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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 241, 23 January 1875, Page 2

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Mr. W. S. Greene reports a fair attendance at his auction of McDowell A Co’s, goods yesterday, and satisfactory prices realised. The sale will be resumed this morning at 10 o’duck. Auckland, January 15. Mr. Alexander Saunders rejiorts sales of National Hank sh res at 70s. Buyers : Bank o’ New Z ala d, 365 s ; South British, 48. Scilera : Fiji. 60s ; National Insurance, 275. Mr Buckland reports fat sheep as being abundant, bid 3 I (?) per lb. lowerinvalue; fat cai tie, 22s 6d to 27s 6d per lOOibs.; lambs, lUs to Ils. January 15. At Messrs. Hunter and Nolan’s sale to-day, Mr. Melville Smith offered several of his imported Tams. The bi«is made ranged from £55 to £7O per h -ad, but at these prices the animals were withdrawn. Since the sale Mr. Smith received private offers of £lOO for some of the sheep, but these he refused. Dunedin, January 15. Brown and Sons report : —Oats have a downward tendency, and are quoted at 5s to 5 and 34 for feed,and 5s 6d for prime milling; feeding barley, 4s 3d to 4s 6-1; wheat, in demand. 5s 3d to 5s 6d ; medium ditto, 4 8d to ss; flour, low in price, firm at £l3 to £l3 LOs ; pollard, £6 ; bran, £5 10s, scarce. The exports from London to New Zealand for the month of November amounted to £450 W).