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Press Assn—By telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, January 13. Wheat, 4s 3?kl; flour, old £ll, new £lO 10s; oats, Algerian feeding 2s Id to 2s 2d, Tasmanian 2s 4d to 2s 7d; barley, Cape 2s lOd to 3s ; maize 4s 3d to 4s 6d; pollard, £4 5s to £4 10s; potatoes, £6 to £7; onions, £3 to £4 and £5; butter, 955; cheese, 5d to 5d ; bacon, 7£d to Bd. MELBOURNE, January 13. Hides.—Supplies Avere moderate, and there was an excellent demand. Light-Aveights Avere jd dearer. Wheat, 4s 3-kl; flour, £lO ss; oats, Is lOd to 2s Id; barley, malting 4s; maize, 3s 9d; bran, £4 7s 6d; pollard, £5 os; onions, to £4. ADELAIDE, January 13. Wheat, 4s 3d; flour, £10; bran, Is; pollard, Is Id. (Receded January 14, 10.50 a.m.) LONDON, January 13. Lead imports comprise 18,570 tons, including 5900 of Australian. The exports Avere 4855 tons. Robert Campbell and Sons, Ltd., have paid a diA-idend of 10 per cent. WOOL SALES. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., haA r e received the folioAving from their London office, dated December 3: Wool.—The sixth series of London sales terminated yesterday Avitli a firm tone. Of the aA'ailable quantity of 100.000 bales, 97,000 bales Avere disposed of, 48,500 bales being taken for the Continent and 1500 bales for America. Competition throughout the series Avas good, the keenness of the bidding during the closing' days, Avlien Yorkshire £opr".aKers became more active, being particularly marked. French and German spinners Avere throughout eager operators, Avhile the buying on United States account Avas mainly confined to suitable lots of NeAV Zealand crossbred. As compared Avith preceding sales' closing rates, the present position of the market is as folloAys:—Medium and coarse crossbred slipe, 5 to 7J per cent, higher; scoured crossbred, fine crossbred slipe, medium crossbred slipe, medium crossbred greasy, coarse crossbred greasy, merino lambs and crossbred lambs, 5 per centhigher ; superior scoured merino and fine greasy crossbred, about the same ; superior greasy merino, par to- 5 per cent. loAver; medium and inferior scoured merino, 5 per cent, lower; medium and inferior greasy merino, 5 to 7\ per cent. loAver. The next series is fixed to commence January 18, 1910.