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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 76, 19 March 1908, Page 2

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! London wool sales. : Received March IS. 11.43 p.m. London, March 18. A joint catalogue of 7487 bales was .submitted. Nearly half was New Zealand crossbreds. 'there was poor competition, owing to the miserable selection, mostly faultier Compared with the -lanuary closing rates, merinos declined 7% per cent,, crossbreds 15 per cent.

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. '(Special to ''Dally News")'. Auckland. Lust Night. Sales at last call were as follows: Wuiotahi 3s Id, Talisman 51s, Wai'ii .CO os, Waihi Extended its Bd. BuyersChampion paid 4s lOd. Champion contributing 3s Sd, Golden Belt Is Od, T.ii-

) run Golden Hills Is 3d, Tairua Triumph Is Id. New Sylvia Is Id, Talisman 32s Waihi U0 (Is lid, National Bank Cii 7s, New Zealand Insurance 75s Od, South British 58s, New Zealand River Plate 325, Auckland Gas £l4 13s, New. Plymouth Gas :tB, Union Steam 34s ud. Auckland Trams (ordinary) 245, Wilsons I'oHlaml (ordinary) 445. The New Zealand Loan and Mercaniile Agency Company, Ltd., have ju-t received the following cable from their London office:—"Wool Sales—Compared with last sales, merino lower by 1% per cent, to 10 per cent., crossbred lower ' by 10 per cent, to 15 per cent; bidding ' inactive." 1

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