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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15793, 8 January 1917, Page 9

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(By Cable—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.E. Cable Association./ MISCELLANEOUS. (Received January 7th, 5.-5 p.m.) LONDON"., January (5. Hem]> —The market is firm and at a high point. Fair grade, January-March shipment, £58. Copra—December-February shipment £44. Rubber—Para 3s 3'd. plantation 3> OJd, smoked 3s 02-d. Rabbits —The market i> firm, supplies being restricted. The Government is taking many crates of Australian. Frozen Mutton—All sorts S^d. Frozen Lamb—New Zealand and Australian 9-Jd, South American 9Jd._ Shares—Union Steam Ship Co., 43s to -10s. LONDON WOOL SALES. (Received January 7th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 5. At the wool sales, there was strong competition at abnormal prices for now clip greasy combings of which the trade has !>ecn starved. Spinners, topmakers. and manufacturers completed eagerly. WHEAT. Chicago May options are quoted at 184' to 179;J cents, and Julv at lolH to 1461. SATURDAY S POULTRY MARKET. Messrs J. B. Morrett and Co. had a good entry, but many of the birds lacked finish, the market being overfloodecT with immature stock. Prices were easier in most lines, the market being more fully supplied. Table chickens realised 5s t>d to 10s 3d, ducklings Gs to 10s, ducks 5s to Bs, hens 3s to 5s 6d, geese 7s to 9s, turkeys lis to 32s per pair. THE EGG MARKET.> The c"g market is well supplied. Canterbury Egg Circle first grades are quoted at Is -Id, seconds Is 3d per dozen. TATTERS ALL'S HORSE SALE. Messrs H. Matson and 1 . Co. had an entry of 54 horses on Saturday. With the exception of 13 Shetland ponies which were sold on account of a North Island client, at from £10 to £14, tho quality was about the usual, and the demand showed no change on that ruling before the holidays. The fact of harvest operations being in full swing caused the attendance to be somewhat smaller than usual. Thg principal sales were: Account client, aged gelding £9, seven-year old mare £15, seven-year-cob £12; account H. Ashton, Marshlands, aged gelding £7; account C. Turner, Irwcll, six-year-old mare £12 10s; account client, eight-year-old mare £1(5 10s; account •G. Osborne, Woolston, aged gelding £14; account F. Shortland, Dunsandel, six-yqar-old mare £13. ~ CULVERDEN SALE. The second sale of the season was held at Culverden on Thursday last. Over 2000 head were yarded. Fat lambs showed prime quality, and Lidding wag brisk. The principal sales were: J. Buller, 40 at 28s 4d, and 80 at 25s 8d; P. Hamilton, 106 at 26s 9d; McAdam Bros., 14 at 2os 6d; L. T>alzell, 27 at 25s lid; F. Tracers, iOB at 25s 4d; W. Hare, 48 at 24s 9d, and 53 at 24s Id; T. G. Thomson, 100 art 245. Fat wethers made from 27s 6d to 335, and fat ewes 24s to 30s. About thirty trucks were forwarded to the freezing works.

.TWELVE MONTHS' EXPORTS. Values of exports of New Zealand products during the twelve months ended November 30th last, compared with the corresponding period of 1915, arc as follow: —

The grand total of all Dominion produce exports for the twelve months was £34,620,055, as compared with £30,709,127 for tho 1915 period. The imports for the same period were® valued at £24,371,746 for 1916, and £19,757,312 for 1915. NEW COMPANIES. Registration of tlic following new companies is announced in last week's "Mercantile Gazette" :— Quill, Morris and Co., Ltd., Regd. as a private company, December 19th, 1916. Office: Chancery lane, ' ChristcJiurch. Capital: £80,000, into 80,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Christ-churc-h—T. R. Quill, C. D. Morris, G. Humphreys, W. T. Charlewood, all one share each', and H. Cotterill 79,996. Objects: To acquire and take over as a going concern the business of wine and spirit merchants carried on at Christchurch under the style of Fletcher Humphreys and Co. New Zealand Cool Stores, X,td. Regd. December 16th, 1916. Office: 168 Man. Chester street, Christchurch. Capital: £8250, into 8250 shares of £l each. Subscribers: Christchurch—C. Adams 2700, T. W. Baker 1700, 0. F. Baker 1350, L. W. Baker 1350, L. M. Baker 1000, and E. M. Henderson 150. Objects : To establish fruit-preserving works and to provide for cool storage for fruit and general.

1915. 1916. £ £ Butter ... 2,597,394 2,784.604 Cheese ... 2,715,533 3,578,644 Beef ... 1,658,709 2,220,065 Mutton ... 2,871,3(39 2,584,065 LamK ... 2,923,639 2,427,449 Mutton and lafnb joints ... 73,530 25,374 Wool ... 10,448,889 13,249,332 Hides ... 512,152 630,549 Sheepskins, all 848,067 033,869 Tallow ... 775.885 791,466 Gold ... 1,566,034 1J286,276 Flax ... 518,407 982,753 Timber ... 305,258 414,598