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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16208, 10 May 1918, Page 9

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(By Cable.—Press .Association. —Copyright.) AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (Received May 9th, 10.40 p.m.) SYDNEff, May 9. Oats—Algerian feeding 4s 3d, milling -Is 6d, Tasmanian 4s 6d. Maize—sa. Potatoes—Tasmanian £5, £G 10s. Onions—£l2 10s. £13. ADELAIDE, May 9. Oata—3a 9d. OXFORD MARKET. Tho yarding of sheep at the Oxford market yesterday was comprised of 3224 fats and 1903 stores. The fat 3 sold well at full ruling priocs. Prime lambs made 2Ua lOd to 80s 2d, 'medium ..weights '26s 4d to -27a 7d, light i!2s to 25s Gd; prime owes 30s 3d to 33s 2d, medium weights 26s to 235, light 21a 3d to 25s 6d; prime wethers 31s Id to 37s }d, medium 30s to 32s fid, light 28s id to 20s 2d. The principal sales wero:—Lambs: For B. Glew, 52 at 29s 9d; E. Carpenter, 3S at 2Bs 2d; J. Brown, 20 at 26s 4d; Cooper Bros., 50' at 25s 6d; C. W. CcdermaE, 53 at 25a 3d; F. Brown and Co., 56 at 25s 6d; A. Whyte, 88 at 27s 7d; F. G. Proffitt, 203 at 24a 8d; H., Afikew, 96 at 28s; E. W. Early, 87 at 23s 9d; Burnt Hill Estate, 06 at 26s Bd, 18 at 23a 4d; H. F. Luers, 175 at 3Cs 2d, 155 at 26s lOd; E. Skurr, 56 at 24a 4d; E. Thompson, 19 at 275; W. Waterman, 24 at 24a sd; F. Baxter, 25 at 28a lOd; T. Baxter, 27 at 29a 7d; Miss Doßrmann, 122 at 25s 6d; A. Wotherapoon, 82 at 25s sd. Ewes: A, S. Whyte, 21 at 24s lOd; Croy Bros, 17 at 30a 10d; W. H. Gillespie, 27 at 22s Id; T. Jones, 47 at 80s sd; F. G. Proffitt, 33 at 23a 8d; R. "Wotherapoon, 26 at 25a; J. Pavelka, 32 ati 255; F. Gilchrist, 60 at 24s 3d; B. Hill, 51 at 30» 2d to 30s 6d; A. Meyers 73 at 2£s; E. Lassen 80 at 23s' to 33a 2d; T. Mehrtens, 23 at 30s *2d; G. Winter, 2l at 28s 4d; HCampbell, 26 at. 28s Id. Wethora: A. A. Fantham, 30 at 28a Id; F. G. Proffitt, 27 at 29a 2d,. 114 at 335; E. Carpenter, 76 at 37s Id. 75 at 31s sd; H. F. Luers, 466 at 32a sd; T. Mehrtens; 18 at 34s Id. The sal© of stores was a dragging one, the prices realised being on a par with late quotations.

QEBALDIKE STOCK SALES. There was a good entry for this week's sale, and a large attendance. Fat owes brought from 32s 6d to 20s, fat lamha from 35s' 6d to 20s 3d, fat wethers 41s to .28e 6d, atore ewea up to 22s Gd, full-mouth ewes lSs, store wethers 25s* owe lambs 25s Id to -Is 6d mixed sex lambs 23s 9d to 16s lOd, wether lambs 21s lid to 183 9d, rams 5 to 2gs.

"WHEAT FOE FOWL FEED. By Order-in-Council the retail price of vheat suitable for fowl feed has been fixed in the following terma:—"The maximum prioe of wheat inferior in quality to good, milling-heat when sold for delivery in any month by any person other than the grower ehall be the same as the price lawfully payable for similar wheat when sold wholesale by millers, brokers, 01s other purchasers from the growers for delivery in the same montli fr&, on board at Lyttelton on the ueual trade terms, with the following additions only to such lawful price—namely, an addition of 15 per oent., together with a further addition tho transit'charges actually paid by the retail seller of such wheat."

EXPORT OF HIDES. (PRESS association telegram.) WELLINGTON, May 0. An Order-in-Council gazetted last month prohibited the export of hides and calfskins to any destination savo with the consent ot the Minister of Customs. It is now announced that for the present applications to export hides and calfskins to British or Allied destinations will be favourably considered.

EXPORT TO UNITED STATES. (press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, May 9.

It is notified in the "Gazette" that no goods may bo sent into the United States now without a license, and the regulations requife that raw materials o{ various kinds shall be forwarded to specified organisations on behalf of the real consignees. CHRIST CHURCH STOCK. EXCHANGE. LATEST QUOTATIONS.

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS ON OTHER EXCHANGES. (press association- telegrams.) AUCKLAND. Sales:—Taupiri Coal, 19s 3d: Portland Cement, 10s 3d; Waihi, 283; Rising Sun, 3s Id. DUNEDI.N. ' Sales:—Huddart-Parker, 39a 6d, 33a 6d; New Zealand Refrigerating, 38s. Sale reported:—Huddart-Parker, 39s €d.

Buyers. Sellers. £ b. d. £ ■. ti DEBENTURES— N.Z. Refrigerating, 6 per cent- •• — 100 0 0 BREWERIES- „ „ „ „ ft „ Manning •• ». S 0 0 3 2 6 COAL— "VYestport-Stockton (8 per cent, •• — 0-11 3 INSURANCE— National .. m 2 19 0 — MEATS— N.Z. Refrigerating - 1 17 0 1 IS 0 WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi .. ■* 7 0 0 736 MISCELLANEOUS — Cooper and Duncan .. 0 12 6 0 15 0 K.2. Consolidated Dental 16 6 — MINING— Wedhi .. ... 1 17 6 — Waihi Grand Junction 014 3 —