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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 67, 19 March 1915, Page 3

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LONDON WOOL SALES. HIGH TRICES FOB CROSSBREDS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. Thnrsday. The High Commissioner cables the following market report under date of London. March 16:— "The Colonial wool sales have commenced. The market looks very strong, and there are nnmerous buyers at top prices for crossbred wool. A continuance of high prices is expected for all grades of medium and coarse crossbred*, the market for which has advanced 5d per lb ou an average Other wools are firm at last quotations." HIGH LEVEL OF PRICES MAINTAINED. SYDNEY, March 18. The week's wool sales closed to-day with unabated competition. Yesterday's high levels In all the better classes were maintained. MELBOURNE. March 18. The wool sales closed to-day. The extreme rates in the better class of Merinos ruling during the week were fnlly maintained. AUSTRALIAN FRODUCE. (Received 8.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 18. Oats.—Tasmanlans. 5/2-to 5/3; New Zealand. A grade Gartens 5/1 to 5/2, U grade 5/. Barley.—Cape, feeding 5/"": English, 6/. Maize. —Yellow, 5/3; white. 4/lu. Potatoes.—Tasmanians, £7 10/ to £9 Onions.—£7. ' Butter.—Selected. 116/; secondary, 110/. Cheese.—7d to 7"d. Bacon.—Bd to 9d. ADELAIDE; this day. Bran.—2/ to 2/1. Pollard.—2/5 to *"/«. Oats.—Feeding, 4/9' to' 5/." MELBOURNE, this day. Hides are in moderate supply, and prices are "d to Jd lower. Wheat.—£B. Flour.—£lß a/. Oat's.—s/ to 5/3". Barley.—English, 5/11 to 6/2; Cape, 5/ to 5/2. Maize.—6/. Bran.—£9. Pollard.—£ll to £11 hi. Potatoes.—£s 10/ to £«. Onions.—£s 5/ to £5 15/. AUSTRALASIAN: WIRELESS. (By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright.* SYDNEY, March 18. At the half-yearly meeting of the Amalgamated Wireless of Australasia. Ltd.. it was stated that the profit'was £7.828, and an Interim dividend of 2* per cent was declared. A sum of £4,328 will be carried forward. The report states that traffic has been considerably reduced owing to the censorship, naval restrictions, and the use of subscribing passenger ships for Imperial purposes. CITIZENS' LIFE ASSURANCE. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) SYDNEY, March 18. The annual report of the Mutual Life Citizens' Assurance Company states that the new business during 1914 amounted to £2.003.040. Tbe company's funds have increased by £504.802. which yields £4 16/8 per cent In Interest.