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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13377, 19 March 1909, Page 9

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United Press Association—By Electrio Telegrapn—Copyright. LONDON", March 17. The scrip of the recently floated New South Walts loan is quoted at about i per ci-nt. discount. -Silver, 23id. AYheai —Three cargoes of Australian sold at 3£>o iid. Thf» fourth cargo and yu<i!ter.s or The January—February- shipment at 39s 9d ; two other cargoes at S'Js 101 d and -10i. The American visible wheat supply is G-L301.U00 bushels. The wool market is animated-. At the sales merinos showed a hardening tendency. The sales included the Ngat«pa clip, IOJd, Tauroa clip, 12Jd. Tailow Sales —There wore 787 casks offered, and o3G ca.sks sold. Mutton, fine, brought 33s 3d. medium 30c>. Beef, fine 325, medium 29s 9d. MELBOURNE HIDES MARKET. MELBOURNE, March 18. Hides— Heavier are firm. Light sorts id iiiwer. , Mtssrs Dalyety and Co. have' received the following cablo from their London office, dated 17th March: — "The wool sales continue firm, and prices are rather higher, especially for scoured merino wools and lino quality of crossbred wools. Tho remaining dates of our own sales aro alt-ered to 24th March. Since our last wire prices of tallow in general are 6d lower." (press association telegrams.) NAPIER, March 18. - The C.C. and D. Company have received tho following cable from their London office:—"There is no improvement in frozen meat market, and prices are unchanged." ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE. (special to "the i-hess.") AUCKLAND, March 18. • Talismans were sold at 46s 6d, and "VVaihis at £9 Is, £9 Is 6d and £9 2s. WELLINGTON, March 18. There -was no animation on the Stock Exchange to-day. Transactions were reported in Talismans at £2 5s 10 J d and £2 Gs, and in Wellington Meats at. £3 Is. No business was done at tho '-Call." (press association telegrams.) UUNEDIN, March 18. Stock Exchange sales :—Rise and Shino 335, Golden Bed <J& 60, Not own Creek 11s, Milburn Lime and Cement 28s. OXFORD. At the Oxford sale yesterday there was an entry of about 8000 sheep. Prices were: —Fat lambs 13s 2d to 13s Bd, fat wethers to 14s 7d, fat ewes 9s to 11s e<l, two-tooth halfbred ewes 13s 9d to lt>s Id, sound-mouth ewes 12s 6d to 15s Sdj rape lambs 9s 6d to 11s Id, storo lambs Cs to 8s Cd, store wethers to 10s.