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Evening Star, Issue 18852, 29 January 1925, Page 5

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—. <>—- ■ 11 ■ Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. PRICE OF GOLD. LONDON, January 27. 'Die price of gold is £4 fis lid per or.. — A. and N.Z. Cabin, LONDON WOOL SALES. KEENER ToMPF.TITION. LONDON, January 27. At the wool sales there, was a. better | tone, and keener competition. BeM j merinos were very firm ; other merinos i were slow of sale, and were mostly witu- j drawn, A New Zealand sale of “ Pannikin " brand was made, at 53d. —A. and N.Z. Cable. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, LONDON. January 27. I’. and 0. shares: Buyers £295, sellers £505; Bank of Australasia, £l4 Is 3d; Bank of Now Zealand, 60s 5d ; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile (ord.), £9j 10s. —A. and N.Z. Cable. CHICAGO WHEAT. NEW YORK. January 27. Chicago wheat: May, 199 j cents per bushel (a new post-war high level); July, 170| cents per bushel; September, 154| ccnts per bushel.--Renter. RALE OF HARBOR BOARD LEASES. Messrs Tamblyn, M’Kenzie, and Rhodes report having offered for auction at their rooms yesterday the leases of six sections in Laurel Bank on behalf of the Otago Harbor Board. Sections 4,5, and 8, fronting Union street, and section 7, fronting Harbor terrace, were secured by Mr J. T. Glau, of Cargill street, at the upset prices. Sections 3 and 5, facing the esplanade, were not taken up. LONDON MARKETS. Messrs Dalgoty and Co., Ltd,, have received the following cable from London, ; datjed January 26th insl. “ Butter: Since our last wire prices are 2s to 4s jjet cwt higher. Cheese: 94s,’ A j;