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(By Calilo.—Press Association-—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) WHEAT. LONDON, December 17. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,035,000 quarters, and for the Continent 3,205,000. 'Jno Atlantic shipments total 476,000 and Pacific nil. The total from Europe is 118,000, India 210,0U0, Argentine 189.C00, and Australasia 29,000. AMBEULEY MARKET. At Amber ley yesterday, the first lamb sale of the season was held. Good prices were obtained for fat stock, there being a keen demand for "fats," whilst store sheen receded a good deal from the previous market. The yarding comprised «00 lambs, which made 21s 3d to 30s Od; 220 ewes, which Bold at 18s to 30s 3d.-and 380 wethers, which realised t!ss to 375. The following sales were made: — W. A. Nicbolls, 94 at 24s 1r! to 10d; IT. Burgin, ItX> av 29s (id: T. .James,. G4 at 26s to 28s; L. Johna, '53 at /d to 28s; R. Parsons 3 at 30s &1: • H. Rhodes, o at 21s' 3rJ : ,T. Sloss, 11-j at. 23s 6d to 27s lOd • AY. Henderson, <J4 at 27s Id to 29s 9d.

Ewes —W. A. Nicholls, 57 at 25s 6d to. 26s 7tl; 11. Burgin, 40 at 25s 9d to 2Ss 6d; R Turnbull, 13 at 26r to 20s (>d; D. Bovco, 12 at 28s; W. H. Rhodes, 27 afc ISs Id to 27s Id; J. Sloss, 22 at 27s 5d to 30s 3d; J. Boon, 28 at 27s 7d; A. H. Busch, 13 at 25s lOd; W. Henderson, 7 at 23s 3d. Wethers —W. Henderson, 17 at 25* Id; Wood and Smith. 147 at 28s 6d u 35s Id: "NY. A. Nicholls, 145 at 31s 7dj G. Stead. 30 at 375; L. Johns, 26 at 31s Gel; D. Bovoc, 9 at 325; B. Parsons, 3 afc 33s 9d. •Store sheep—Client. 22 ewes and 15 lambs at lf?« (all counted); R-. J. Maxwell, 224 two-tooth wethers at 15s Id t« 17s 9d, 423 two-tooth wethers at 18& 358 two-tooth ewes at 31s (passed). ' i lino of 412 owes and 37S lambs war passed at 15s 9d (all counted). 3IINING. KKEP-IT-DARK MINE. (rRKSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) GREYMOUTU. Deccmbor 18. The option of Wilson and others over tb« Keep-it-Dark mine at Recfton was cxcrcW on Saturday last. The minj. mann-Rer instructed to 6ink tko slinft another lift &na go ahead v.-ith development worlt. Th« capitalisation of the i;cu r company is £50,000.