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Press, Volume LII, Issue 15669, 6 June 1916, Page 9

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(Br Cable. —Frees Association. —Copyright.) HIDES. LONDON. June. 4. ■New Zealand hides are nominally worth. 21d to 24<1. WHEAT AXD FLOUR. The wheat and flour ailoat for tho United Kingdom is 3.390.000 quarters, and for the Continent quarters. Atlantic shipments total 81b,uw ciuarters, and Pacific 18,000 The total from Europe is quarters, from the Argentina IU- ; UW, and from Australasia 119,000. WOOL SALES. At the wool sales 31.065 bales were catalogued, and 29,713 sold. The stronger tone in erossbreds continues. There was spirited competition jor merinos at full late rates. The ton price for the Awhea clip was lJvd, au'J the average 18Jd. Dalgety and Company, Limited, lnue receivod the following cablegram l'rotn their London office, dated June ~nd:— '"bheepskins —At the sheepskins sale;? 1500 bales were offered, and practically all sold. As compared with rates at the Anril sales, merino .jombim: ekins wore Id to lid doaror, and clothing U1 to Id deader. cembiti" skins were Id dearer, dothmj^ ;jd to Id dearer, and lambs Id dearer." AMBETILEY MAPiKET.

'Hie Ar.iberley ::tock sale . was held yesterday, v. - ho:i the y;:comprised 2156 sheep, made up «« lo'iows: —l-':-. 1 fat ewes, 10S fat wethers. 11$ i'at lambs 275 store wethers, 112 Jambs, and 759 breeding owes. The iirirteiPul sales were:— Lambs —l'cr D. I3cvco, -19 at 21s 3d; J. Rus.se'l. oat 22s fid; 11. May, 21! at 22s lid to 255; J. Turner. 73 at 20s; F. Busch. S? «t 19s 2d: H. McLean, 104 at 20s 3d to 22s 9d; !<'. Coleman, 32 at- 22s 7d; J. E. "Watson. 50 at 23s M. Fat ewes made 10- 7<? to 2'i-> 2d, fat wethers 22u to 26s od. storo lambs lis Gd to IGs 3d. store wethers 21s, and breeding ewes Mis Sd to 23s id. NAPIER WOOL KALE. (PRLSS ASSOCIATION' TMUCCHAM.) NAPIEII. .Tuna 5. A supplementary wnol i-alo and a snJo of oddments were held to-day. Tbero was a full bench of buyers.: Yorkshire, Continental, Japane-.e, and role via I firms being represented. The total number of bales was 4132. There was an advrnee in privo tor the better classes of wool en the 'February sales, but all seedy and inferior lots v.ere neglected. There was a limited demand for lambs' wool. Bidding was keen for good lots. The highest prices were lold for RTensv erutehhigs, ISiJd scoured crutchincs, 16$ d lambs, merino, IGJd medium crossbrcds.

CITRISTCHUKCH STOCK EXCHANGE. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Seller®. J2 e. d. £ s. d. BAN US— New Zealand (fully paid, cum. div.) • . > 17 7 6 — Union •• •• — 55 15 0 BREWEKIES-r Crown ••• •• 113 6 — COAL- , Taupiri .. •• — 0 14 £ Stockton •• •• — 0 C 6 FINANCIAL— Permanent Investment — 0 5 0 GAS— Auckland .« ». — 1 10 0 Chrietcburch .. •. — 7 17 t> INSURANCE— National .• -■ 211 G — SHIPPING — Union (SJ. per ccnt. pref.) (ex. div.) .. 10 6 — WOOLLENS— Kniapoi (pref. div. div. only) .. .. 5 7 C — Moßgiel .. • • 317 C — MISCELLANEOUS— N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. 2 8 6 — N.Z. Farmers' Co.-op. (C per cent.. Ist pref.) S S 0 — TZ.'/i. Vttper Milla .. — 0 19 0 MINING— Hercules ... — 0 IS 6 YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS ON OTHER EXCHANGES. (rHESS ASSOCIATION TEIXGBAMS.) AUCKLAND. Snle3:—Waihi, 35s ed. WELLINGTON. Sale reported:—Taupiri Coal, Hs. . Closing quotations Talisman, Us Gd and 13s; Waihi Grand Junction, sellers lSa Cd; National Bank, buyere £5 Ob; Union Bank, sellers £35 10a: Waipa Colliery, buyers 18s ad; Loyland-O'Brien Timber, buyers 21a Od; Golden Bay Cement, buyers 22s Sd; Now Zealand Drug, buyers 450 Cd. DUNEDIN. Union Stsam Ship Co. eharcs sold ut £1 12s to £1 12s 3d. MINING. MURRAY CREEK .MINE. (rlltSS ASSOCIATION" TKLI'.ORAM.) WELLINGTON. Juno 5. Tho Murray Creek return for May is .~2loz Gdwt of melted gold, and £39 2s of bullion, from 6'J(j tons of ore. Tho approximate value of tho return is £2i25.