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(By Cable.—Press Association;— Copyright.) WHITAj. (Received Jfcnuarv 13th, 7.30 p.m.) m ■ LONDON, January 12. iho market IS' firm, and pticcs are dearer. _-A-™ei'ican visible supplies total 1/4,t>61,000 bushels. Chicago jVtay options 1-3J to 126 cents, aucl July options 117£ to 119$ cents. . METALS. Lead—£2o 5s to £29. TALLOW. (Recoived January 13th, 3.20 LONDON, January 12.. .At the sales 752 . casks were offered and sold. The following prices were realised. Mutton—Fine, o-5 s 9d; mediXim, oOs. Beef—Fine, o3s 3d: medium, 495. HOI3AIIT TVOOL SALES. HOIBART, January 13. At the wool sales there was keen competition. Merinos showed a 10 per cent, and comebacks and crossbrods a lo per cent increase on late rates. Tho top price for crossbred -was 22Jd, and for merino 20d. (AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. (Received January 13th, 9 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 13. Oats—Algerian-2s lid. «to 3s, Chilian 2s 3d. Barley—3s to 4s. Maize— South African 6s to 6s 6d. Potatoes—T.tsmanian, old, £10 to £13; new,-£l6 10s. Onions—Old, £2: new, £4 to £0. ADELAIDE, January 13. Bran —10Jd to lid. Pollard—ls 4d. Oats—2s Id to 2s 2d. MELBOURNE. January 13. Hides—There were large supplies at the auctions. The better class was fully id, nnd medium id higher. Other sorts were unchanged.

CIIKIS'fCHUUCK STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. : Sale reportedCuion Steum Ship (US' per cent, prcierenco), £1 0» Od. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Stock. IJuvcrs. Sellers. X a. d. £ o. d. BANKS— National of N.Z. .. 119 C — Union of Australia (com. div.) .. .. 51 0 0 — COAL— Westport .. — 18 6 FINANCIAL— Mutual Benefit Cant. — 11 5 0 GAS— Wellington .. .. — 1G 2 6 INSURANCE— National .. .. —' 2 6 6 New Zealand .. C S ft — Standard .. 111 0 — MEATS— Christchurch (£lO paid) 1G 5 0- — WOOLLENS— Mosgiel .. .. 315 0 — Oamaru — 1 G G MISCELLANEOUS— Maaon, Struthers £1 .paid) .. .. 110 12 0 N.Z. Consolidated Dental — 110 N.Z. Drug Co. (£2 pd.) — 2 4 6 N.Z. Fanners' Co-op. .. — « c Q MINTING— . Talisman (ex. div.) .. 015 0 — YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS ON OTHER EXCHANGES. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TKtiEGBAM.) WELLINGTON. Sale:—Wellington Gas, £16. Sales reported":—Wellington Gas, £16; National Insurance, 465. ' Closing mining quotations:—Dominion Developing Co., buyers 32a Gd: Murray Creek (old), buyer* 37s 6d: Murrav Creek 'new), buyers 17s fid premium; Talisman, buyers 15a 3d; Waihi, buyers'36s 3d. MINING. \ ROSS GOLDFIELDS. LTD. (FnESS ASSOCIATION TELECRAX.V WELLINGTON, "January, lil' The Ross Goldfields return is 21oz Bdrrl of gold from .312 trucks of wash.