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Press, Volume LI, Issue 15312, 28 July 1915, Page 9

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""\''\ METALS.

' (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, July 26. Copper—Spot, £71 los to £72; tlirco months, £72 17s 6d to £73 i'd »id; .-loctrolvtio £SS to £90. Tin—Spot, £161 los to £162. Os; tbreo months. £150 15s to £160 ss. - Spelter—£lo2 to £105. -liver —22J d per oz. LONDON WOOL SALES. For tho nc_t series of wool sales, 51,552 bales of Australian bavo arrived, 54,517 of Now Zealand, and 2-1,260 of Capo Colony. Tho total available- is 192,315 bales, including 72,000 held over. WHEAT. Tho market is firm, with, few offers. GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. CUT OUR COSQIEItCI-M. EDITOR.) Tuesday Evening. Tbo local grain and produce markets ore very quiet, and the small amount of business that is passing is between ■ merchants, there being practically nothins doing with, growers. Thero is no change to tioto in prices, though tho totio of tho markets generally is weaker. There is only a email amount of business doing in potatoes, tho stores at Oiristeliurch and Lyttelton holding heavier stocks than has been tho case at this timo of the year for a very -long timo post. This is due .to tho heavybuying oft forks, the dearth, of North Inland orders, and ike slow shipment to Australia. The crop in tho Dominion was also probably larger than was estimated. Tho following are tho prices-paid to farmers, at country stations, free of commission, sacks extra, except whore otherwise stated:— Wheat (nominal}-63 6d to 6s 7d. Oats (nominal)—Gartens 4_, Algerians -(nominal). • ' Barley (nominal) —Prime malting os Id to us 3d; medium, 4s 6d to ss. Flour—£l6 f.0.b.; 1001b bags, £16 10«: 501b bags, £16 15s; 251b bags, £17. Bran—£B 15s per ton, local; £8 10s . for 6hippin_. * Pollard—£9 10s per ton. Oatmeal —£23 per ton. Oatshcaf Chaff—£7 15s per ton. Oat Straw Chaff (nominal) — SA per ten. Wheat Straw Chaff (nominal)—£3 per ton. Potatoes—£s 10s to £5 15s per ton. Ouions—£4 5s per ton. Ryegrass—os to 5s 6d, extra to 6s. "White Clover—ls to Is 3d. ' Cowgrass—7d to Bd. •' Peas—Partridge, 5s 9d to 6s. Cocksfoot—63. to rd per lb. ItAXGIORA MARKETS. ' Ihcro was again a, very small entry of sheep at Rangiora yards yesterday. Jho total was .1168, including 673 fats and qQo stores.- Prices for fats were high, sevural export buyers compoting. Tnme ewes mado 21s Id to 225; medium 18s | to 13s-7d; lighter, 12s to 16s. Prime' ! wethers. 2fe.oltl to 28s 7d; -medium, i2os ! to 23s 7d. Lambs (stores), 15 s to 20s; ! . old ewes, os 9d to lis 9d; wethers, 9s m; hoggets, 19_ 3d. Tho following sales ">*erc mado:— Enes: On account Cowan Bros., 78 it His id to 225; G. Garrett, 21 at 21s . Id; R. Borland. 22 at 12s; J. Johns, 43 at 14 s 2d; F. J. Dixon, 8 at 18s; J. W. Fostci*, 8 at 1.45; T>. Bailey, 13 . at 14s; J. Leach, 67 at 19s Id to 19s 4d: J. Kennedy, 31 at 18s 6d. Wethers: G. Barker, 61 at 27s to 28s 7d; G. Garrett. 30 at 26s 9d to 275; Shepherd Bros., 20 at £1; J. Mo-, Doajld, 12 at 21s 3d: F. J. Dixon, 3at -23s 7d. . . . ' , Lambs: G? Barker, 20 at 19s 4d; ;.. Shepherd Bros., 50 at 18s 6d; J. Me- _-", Donald, 33 at 18s 6d; J. Johns, 5 at " " II s ''J 1 ' J * Dixon * 15 a* 13s to 18s 6d; \. «. H. Hnirrli. Bat 20s: J. Plaskett, 28 ■at 14s 6d; .1. H; King, 13 at 17s 6d. Cattle: Thero was an entry of 45 ac-wl, including 25 dairy cows, which sold at £6 to £10; yearlings mad© £2 ' 10s to £2 lOr, heifers £5 10s to £7 7s.' ba. store cows 30s. : / ___ n^S- 5 " -Vbout 100 pigs wero penned.V •Bacon buyers wero poorly represented, '' and prices showed a decline from last ( veak's. Heavy baconers mado 65s to 'os, medium 50s to 60s, porkers 38s . «> 40s, stores 27s to SOs, and small pigs « to 19s. .In the produce yards heavy cross- , -wed. sheepskins sold to 8s 6d, mcd- , Mm to Cs, lighter 4s: calfskins 2 S 6d, yearlings' skins 6s; fleece wool 9»d, < cratchings 8d; horsehair Is, liides 7_d, 1 ■ jat ljd. Poultry: Roosters 7s a couple. • * ■ hen, 2s 9d. pullets 3s 6d, ducks 6s 6d. |■ • . Eeeso Cs Gd, turkeys 10s 6d; chick- \ ' , - wheat 4s 6d to 7s a bushel, oats os, ! j . grass-seed ss, bran 9s 6d a sack, sharps ! , :14?, pirrmea* io_. # vbeatmeal 17s. oat - " «"u*af chaff 6>, straw sheaf chaff 2s txl , ] a nj* I >otatop s 10s, swedes 4s. carrots j; - *$ jjd, parsnips 8s; apples "2d lb, pears .; --s 6d a, ca=e, >and onions Id. . EGG MARKET. < * E§K Farmers' Association report " -that at tho auction sale of Feather - • wand eggs.held yesterday, tirt* grade Is 5d per dozen, second grade _*** 3d, and duck eggs Is od. -, •~; ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET. . .£'-*■ There was a fair attendance at tbo < stock sale held at tho A*-hburtoii j ■=% "*_™s yesterday, but tho entry showed \ ? : "£l decided <lccrcaso on the 'previous t :£?.<** 3 total at the Tinwald yards (all 5 __&.. "

