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Evening Star, Issue 14307, 4 March 1910, Page 6

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* FOURTH WOOL SALE. PRICEs"FIRM. Tho fourth and last of tho Dunedin wool sales was held yesterday afternoon. Competition was keen, and price** were on a par with those obtained at last month's sale. Tho total offering was 836 bale*;, I the catalogue being comprised as follows :—Otago Fanners' Co-operative Association, 15 bales; National Mortgage and Agency Company, 41 bales-; Wright, Stephenson, and Co., 308 bales ; Donald Reid and Co., 160 bales; Dalgety and Co., 117 bales; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. 172 bales; Stronach, Morris, and Co., 23 bales. The total for the four sales held this season is 40.672 bales, as against 38,009 last year. LONDON WOOL MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company are in receipt of the following advice by cable from their London office :—" The market has an upward tendency for merino wool, and is very firm for cross-bred." WAR OFFICE MEAT TENDERS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, March 3. The War Office is inviting tenders, returnable on July 4. for 412,500 12oz tins and 68,700 240z tins of preserved meat, also by special contract for 75,000 12oz tins and 62,500 240z tins. AH are for delivery in October and November. Tho latter contract contains a replacement clause. ANTWERP WOOL SALES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON, March 3. There was a, largo attendance at the Antwerp wool saJes. Only moderate animation was bhown.due to the Tcluctanco to pay sellers' limits. Merino realised January prices, but cress-bred was slightly easier. A total of 3,327 bales of La Flata wool was offered, 736 being sold. PLEUROPNEUMONIA AMONG CATTLE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, March 3. An outbreak of pleuro-pneumonia is reported in the Narrabri district. A number of cattle have died. GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT. Wheat.—A fairly large quantity has changed hands daring the week, and as most millers have bought enough for present requirements, the demand is hardly so keen as it was. Velvet has most inquiry, and is worth 3s lid to 4s: redchaff and Tuscan, 3s lOd to 5s wheat. 3s 7d to 3s 8d: and inferior, 3s 3d to 3s 5d per bushel (sacks extra, ex store). Oats. : —Offerings have been, very light, and with'stocks of" last season being exhausted, requirements have been very* hard to obtain. Prime milling descriptions are worth Is 9_i to Is lOd ; best feed, Is BJ<l to Is 9d : medium and inferior from Is 7d to Is 8d per bushel (sacks extra, ex store). Chaff.—The market is very bare of best descriptions, and for such the demand is very keen. Prime oaten sheaf is worth £3 10s ; medium, £3 to £3 7s 6d : inferior, £2 5s to £2 15s per ton (sacks extra). Potatoes. —A steady demand is experienced for prime quality, bnt other descriptions are verv hard to place. Best fresh picked are worth £4 7s 6d to £4 10s; medium, £4 to £4 ss; inferior, £3 10s to £3 17s 6d per ton. Eggs.—Large supplies coming to hand have caused prices to recede. To-day's value is Is Id per dozen for cased lots. Butter.—Faniif*'' pats aro worth 7d to 7Jd; separator, B£d to 9d per lb.