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Evening Star, Issue 17515, 22 November 1920, Page 3

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AMERICAN WOOLLEN MARKET. Prssa Asaociaiion—By Telegraph—Copjiijut NEW YORK, November 19. The Boston ' Commercial Bulletin ' states that the wool business in American markets this week is less active, although there has been some business done in a moderate way. The woollen goods market is still dull and unsettled, although the announcement of cuts in prices by the wholesale clothiers is taken as a", good omen. The talk of early tariff action has also encouraged the woollen goods trade somewhat.—A. and N.Z. Cable. NEW ZEALAND MEAT IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, November 19. The Northumberland has arrived from Wellington with 162,000 lamb carcasses and 25,000 sheep carcasses. Two other cargoes of New Zealand meat are due in a few weeks in the Matatua and Port Curtis. It is expected that the finest lamb will be sold at 28_cents to 35 cents per lb retail—A. and N.Z. Cable. ', '. NEWCASTLE COAL EXPORT. \ The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle for places beyond the State during thfe week ended November 6 was 84,349 toks, of which 51,221 tons were for Commonwealth and New Zealand ports. Victoria received 18,745 tons. New Zealand 11.33*;. South Australia 9,020, Queensland 7,080, Tasmania 3,630, and West Australia 1,350. | \ ■ A London cable states that The International Tinders, Ltd., of Sydney, having offered th<£ Italian Government 200,000 tons of wheeat at 15s 3d per bushel, c.i.f., equivalent to H s , f. 0 .b., the Imperial Government have-, notified Italv that the Australian Wheats Committee" are the sole authorised severs. It is understood that Italy has bivbri informed that in the event oi iinautjfturised vendors failing to deliver, the committee will refuse to come to the venders' rescue, and will withhold sup-pW-i and N.Z. Cable.