MINING STOPPAGES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19983, 18 July 1930, Page 12

MINING STOPPAGES.

FIVE IN FIVE WEEKS. Since work was resumed at the mines on tho northern New South Wales coal fields, after 15 months* idleness, stoppages have taken placo on an average of one a week, states the "Sydney Morning; Herald" of July 9th. The resumption took place Ave weeks ago. i'ivo strikes have occurred sinco. The most important stoppage occurred on the Bth, when about 200 miners employed at Aberdare Central went on strike, because the management refused to concede certain demands made by the wheelers. The employees at Aberdare and Aberdare Extended collieries immediately ceased work m sympathy with the strikers. As a result about 1550 employees were idle. AUSTRALIAN QUOTATIONS. (DXITgD I'tllSS 4SSOCUTIOS—BT ELECTRIC MLEGBAPH —COPTBIOHT.) (lleceived July 17th, 8.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 17. \Yheat— Bulk, 3s 10d; bagged, 3s lojd. Flour—£lo 65.. l'ollard and Bran —£7. j Potatoes—£7 10s to J210; Victorian, £1 \ 10s. ' Union3—Victorian Brown Spanish, £7. Oats—White 4s, Algerians 4s 3d. Maiiso—ss Bd. „ ADELAIDE, July J?. Wheat—3s 6d. Flour—j£9 10a. Bran—±7 10s. Pollard—£7 15s. Oats—2s 9d. MELBOURNE HIDES MARKET. (Received July 17th, U.Dj D-m.) MELBOURNE, July 17. The hides market is irregular, and has generally declined a full farthing excepting for special linos. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, July 16. At the wool sales 7473 bales were offered, including 4563 from Kew Zealand and about 6645 were sold. There was ft moderate selection of all descriptions. The good tone continues, prices being unchanged. New Zealand greasjT crossbred G. 0.8. 9Jd top, Bsd average. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London office, dated July 16th: — Wool kales continuo with good spirit. Continental competition keen. Home trade buyers operating sparingly in merinos, but fair demand for crossbred. As compared with closing rates of last series:—Super greasy merino, par to 5 per cent, lower; fine greasy merino, par to 5 per cent, lower; strong quality greasy merino, 7J per cent, lower; super scoured merino, practically unchanged; average scoured merino combing 5 per cent, lower; inferior scoured pieces and lambs noglected; greasy crossbred, change, if any, is in favour of sellers since opening. LONDON TALLOW SALES. LONDON, July 16. At the iullow sales, 675 caßks were offered and 368 sold. Prices were unchanged. Messrs A. 11. Turnbull and 00. ere in receipt of the following cablegram from W. Waddel and Co., "Ltd., dated London, July 16th: —"At tallow auctions to-day 700 casks were offered, of which 370 were sold — market unchanged." E'algoty and Company, Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London office, dated July 16th:— Tallow —At the pubiie sales 675 casks were offered, of which 66 per cent, was sold. We expect the next sale will take plaeo on August 13th. . The Bank of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London office under date 16th inst.; — Tallow —There is a fair demand. Current quotations: Good mutton 29s per cwt, «ood beef 26s 6d to 27s 6d per cwt, good mixed 26s 6d to 27s per cwt, gut 20s to 24s per cwt. LONDON FRUIT MARKET. LONDON, July 16. The apple market u slow and easier, owing to all the markets being glutted with small fruits, also owing to the advaneed condition of many of the Australian and New Zealand fruit now offering. Consignments ex the Tairoa and tae Mataroa (Now Zealand) sold »a under:: — Sturmera 5s 0d to Bs, Rome* 3s 6d