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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 170, 18 July 1919, Page 3

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-. HIKUTAIA STOCK SALES. The Farmers' Auctioneering Company held their usual stock sales at Hikutaia on Tuesday. The weather was very unfavourable, heavy rain falling for the most part of the oay. There was a fair yarding and good attendance of buyers, but for the most part, Particularly in prime fat sheep, the supply ''ras less than the demand, consequently •ie local butchers had great difficulty in securing their requirements. Sheep were also in good demand, and in this Instance a lso the supplies were very short of requirements, and after a spirited bidding a Jice pen of fat wethers were knocked down *o Mr John Walls, the local butcher. Dairy cows and heifers, calves and yearlings of '"lied sexes, were sold at late rates. LONDON MARKETS. WOOL AND PRODUCE. LONDON, July 16. There was good competition at the wool •lies to-day. Prices were fully maintained. Continental buyers operated freely. _The price of copper Is rising in sympathy *irh the American advance. "heat is steady. Several Australian paron the passage sold at SO/, and one er-store at S2/. Flour is quiet, with little offering. Oats are firm: La Plata, spot, 62/ t0 63/. Peas and beans are steady and lachanged. , jpe Ministry for Food has purchased J-JO.OOO casks of Danish butter for delivery before the end of October. Regular weekly 'aipments have commenced. The price has sot been disclosed, but it is above 172/ a ewt f.o.b. The Ministry is also purchasing I considerable quantity of Canadian butter, Jpn offering to purchase 25,000 tons of J-anadian cheese at 1/0* a lb f.0.b., but the |fesent price in Canada is about l/o. •rending the result of the Ministry's offer, "per buyers are holding off.—(A. and N.Z. <-able.j L- AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. SYDNEY, July 17. _.oats: Algerian feedjng, 5/6: milling, 5/9; nomlnallv 6/. Barley: Cape, "' to 5/3. Maize: 7/3 to 7/6. Potatoes: -tasmanian, £17 to £18. Onions, £20 to £22. ADELAIDE, July 17. Oats: 4/6 to 477.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)