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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10274, 8 May 1919, Page 6

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LONIX>N EXCHANGE BUOYANT. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON. May 2, The Stock Exchange is buoyant,- and brisk business, is passim?, mostly in_ industrial stocks, and especially in rubber and oil proposition*. Government stocks are quiet. Consols being J 655 2s «d. , Australian mining stocks are quoted a» follow:—British Broken hill, b £2 8s 9d. s £2 10s; Broken Hill, b J 62 ss, s £3, 6s s North Broken Hill, b £2 13s 9d. s £3 16s 9d; South Broken ffiJl, b £2 Us 3d, s JS2 19s 9d: Mount Elliott, b £2 15s, t £3 ss; Mount Lyell. b XI 2s 6d. • £1 3s 6d; Ivanhoe. b £1 17s 6d, • £2. SHEEPSKIN SALES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON. May 2. At the sheajwkin sales competition wat rather less keen. There were 10,700 offered, and they were mekurly all eold. Fine crossbreds and good combines were on a par with prices of the last allocation. Faulties were cheaper. ■ A' p fair ttnantity * was ■ bought for France, a:nd Belgium, but most were for the Horn* trade. • '■ ■■' BUENSTDE MARKET. . ' Press AssocUtlon. DUNEDIN, Mar T. At Burtwde 333 fat cattle were varded. The nnality was fairly Rood. The entries exceeded the requirement*, and prices receded 15s to a>s. Unfinished cattle were hard to sell Extra, prime heavy bullocks £ll to £2i 10s, prime £lB to £2O 10s. medium £ls 10b to £l7 15s. light unfinished £9 lfts to £H, prime heifers £l3 to £lo 15s, medium £lO 10s to £l2, light aged £8 to £9 10s - ■ Sheep—34B2 were penned. The quality was not so good as last week. _ At the commencement of the .sale compotition was animated, prices being better than last week,' but later they receded to last week's level. Prime wethers 42s to 52s 9d, medium 31s to 40s, light unfinished 24s to 30s 3d, primo ewes 30s to 39s 9d, medium 2.1 s to 28s 6d. light unfinished 10s to 23s 6d. tnnibs—lso6 penned, the quality being medium. The demand by exporteres was cot keen. Prices showed no improvement on late rates. Grasiers were buying .unfinished lambs. Otherwise ,tb« prices have been very low, the best being; from 26? to~3ft»-3d, medium 18s <to 22s Sd, others ISs to 17s. Pigs—There was a large entry of fats but a small offering of stores and s inkers. Baconers declined 5s to 7s 6d. but porkers met with brisk sale. Store* wore in short supply and sold at satis> factory prices. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received at WeH« ington yesterday totalled £5473 9s H ■ ,