stores). Th© yarding totalled 1698, as against 2594 last week, and included 17 fat owes. 35 fat wethers, 328 fat lambs, and 1318 stores. Tho small yarding of fafc ctvo_, and wethers sold well, but thero was keen competition for tho lambs, and prices wero very firm, ono buyer taking the lot at prices ranging p* to 25s 9d. Tho following was the rang© of prices obtained:—Fat owes Ids 8d to 20s 4d, fat wethers 19s 4d to 20s •Id, fat lambs 21s od to 25s 9d. The yarding of store sheep included 413 hoggets, tho balance being ewes in lamb. Thero was a poor demand, and more than half tho yarding was passed at auction.

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

' YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. Salea reported:—National Mortgage, £4 Is Gd; N.Z. Fanners' Co-operative, £2 fts. CLOSING- QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sell_ni. £ s. d. £ c. d. BANKS— National of N.Z. »«■' — 5 B G BREWERIES— Crown ~« »« ' — 1 14 6 COAL— Stockton -.« -.« 0 4 9 0 6 3 FINANCIAL— National Mo*rtga_o _m — -4 16 GAS— Christchuroh v-« — 8 2 0 INSURANCE— Standard .. « . — ' 1 17 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Mason, Struthers (£1 paid) -.. .« 12 0 •— N.Z. Farmeiß' Co-0p... — 3 10 0 MINING— Talisman. .- ..i 10 0 — .YESTE„_AY_ BUSINESS ON OTHER EXCHANGES. (press association* telegba—S.) WELLINGTON. Sales reported:—Talisman, 20s 3d; Waihi Grand Junction. 213 0d; Bank Nenv Zealand (old), £10 15a; Union Bank, £54 iss. Closing mining quotations:—Murray Creek, sellers 23s Cd; Ross, buyers 4d, Belters Gd; Waihi,. buyers 28s, sellers 30s; "Wi'tangi, sellcra ls 4d. DUNEDIN. . Sales-.—Talisman, 20s; Christchurcji Meat (£2 paid', 60s. .