eds 9s 6d to 10s 8d; second ’feds 7s to Bs 6d; small reds 5s to 6s; super browns 18s to 20s; first browns 13s to 16s 8d; second browns 10s lOd to 11s lOd; small browns 7s.to Bs., \ ■, - : £ > LONDON MARKETS .„':,New ' Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coi, Ltd., have received the .following cablegrams from their London ’house under dates 9th and 10th inst.: — —.Wool- sales.: —There was a good attendance at the opening of the sales tot day; competition by Home and Contin-ental-buyers being slow, and prices as compared with the close of preceding , serieg ruled about 10 per cent, lower > for fine, 5 per cent, to 7J, per cent, lower fo? medium, coarse, crossbred slipe combing, crossbred greasy and merino, and 5 per cent, lower for crossbred slipe i clothing. -The opening catalogues were ■ not representative. „ , , • • Dairy Produce. —Butter, New Zealand '■i 'ili'bhoicest salted 170s’to 172 s per cwt (172 s : ;cwt' (91s); , coloured 92s per cut (935). Markets dull. • . CANADIAN WHEAT CROP - ; JReceived 13tli July, 9 a.m.) • OTTAWA, 12th July.. A message from Winnipeg states that ' the Western Canada wheat crop is only 60 per cent, of normal, due to excessive in all three provinces, accord- . \ ingtq a crop statement by the Canaidian wheat pool.