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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 221, 25 February 1915, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. , By Cable—Pre9s Association—Copyright. London, February 23. Wheat—Offering freely. The market closed rather steadier Share Quotations —Banks, Australasia £110: New Zealand £lO 10s; New Zealand loan first mortgage £BS. Cooper.—Spot, £O4 15s to £OS: three months. £OS 2s (id to £OS 7s Gil; electrolytic, £OO 5s to £f>!) 15s. Tin.—Spot. £IBO to £IBO 10s; three months, £159 to £159 10s. Spelter. £4l 10s to £42 ss. Silver, 22 15-lfid. The AVar Office has purchased 450,000 lb of Tasmania apricot and black currant jams, 33.0001b tins of South Australian honey, and is inviting tenders for 70,0001b honey. LONDON WOOL SALES. i London, February 23. At the wool sales. 5250 bale's were oll'eml. of which 0753 were Australian and 1200 New Zealand. There was a good attendance, and strong competition, Americans buying merinos freely. All merinos suitable for America were fully 5 per cent above last, dosing sales, nvei-ige sorts were unchanged, and crossbred; par to 5 per cent higher; medium advanced most.

Tim (lovormnent announces that all purchases for the United States must be consigned to "■•> chairman of the I nited States T„.-'-:v Alliance, New York, who -.-in VU it at tliea burner's risk- until 1 '" -ml the British Embassy decide whether delivery may be made to the ultimate purchaser, whose guarantee not to trade, with the enemy must be satisfactory.

SYDNEY WOOL SALES. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney Tiliruary ;;! At the wool sales there was excited competition for top lots and prices were i) to 10 per cent, above last week's rates. Americans and Japanese were competing strongly. NAPTER AYOOL SALES.

By Telegraph.—Per Press Association Napier February 23. The fourth and last wool sale'of the season was held in Napier to-day, there being an average attendance. Bidding