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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 214, 17 February 1915, Page 8

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LONDON MARKETS. liy Cable —Press Association —Copyright. • Received 10, 8.50 p.i. London, I'ebruary Id. •Wheat.—Steady. Tin—S'pot, £l/d; three months, £155 Lead.— £ IS 12s (id .to £l9. Silver.—22%d. WAIIIT SHARIF. Received 1(1, 8.50 p.m. .London, February 110 Wailu shares, 40s .to 40s Cd. ASHBURTON STOCK SALE. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association, Ashburton, Last Night. At tho Ashuurton weekly stock mar. ket to-day the 'price of tat sheep' fell irom 4s to .Is on last week's rates. All. (lie fvuezing buyers wore present, but took no part in the sale, and the larger, part »f the yarding was passed in. For' a sma.l entry of store sheep there'' was i little demand, even at the low prices I asked by vendors.

"RECORD WOOL PRICES AT DUNEDIN. 'Dunedin, Last Nigh*. ■' The third of the Dunedin series of wooi sa.es were 'hold to-day, when 894.; j baicj wore olFered. Not so many 'buyers ' were operating as at the previous sab;, most of the wool going to a few of the bigger men. There was a further general advance of Id to 2d per lb., some classes showing as much as 3d. .The demand wa 3 principally ' .for super ;halfbred and super crossbred in light condition. All pieces were in exceptionally strong demand at prices Which also' averaged Id to 2d above those ruling at last sale. One con trißuting factor in the rise in prices this mornine ib said' to be the 'presence oJ two or three buyers, who were apparently buying .practically without, limits. Merino and come-backs showed little or no change, and though there was slightly better demand for a few good lots of merino, the market for this class cannot be quoc-td as showing any change. The highest price obtained' so far in' 'the Dominion this season was 15% d for a ten-bale lo£ of super half-bred ewe. First combing half-bred fetched 14% d, first combing .quarter-bred ,14% d, first combing half-bred ewe 14%, first ce-m-V 'ing hogget 14% d. A whoe clip (lW Wos) sold on behalf 'of Mr. Acton Adams, of Milden station, Heriot. averaged 14.. This included ''fleece, bellies,pieces and secdv pieces, and th result is said to be easily a record' for the Dominion. .