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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 288, 5 December 1910, Page 6

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« PROPERTY SALES. SHAKBBPEARE ESTATE. Messrs. Paul Hansen and Co. held their first sale of allotments in the Shakespeare Estate, Takaipuaa, on Saturday afternoon on the ground. Owing to the inclement weather during the morning, the auctioneers did not ran a ferry-boat, as intended, and, consequently, the attendance of buyers was not large, about 50 being present at the opening of the sale. In ail, 44 sections were sold, the numbers and prices per foot being as follow:—Lot 22, £«0; lot 23, £li 2 10/; lot 2L, £74 5/; lot £49 10/; lot 40 (with cottage), £265; lot 117, £152 16/; lot 116, £33; lot 113, £31 7/; lot 69, £40; lot 70, £49 10/; lot 71, £49 10/; lot 72, £40 10/; lot 1, £2 17/» per foot; lot 2, £3; lot a, £3 6/; lot 5, £2 10/; lot 6, £2 10/; lot 8, £2 5/; lot 8, £2 5/; lot 34, £1 7/6; lot 90, £3 5/; lot 35, £1 7/6; lot 1, £2 7/; lot 73, -JO/; lot 36, £1 7/6; lot 53, £2 10/; lot 142, £4 10/; lot 37, £1 7/»; lot 141, £3; lot 38, £1 7/0; lot 036, £2 7/6; lot 39, £1 7/6; lot 56, £1 7/6; lot 57, £1 7/6; lot 58, £1 7/6; lot 61, £1 7/6; lot 60, £1 7/6; lot 59, £1 7/6; lot 143, £2 10/; lot 137, £3 5/; lot 74, 20/; lot 75, 22/W; lot .140, £2 17/6; lot 52, £2 12/6. The total purchase money at this sale was £5108 5/4, and this figure Is considered satisfactory under the circumstances. The remainder of the estate, Including about 100 allotments, will be offered for sale at 2.30 pjn. in the Chamber of Commerce rooms on Wednesday next, DONDON. (Bj* Cable.—'Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, December 4. Frown Meat—River Plate sheep, light, 3T-i6d; best Australian lambs, 5 3-84; Australian beef, fores, 2 5-Bd.; 3 3-16 d.; others unchanged. Babbits, dull, prices nominally unchanged. WooL—Pareora top, 16d., average 11 l-8d Debentures.—The Midland Railway, Western Australia, debentures have all beon allotted. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. CBy retegtsph.—Press Associattan.) WELLINGTON, this day. The High Commissioner's cable, dated London. December 3, is as followsMutton.—The market is slightly weaker. with less demand. River Plate mutton is in large supply, but stocks of New Zealand mutton on bind are light, and firmly held in few hands, on account of small shipment'! expected. Canterbury 41d nominal; North Island, 4d; River Plate 3Jd. Lamb.—The market is steady, owing to local demand, but buyers ate not inclined to make forward purchases of lamb at present prices, as arrivals are likely to be heavy. Australian. 5 1-Sd. Beef.—the market Is weak, supplies of River Plate being heavy. New Zealand hinds, 3 3-Sd; fores 2|d. Rutterj—The market is quiet bnt steady for best quality only. The market is weak and inactive for second-class quality New Zealand, 112/; Australian, 108/; Danish. 117/Siberian, 103/ Cheese.—There Is better demand, and the market is steady. Coloured, 57/- white 56/. Hemp.—The market Is flat, and nothing whatever Is doing. New Zealand good to fair, on spot, per ton £22; fair grade, £20 10/; fair current Manila, £10 10/; forward shipment about the same. The output from Manila for the week was 23,000 bales. Cocksfoot Seed.—The market is quiet but holders are Arm. Bright, clean New 'Zealand seed, weighing 171bs to the bushel, 74/ per cwt. Wool.—rThe market is steady and prices iwell maintained.