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Manawatu Standard, Volume 9122, Issue 9122, 20 January 1910, Page 5

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PAHIATUA STOCK SALES,

, The attention of Palmereton, Manawatu, Wairarapa, and Hawke's Bay buyers is directed to an announcement in regard to the Pahiatua stock sales. The firms operating there (Dalgety and Co., Ltd., N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency C 0. ,, Ltd.. and Abraham and Williams, Ltd.), havo decided, owing to the altered railway time-tablo. to start selling at 1f.30 a.m. punctually from next Tuesday. All stock must be yarded by_ 11 o'clock. This arrangement should suit the convenience of buyers.

AUCTION SALES. » A eale of English bicycles (bankrupt stock) will be held by 11. Palmer at his mart on Saturday. A reminder is given in connection with the sale of Mr E. Burns' furniture and effects, which is being held at his residence, Feathereton street East, by the Manawatu Auctioneering Company tomorrow (Friday), commencing at 1 p.m. The effects include an English piano, a particularly-, handsome extension table and a horse, trap arid harness. A fulllist of the goods to be auctioned appears in another column. .

METALS AND WHEAT,

"fS? Electric Telegraph—Copybight.) "- '.' V. (PEB PeEBB ASSOCIATION.I j&gcoived Jan. 20, 10.50 a.m. - ■'■ • V v LONDON, Jan. 19.; " , ■ Copper, sjß ot ' 9d 5 Electrolytic, £62 15s; tin\. threo months "£148; lead, - £13 13s 9d;s^ r er, 23 3-16. ' ' Wheat.—The American visible supply ie 53,962,000 : WOOL AND tf^LLOW. Received Jan. 20 "'0 jSP 'a.m. LONDONVvJan. 19. j At .the- woo] sales rhoro lVti large ■ selection of merinos. .All trade aro operating , . .American sorts *%»« maintained 'November Topmaking •sorts are 10 per. cent' higher. At the tallow sales 657 casks wore offered and 295 sold'at prices showing 3d decline.

THE MUTTON .MARKET. (Peb Press Association.) :--.>•, NAPIER, Jan. 20. The, C.C. and D. Company to-day cabled the followinrr.'ropoit on frozen meat: —The lamb tnarkut is woakpr owing, to heavy stocks and values declined .id. The beef market i=. slightly firmer. To-day's quotations: —Mutton. Napier, Wellington, and North Island, Lamb, .first quality. 4&d, second 3?d Beef, hinds 3£d, fores. 2|d.