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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 300, 28 May 1915, Page 2

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LONDON 'WOOL SALES. Loaiion, May 26. For tlic -wool sales the arrivals arc 510,500 bales, forwarded 310000 bale available. 232,000 bales. The Rotorua,] Beiii>lla aiul Tehunnn are the latest arrivals included. WIiLSTKE BROS.' REPORT. Poultry, At tbo mart on Saturday our pens were'taxed to the utmost with birds of all classes. Prices were well maintained, and anyone having- poultry to market would do well to market them now. Prices obtained were as under:—Hens, young Is Od to Is lid, fat 2s to ,'is Id; cockerels, young Is 8d to 2s, fat 2s 3d to .'is 2d; ducks, 2s Id to 2s (id; drakes, 2s lid; pure-bred White Leghorn pullets, 3s Id to 3s fid; others 2s (id to 2s !)d. : l''ruit.—During the week very little has been oil'ering. but the t'orinna is due from Nelson on Priday, and we expect a large shipment of apples, etc. Prices were as under, according to quality of fruit and size of eases:—Apples, choice desserts Gs !)d to 7s (id, cookers 5s (id to lis lid; oi'iinges, originals !!s to its (id: bananas, n n .,.n Ms (id per ease, ripe per lb: lemons, 10s; tomatocs, ,>s (id to -Is (id; pears, desserts 7s (id to !)s (ill, cookers 5s (id to 7s (id; pass-ion fruit, 5s to (is; pumpkins, 9s (ill INDIA'S SURPLUS WIIBAT. Tteccived May 27, 4,30 p.m. London, May 2(1. 'V\ heat is <[uiet and unchanged. Linseed oil, 2!)s (1,1. Turpentine, .'llis 3d. Tile "Pall Mall (lazctle slates that the fiovcrnnicut is commandeering the surplus of India's wheat crop. No export by private merchants will be permitted. The transaction involves .C2o,ol](Ul[)|> til ;C2;> ,01)0.1)00 sterling. The purchase price will lie that of the market at the time of purchase, and, as competition is excluded, the maximum will 1, 0 f IX( , (1 by odicial valuers, and will be reasonable. Thereafter, the Government will fix a margin for loading up to the maximum price, at which it will be sold.