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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11006, 2 July 1901, Page 6

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United Press A-soci-tion—-By Elaclrio Telegrap-^—Cop-rright. (Received July Ist, 8A? a.m.) LONDON, Jane 30. Antwerp wool sales closed with price. unchanged. Half "of the' quantity catalogued wae. sold; 325 bales of Australian were offered, and thirty-four sold". At the kauri gum auctions, ,1413. cases were offered, and 1200 sold ■__ _uli rates. Tbree-q__rter scraped was all withdrawn at i2Sa to 130s. For rabbitebins there is fajr ~Gsts££t<£ion ; common have advanced _d to .good, are unchanged. Hemp—Quiet; fair Wellington-day and June, £24 10s. Silver is at 2s Sid. Wheat—-Cargo ex Luke sold at 28s 6d. Crossbred weathers and maiden ewes, Canterbury, 4{d; Dunedin and Southland, 3_d; North Island, 3 l-16thd- LambPrime Canterbury, 5 7-16thd; fair average, including Dunedin, Southland, and Wellington, and secondary Canterbury, 5 ■5-16thd. New Zealand beef, 180 to 2201b, fair average quality, ox fore.-*, 2_d; ox hinds, 3Jd. River Plate crossbred or merino wethers, heavy and light, 2_d. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGHAM.) WELLINGTON, July 1. The Agent-General's market message, dated London, 29th fays: The average price of Canterbury mutton to-day is 3|d. Duned'n and Southland 3_d, North Island 3_d, Australian 2_d, River Plate 2_d. The mutton market is quiet, and trade for all classes of mutton has been very slow, and prices are barely maintained. The market is over supplied with heavy carcases, very few really prime having been marketed lately. Canter_ury lamb is at 6_d, brands other than Canterbury 5 l-3d. There is good demand for all lamb. Many lambs coming forward this season are too heavy, and have to be sold as tegs at reduced prices. Beef—New Zealand hinds 3|d, fores 2_<L The beef market is very doll, and there is scarcely any demand: for fores. Flax—Heavy "good fair Wellington" is £25, July and September shipments of New Zealand being £23, Manila £31 10s. Heavy shipments are expected from Manila, and the market is .dull. There is no altera-, tion in the cocksfoot seed market since last week.