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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 282, 1 May 1914, Page 7

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i LONDON WOOL. SALES.. IBy Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, April 2!). At the wool sales, 9905 bales, including 751)7 bales from New Zealand, were offered. There was a good attendance, and good competition, Yorkshire buyers being the principal operators, Americans giving fair support, but the Continental buyers were quiet. Medium and lower crossbreds were practically unchanged from the March closing prices, but merinos and fine crossbreds allowed a slight upward tendency, occasionally a fine advance..

At the wool sales there was strong competition for all descriptions and an upward tendency. For merinos there was keen' American and Continental demand.

The local branch of the Bank of New. Zaland has received the following cable" advices from their London' office:—"The sales have opened with strong eompetition and a large attendance of buyers. The total quantity of New Zealand wool available is 13,000 bales. The market is strong for all kinds of wool. Prices are unchanged."

PRICE OF WHEAT. London, April '29. Wheat.—Quiet, with a tendency in buyers' favor. 36s ly„d is offered for •South Australian. ENGLISH MARKET QUOTATIONS. London, April 29. Copper.— £63 7s Cd to £64; electrolytic, £65 10s. ' Tin.— £157 to £l5B 17s 6d. Lead.—£lß 17s 6d.. Silver, 27 3-Kith per ounce. Linseed oil, £24 10s. Turpentine. 31s 3d.

Tallow—l46o casks offered; 833 sold. Mutton, fine 365, medium 335; beef, fine 345, medium 32s 6d.

WHBSTKK BROW.' REPORT. Webstef Bros, report:—Poultry.— At the mart on Saturday our pens wer3 filled with birds of all classes. Priceß are on the rise,, and are likely to continue from now on. Hens, young, Is 4d to Is lid, fat Is lOd to 2s (id; cockerels, Is to Is 9d, fat 2s 4d to 2s 9d; ducks, Is 5d to 2s; drakes, Is 6d to 2s 3d; pullets, 2s 8d to 4s 4d; turkey hens, 5s 9a, gobblers 6s to 69 9d.

Fruit—During the week this has come forward in fair supply. Prices are starting to harden and will continue to do so. Prices as under, according to quality of fruit and size of cases:— Bananas, ripe 2%d lib.; oranges, repacks 10s; apples, dessert 7s 6d to Ss Gd, cookers 4s 9d to 5s fld; pears, bushel cases 10s to lis 9d, half cases 5s to 5s fd; passion fruit 3s to 3s Od; lemons 15s Bd; quinces 3s to 4s Gd; tomatoes 5s to 7s; grapes lid to Is Id lb.

The New Zealand and Australian Land I Company's interim divided is 5 per cent, r The P. and O. dividend is 7 per cent deferred. LOCAL MARKETS. SELLING PRICES. GROCERIES. i. d. Flour— WOIU lis 94 to 12s U. SOlba 6s 3d to 6s 6d. Sugar— No. la. per bag .. 9 9 No. 2 S g GRAIN. ETC, Oats— Cartons, per bushel 3 0 Duns 3 3 Crushed 3 3 Barley— Cape 4 0 English 4 6 Crushed beans ; 8 6 Pollard, per 1001b, Ss; 26» lb .. 15 « Bran, per 1801b bag 19 0 Wheat, fowl, per bushel 4 9 Maize 0 6 DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. Butter— Factory I 3 Beat Separator 1 1 Seconds 1 0 Dairy fl 18 Cheese 0 9 Eggs 2 # Bacon (rashers) ...1 0 Hants lOd to 0 11% Rashers L 0 Milk (quart) 0 4 VEGETABLES. Cauliflowers Gd to Is. -Carrots 2d bunch Turnips 2d bunch Parsnips 2d bunch Leeks 3d bunch FRUIT. Oranges .... 1/ to 1/0 doz. Apples 3d to Gd lb Passion fruit 4d per doz. Grape# 1/6 lb Quinces iy 2 d lb Lemons . J/6 to 2/- doz. Bananas 3d lb Tomatoes Gd lb Jam melons Id lb BUYING! PRICES. s. d. Factory butterRolled J Best separator, reg'd dairies.. 011 Farmers' separator 0 10 Dairy • 0 9 Eggs 1 9 Bacon 0 9 Hams 9'/ 2 d to 011 Fungus 0 3