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(Br Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON WOOL SALES. (Received December 7 th, 10.20 p.m.) LONDON, December 6. Nothing has been settled regarding the wool sales. Jn everybody's opinion it is absolutely imperative that the wool hero must be distributed immediately, otherwiso the machinery will come to a standstill. TALLOW. At the sales 1817 casks were offered and 1575 -sold. Mutton, fine, made 57s 6d, medium 50s; beef, fine 56s 3d, mediuiu 50s. WHEAT. The market is firm. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (Rcceivcd December 7tli, 10.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, December 7. Oats—Algerian feeding, 2s -6d to 2s 7d; milling, 2s 8d; Tasmanian whito, 2s 9d to 2s lOd. Barley—3s to 3s 6d. Maize—3s 9d to 3s lOd. Potatoes— Tasmanian, old £7, new £10. Onions— £7 to £9. ADELAIDE, December 7. Oats—ls lid. MELBOURNE, December 7. Hides —Thero were moderate supplies and excellent competition. Prices were fully one farthing dearer, especially for iieavies. PRODUCE EXPORTS. (PRIS3 ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, December 7. The "produce entered for exnort last week was valued at £557,252, including ' £ Butter ... 231.651 Cheese ... ... 70,794 Meat ... ... 100,428 Hides 23,742 Flax ... ... 47,789 Wool ... ... 53,511 | THE PROPERTY MARKET. ' Messrs Claridge and Smith offered by auction yesterday the freehold property occupied by Mrs Auton in Tuam street. Bidding commenced at £400 and closed at £580, at which prieo it was passed in. CHRrSTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. ! LATEST QUOTATIONS. I Buyers. Sellere. £ e. d. £ s. d. BANKS - National .. .. — 5 0 6 Union .. .. — 54 0 0 BREWERIES— Manning .. .. — 4 10 0 COAL— Stockton .. .. 0 6 4 — GAS— Christchurch .. ■ — 6 16 0 MEATS— Canterbury 8 10 0 — N.Z. Refrigerating Co. (£lO paid) .. 10 10 0 — . SHIPPING— Union Steam .. 2 4 3 2 5 3 WOOLLENSKaiapoi .. G 5 0 (3 7 G MISCELLANEOUS— N.Z. Drug Co. (£2 pd.) 2 7 6 — N.Z. Fanners' Co-op. .. -- 2 8 0 N.Z. Paper Mills .. 018 9 — MINING— Waiiii Grand Junction 015 0 015 .9 j j YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS ON OTHER I EXCHANGES. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAiIS.) WELLINGTON. ! Sale reported:—Wellington Trust and | Loan, 1355. I ____________