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Press, Volume LII, Issue 15776, 18 December 1916, Page 9

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(Bt Cable. —Pross Aeeociation.— Copyrigbr.l and X.Z. Ca-blo Association.) AVOOL. - (Received December 17th. 0.0 p.m.) LONDON December 10. The wool sales have been postponed owing to tho fog. LP to date bales have been catalogued, and 10,68b S °Tlie market is steady. Buyers are somewhat restrained owing to the lugn prices. Buying is apparently coninied , to the consumers. A quantity of good j half bred New Zealand belonging to j United States owners. Joe wliat . licenses were unobtainable m New /-ealand is being realised at extreme price*, otlfcrwiteo offerings are very miscellaneous. Although prices aro maintained little keenness is manifested. Several parcels of slipes nave been withdrawn owing to the high re.serves. The AValno clip realised the following prices:—Top 29d. average 27 3-Bd. LONDON MARKETS. (Recoivcd December 17, 0.0 p.m.) LONDON. December 16. " Jute: November-December shipment j>42 "".Hemp: The market is quiet, and prices nominally, unaltcicd. Copra: October-December shipment £40. r Lhibbcr: Para 3s 4d, plantation 2s IOJd, smoked 2s 10id. Hides: There is only a small supply, and the market is firm. Australian 12j|d to 14»d. Leather is scarce- Best Australian 22d to 26£ d. „ _ . Basils: There arc fewer offering. tralians 28d to 30d. FROZEN MEAT. Rabbits: There is a good demand, and tho market is firm. • Mutton: New Zealand Bgd. Australian. and South American Bjd. Lamb: New Zealand and Australian Qjd, Soutli American 9fd. UNION STEAM SHIP SHARES. (Received December 17th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 16. Union Steam Ship shares. 51s to 545. The Bank of New Zealand, Christchurch, have received the following cablegram from their London office: — "London wool sales—Strong market, all wools practically 10 per cent, dearer. War Offi'co instructions new clip: Wools j shipped growers'account not to be sold I either publicly or privately, pending! further instructions." . • SATURDAY'S POULTRY MARKET, j "Messrs J. B. Merrett and Company j had ft very large entry for their third Christmas sale. Ner.rly 4000 birds were penned. Taple chickens, ducklings and goslings were, in keen demand, but the bulk of the entry was immature, proving that hatching is begun too late to producc quality. Hundreds o? pounds are lost in securing top market prices for want of early preparrvtion for the Christmas trade. Table chickens realised 6 S to lis 9d, ducklings 7s to lis, ducks 6s to -As 3d, hens 3s to 7s 6d. goslings 7s to 13s. turkey hens Us to ISs, gobblers l<s «Jd to -"<2s, all per pair. EGG MARKET: The egg market continues -well supplied, an 3 the Christmas demand is (rood. Canterbury Egg Circle, first prn f lcs arc Is 4tl ( scconds Is 3d per dozen. BRIGHTON PROPERTY SALES. Evelvn Clark. Robinson and Co. report having .sold, account Mr McNamara, bungalow site. Victoria street, t-) Mr Stevens; account Mrs Blake, section, Estuary road, to Mr Dniry; account Mrs Staniland, bungalow site, Richmond terrace, to Miss Todd; account Mrs Clark, section, Pine avenue, to Miss Scarell; account Mrs Clark, j section, Estuary road, to a client;] account Mrs Adams, a block of sections, : Bridge street, to Mrs Turvey: account! Mrs Cull a block of sections. Richmond ' terrace, to Miss Mclntyrc; account Mr Chapman, furnished oottage, Pine avenue, to Mrs Scarr; account Messrs! England and Caygill, furnished bungalow" to client; account Mr Blunt, fur- ; nished house. Fisher 6treet, to Mr Coull. Intending purchasers should ennsjlt Evelvn Clark. Robinson and Co., Brighton. Phone 385 K. 1998 ASHBURTON. i Wheat.—As was to be expected, business is practically at a standstill, pending the outcomo of the recent suspension of the duty on imported flour, and the conference hold jn Christchurch at the Government's invitation to discuss the matter of arranging a fixed price for wheat for the duration of the war. A few growers have been offering their parcels, but are not disposed to sell at under the rates obtainable before the altered conditions. For all practical purposes, business can be called non-existent for the time being. Oats.—North Island reports a further weakening in the market, and on the basis of coastal trade. Cartons are worth 2s 7d to. 2s 8d on trucks. Now; oats have been cut, and some have been stacked, but it is not expected that any threshing will be done until next ! month. . . Chaff.—The market is stall qniet, the] demand being light. The value of! j prime quality is 75s on trucks. j I CLEARING SALE. ! Messrs H. Matson and Co. held a i clearing sale on account of Mr Frank AVotherspoon at Oxford on Friday. There was a large attendance, and prices wore mosx satisfactory. The folio-wing are a few of the principal items sold' Twenty-eight woolly hogjjets 33s M, 94 ewes and lambs

wool) '-Ms 6d. 9G owes :mtl lambs (in the wool) 2Ms JOd, 107 owes and lambs (in tho wool) 'Jos :id. lowes and lain lis (in the wool) 126s Id, 138 owes and lambs (in tho wool) grov gelding i'ls 10<. grey gelding JUl*2 10s, bay Kcldin.ii i"2() ills, roan mare i'lM, tiiree-voar-oitl fillv £1(3. M es.sr.s 7»iatson and <.10. also sold <>n account of tho Belgian Fund. a lamb given by Master -Jack and Miss Joan Wothcrspoon. which realised the sum of jL'.j 7s. (I!AT>DOCK, McCROSTIKCOMPANY. LIMITED. THIS WEKK'S SALE REPORT. We bog to report ihe following sales dnrinj* this' -week :—On account of Mr AVaddington, his superior bungalow residence, together with over quarter • aero of land, situate Chapter street, St. Albans, to Mr Tl. A. do C. Browne. On account of Mr M. .1. Gilpin, nearly new residence and half acre of land, situate Fisher street, Bcekeuham. to Mr S. F. Granger. On account of Mr E. A. Lock, his residence, together with over five acres of land, situate Ham road, Riecarton. to Mr G. H. Roberts. On account of the owner, building site situate Office road, just off Fapanui road, St. Albans. On account of Mr E. E. Edmonds, bis nearly new residential property, situate Linwood avenue, to Mr H. Taylor. On account of Mrs E. Pease, live-roomed residence and good section situate. Sheldon street, Radlev, to Mr \V. Downing. Having held a successful clearing sale of uiano and furnishings on account of Mr R. O. Duncan, on the j>r Mtiisiv coj n«. >• road and Onslow street, St. AU*sh*.. '•<> Thursday last. Also on account of Mr G. L. Evans, on the Stanmore road, of piano and furnishings, on Friday last. "We draw special attention to an important sale to-morrow (Tuesday). on account of Mrs H. V. TJron, on the premises, Whitcleigh avenue, just olr Lincoln road. Adding ton, of the splendid residence, together with the whole of the .superior and irp-to-date furnishings in solid oak. 5-seater '•'Overland" motor car. on view to-dav (Monday) from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Oh Thursday next (December 21st), in the estate of the late Richard Smith, on tht* premises, corner Hereford street and Stanmore road, of two residences and the vacant section adjoining; also furniture and effccts and photographic goods, painters' requisites, sundries, etc., etc. And in our rooms on Saturday next. December 'i-'lrd—sale of properties. G