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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 58, 27 February 1908, Page 4

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L'.'XDOX OFFICIAL iiU'UKJ'. Umdon, February Jo. Miaies-liank 0 , Au>(r,i! a -ia' CIUI. Hank of Xew South Wale, CU. LlatK of Xew Zealand jLU» i~. J.nan and Mercantile C!I4; uthers unchanged. Copper-On the s[>ot tlu-ee nibs .tSS. Ix'ail, CI I I Us. Silver. 2s ~ |:j-] ( i,|. Jinttei— Market. Mat. | here is ~,, demand. Xominally prices are uuchuug. eil. but the tendency is downward. Wheat—Market tinner. T'riccs have advanced (id to Is. Al/sTIiAUAX JIAJIKKTS. Svduev. Februarv 2d. Wheat -Milling 4s 2'.,d ,„ N ;';,.,, Flour. CM 10s. Oat-- Algerian milling :j, l,| l 0 :U 2d. whit.- ::, to 3s id. n.irley-C-iipc 4s od. Alaizi—Prime 4s (id. llran, Co 12s (id ]>er ton. I'ollawl, ,C 7 lis lid per ten. Potatoes -Tasinanian Cii In-. Onions—Victorian ,CI His. Iluiu-r, 113s. Cheese. U to S'/,d. Ilacon. !>d to ]() d. .Melbourne. February 20. Vih.-.u, 4s Id. Flour. C!l 10s. Oats Algerian 2s !ld to ;\<. tape t's IM to Is. •Maize. 4-. Hrati and pollard. U 1,1 to Is 2d. I'oialoe-. Ci lo V.J. Onion-. CI His '.o CI in-. Adelaide. Februarv 2ti.

Wheat 4<. Flour, .CI ss. Ifran and pollard, UJ. CHUIHTCFHTiCII WOOL SALE. Per l'ress Association. Christelunch. L.i-t .\i-iu. The lil'th and hi-,1 siic ..! lid. -ua-ou - series of local wool sale- was held today., when 21121J bales ucic ollered. There was a small attendance of buyer-, nearly all ot ivlioui were lueal men. For tlii' few lots of merino anil lor any go'jd halfbrcd there was fair competition up lo a certain limit. In the case of the liiill'liivd.- prices were much below the level of the previous -ale. For eru-s-Lued-. and especially for inferior sor:.-. there was, au improved demand at rather better prices than tho-e obtained at the prciioUs sale. A considerable proportion of the mill lots was passed in. but tin- star lots were more briskly competed for by the local fell, leeis. and were mostly sold. The range of price, was—Medium merino Sd to !>'.',i|. inferior to 7;', d. medium h.ilfl.ieil ,s,| to in/,,1. inferior iii.i.,| ~. ? ; ,,1. tlnc-ipl.U'ler-bred -)■>',,! to (i-,,,1. medium cro-bred i)d io ;.-,,L interior l=--j.l to ■V ; ,d. ilo«u wool 7d to Sd. Imi- wool t';,d to I'l.d. lamb-' wool 2,1 t„ (id. m.-rino pie,-,- i;i:,,| to 7d. halibred piec."id lo ic'',,l. cro-hrcl pie,,- !■■■■,[ ; „ 4-,il. locks My! to .1,1.

WKBSTFI! J!I!DS.' I,'KPi )J!T. I Mil' IMIIII I<- Wil- 111-11 l 11)1 Sii J IT|-| 1.1 when We liait a laru'e entry. Prices lor ino-t classes are still on "tin- low side. Ilionjrli ;rniid birds Old hi'iN Oil to J- Mil. riii'lv'Tcl". Is lid to Is IM. Invin«r lien. N lii.l to -2- |,I ■luck- 1- 4,1 to Is 1(1,1. ('leariiij; -nil- nt K,,ni. (in Monday V.' lielil a Yt'l'v sill i c-S|'||| rlcii riinf sal'r on account of Mr. ||. .1. l-l« t. li. who lias sold liis favm. The attendance was pood. an,l Wddinf. was l,ri,| ; . |'„ r time of (lie season, Trices wre as un■l''>": l-i^'lilll'H inonlhs )ieiier> llrts. twoyear licif.T- I"! 2s fid. dry cows ;)7 S (! ,i. to rows ill milk C2 10s to £.l 17s 'id. I.in. rwrs 8s lod. Leicester rains 2->s, leaner | .is. Afterwards a (|iiantitv of lions,■liol.l furniture and ('fleets were sold at satisfactory prices. Mr. Xewion King's Svdnev n ,j. > i-(- lll.lt lliiles ill'.' tliree i-iiilit ||s 1,