to Bs, Newtons 6s 9d to Os, Statesman 0s 3d to os. SKIN SALE. H. Matson and Co. held their weekly skin and bag wool sale before the usual bench of buyers. Prices were on s par with last week for dry skins, green aklns being slightly eauier. Bidding throughout was never very spirited, but keenness was evident up I© s> certain figure. . . The range of .values was:—yMerino, sountt Bid to 6Jd, dead and damaged B}d to 6d; sound pelts 6d, damaged and faulty 2ld to 4gd; crossbred,'sound 7id to 7Jd, dead and damaged id to 7d; three-quarterbred, sound BJd; halfbred, sound 8«d, dead and damaged 6id to 7Jd; lambs, sound 7d, dead and damaged 4Jd to 5Jd; hoggets, sound 6|d to 7Jd, dead and damaged 4»d to 6id; black. 3d, dead crossbred green Is 6d to 3s 6d; halfbreds 2s 7d to 4s; dead lambs la 6d to 2s Id . ■_ ~ Butchers' Skins—Crossbreds; heavy 5s 6d to 6s 3d, light 2s 4d to 4s Bd, three-quarter-terbreds heavy 4s 10d to 5s lOd, light 2s lOd to 8s lOd; halfbreds, heavy 5s 2d to 7s 7d, light 4s to 6s Id. Bag Wool—Blaek pieces 28d, halfbred crutehinga 4«d to 6»d, halfbred and threequarterbred crutchings 4«d to 6d, »«■«• quarterbred crutchings 4d to 6d, halfbred dead 64d to 71d, crossbred crutchings 8d to 6id, crossbred fleece 68d, three-quarter-bred fleece 71d. BLENHEIM STOCK SALE. . .(srsciAit xo 'ikb rasas.) BLENHEIM, July 17. The fortnightly Blenheim stock sale saw very little change in the market. The yarding consisted of 609 fats and 457 stores, and the quality on the whole was poor. Very few stores were sold. , ' Ewes brought from 10s to 20s, and wethers from 17s 9d to 82s 9d. The latter price was the highest given at the yards for some considerable time, and was paid for one magnificent wether. i A fair number of lambs were yarded, and these realised from 13s to 20a. Little interest was shown by buyers in the small yarding of stores. Ewes brought ! from 6s 3d for a small forward line, to lis 6d for a pen of failing-mouths. Wethers found no buyers, and a pen of 25 was passed in at Bs. A big percentage of the store yarding was mode up of wether hoggets, but only one pen was sold, bringing ss. TEMUKA STOCK SALE. The fortnightly stock Bale waa held in i'emuka on Tuesday when the ©ntry was below the average. For tha most part stock sold on a par with values ruling a fortnight ago, although there was a sharp rise m-ate value of nizs. Principal sales were:— Fat W«tCLia at 27a, 13 at 265, 16 at 23s Id, 13 at 22s 9d, 14 at 2Sa lid 10 at 24s 6d, 21 at 22s 9d, 18 at 23s 6d, 17 at 20s sd, 13 at 265, .11 at 27b, 5 at 28s 3d, 10 at 25s 9d, 7 at 25e 6d 1 at 28s. Fat Ewos—l6 at Its 3d, 22 at 18a, 9at Bs, 11 at 14s Bd, 29 at 13s, 9 at Bs, 11 at 14s Bd, 11 at 16s, 16 at 16s 9d, 6 at 9a 9d, 9 at 12s 9d, 21 at lis 7d, 2 at IBs. Store Sheep—ls ewes at 4s, 25 at 18a 6d, 10 at 10s 9d, 70 at 17s fid, 11 at 10s 6d. Fat Cattle—Fat cows £8 ss, £9, and £ll 10s. Fat steers: Two at £li 16s, 2 at 318 6a, 1 at £l3. Fat heifers: £6 and £5 15s. Dairy Cattle—Two cows at £lO each, 1 at £ll 15s. and 1 at JE9 7s. OXFORD SALE. The market at Oxford yesterday was a small one, only 253 sheep, 7 head of cattle, and a few pigs being yarded. The sales were:—33 fat ewes at lis 9d, 18 fat wethers ad 225, 2 at 18s, 69 sound-month breeding ewes at 12s lOd, 80 full and failing-mouth at 17s 3d, 35 wethers at 17s lid; and 19 at 17s 3d. • Dairy cows sold at £6 10s te £IS. DAIRY PRODUCE. The New Koaland Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London office under date 16th inst.:— Batter—Choicest sslted 186s. Cheese—Coloured 83b, white 76*,. wlute matured 78s to 79a. Markets «si*t.