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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 59, 8 March 1912, Page 7

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OHAtTTO SHEEP FAIR. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile. Agency Co.. Ltd.. report: -We held oar second sheep fair of this season at Ohatcpo on Tuesday last. sth tost., when 12J60 sheep were penned. There was a targe attendance of buyers keen to do business, and good competition ruled throughout, and the whole entry was quitted at prices fntty two to three shillings in advance of late sales. Fat wethers. 16/3; forward foartooth wethers. 13 7 to 14, 3 ; two-tooth, wethers. 11/7 to 13 3; fat lambs, 12/ to 13/4; rape lambs. 0 3 to 10 6; store lambs, 7/3 to 8,10; small lambs. 5/9 to «/10: fat ewes, 11/ to 12/3; two-tooth ewes. 12/11 to 14/6; four and six-toota ewes, 13/6 to 15/2; six-tooth to full mouth ewes, 11/3 to 12,4; fresh fuHmoutb ewes, 9/10 to others, 7 6 to '■) : cutis and failing mouths, 3/8 to 5/10: two-tooth Romney rajas, 3 to 4gns; Border Len-escer tarns, lj to 2gns; two-tooth pedigree Shropshire rams, Sgasj Shropshire ram lambs, 10/6. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (By Cable.—Press Association.—CopyriaAtJ (Received 0.45 a.m-> MELBOURNE, this d«vo Wheat, 3/04 to 3/9 J. Flour. £9 10/. Branv £5 13/. Pollard, £6 5/- Baiiey: Bngftsh. 6r'4i; Cape, 5/2. Oats: Alsrerran, 3/1 to 9/2». Maize, 4/3 J. Potatoes, i.2 10/ to £5 WOnions, £6 15/ to £7. LONDON MARKET". (By Gable.-Press Association.—Ccpy**«fct.» (Received 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, March 7. Copper.—Forward. £«5 16/3; ♦l*rt*atjt»e. «v 67 15/. The recent advance in prices at dtie ro a rapid decrease in the visiai* snpajj, through large European cousiaais/tfaM. ahrepealns.—The sales were poaftpssssl *ndennitely owing to fne strike. Rabhftakin Sales- 2573 bales were aatalogned to a strong demand: Ansrraliwa fair to good id dearer, common lilftrti tw and occasionally 2d: New Zealand (sir goad averaged id dearer, lower sorts Id fn lid: furrier descriptions trrefolsz, Id ta 2d dearer.