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COMMERCIAL.

Silver is quoted at per oz. Thin Beacon Tm constituted a record one for the freezing •works of the State (says the Melbourne ‘Argos’). An interesting instance of the enormous number of sheep and btmhg that are being slaughtered, principally for export, but also for home consmnptkm, was furnished a few days ago by Mr W. Angiifls’fl Imperial Works at f&otscsay. A total of 8,008 sheep and lamtw was killed at the Imperial Works on one day—a record for Australia. Seventy slaughtermen, and 510 other employees are engaged at the works, and the wages bill is £350 a day. The '“ringer” of the ■works on the day the record was established was Slaughterman fVaAWIr, who killed 191 sheep and lamha and earned £2 12s 6cl, while Minns was runner-up with 179 and a money score ;ol £2 96 3d. THE WOOL SALES. | £nsa~AModafioo— By Telegraph—Copyright LOUDON, November 29. (Received November 30, at 8.30 a-in.) The weed sales close on Saturday. The falsa have included the Eopntcne clip, top >pti« 22d, average 21d; Yule, top price ffivij average B|d. Today’s sales were ickeed ocn account of fog. ■ The National Mortgage and Agency I’Ckaopany are in receipt of the following ■•cabAegram. from their London office, dated pitflt November wool sales: (Brieea for merinoes, inferior and faulty, jns weaker as the sales pregross by 5 per «enL; Home buyers axe operating sparingly. Itor. crosMJieda generally there is Mjßademng teaxiency in the market.” »Wm> K«w 7-wAtrwl Loan and Mercantile iifeency Company are in receipt of the kfJinnmiff adace by cable from their Lon(den office regarding the progress of the Lffnrft series of wool sales :— M As comf pwd with last sales’ dosing rotes, prices IJa-oahoct 5 per cent, to cent, lower Vjcr nyrino medium and inferior faulty •moL; about par to 5 per cent higher for KSCH-hred; and about 5 per cent, higher Jar They continue to meet with •«od demand.” Raper P-A- message states that for ;v iWia aeocmd wool sale of this season toijnwwiwr bales are catalogued, and 4botalarge number of bales were shut out '} Hp-W to lata arrival. Brokers anticipate . jugocd-eale. ~ f THE MARKETS. tPrm Aisodafioh—By Telegraph-Copyright. i ; LONDON, November 29. (Received November 30, at 8-50 ajn.) . Connert Spot, £57 Da 3d; three X £SB 10s; electrolytic, £6O. k . ‘ Tin: 6pot,jCl7D &; three months, £l7O .’ -i&. r* v ;'; bank shares. feCt ffteas Aarodation—By Telegraph—Copyright K 1 LONEON, November 29. November 30, at 8.5 ajn.) Australasia, £ll3 to £DS; Now Zealand, £IQ

AUSTRALIA'S WHEA? EX?OBT. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, November 30.(Received November 30, at 9.15 a-m.) The four wheat-exporting States sent oversea during the year 45,522,000 bushels. AUSTRALASIAN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COMPANY. Press Association—By Telegraph—^Copyright. LONDON, November 29. . (Received November 30, at 8-30 a.m.) The report of the Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company shows a profit of £22,889. The sales of properties and calls realised £17,722. WHEAT CROP IN VICTORIA. The Government. Statistician estimates the wheat crop .at 32,161,000 bushels—an average of 13.71 bushels per aero.

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Evening Star, Issue 14526, 30 November 1910, Page 6

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COMMERCIAL. Evening Star, Issue 14526, 30 November 1910, Page 6

COMMERCIAL. Evening Star, Issue 14526, 30 November 1910, Page 6

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