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Evening Star, Issue 19615, 22 July 1927, Page 10

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CALCUTTA TEA SALES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. CALCUTTA, July 20. Afc the tea sales the market was irregular, with a strong demand for all good-liquoring sorts at firm prices. Medium and poor classes are in less request, and values declined 6 pics. Tippy teas and dusts are firm at average prices. The prices for common pekoe souchong were 12 annas to 12 annas 6 pies; clean common broken pekoe souchong, 12 annas 6 pics to 12 annas 9 pies; even black-leaf pekoe,' 13 annas 6 pies to 14 annasami fannings, 11 annas 6 pies to 15 annas 6 pics, PRICE OF FINE GOLD. LONDON, July 20. The price of fine gold is £4 4s lid. TALLOW MARKETS. LONDON, July 20. The tallow sales were not held. ARTIFICIAL SILK AND COTTON. ORDERS FROM DOMINIONS. LONDON, July 21. Manchester and Lancashire are busy with Australian and New Zealand orders for artificial silk and cotton mixtures. The provisional figures show that the June exports to Australia are double those of May. Now Zealand figures are double those of June, 1926. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, July 20. At the wool sales there were a few good parcels of greasy cross-brcds and a, miscellaneous selection of all others. The tone continues keen at late rates. New Zealand—“ Mount Gerald,” 24d, 22r1; “Sands,” 15d, 14-Jd; “ Dclton Downs,” 20d, ISJd. BUTTER AND CHEESE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., has received the following cable from London, dated July 21:—“Butter: New Zealand, 156 sto 160?; cheese, 88. Markets steady.” UNITED STARR-BOWKETT. The United Siarr-Bowkeit Building Society field a meeting of members last evening to dispose of £2,000. _ Mr E. A. Rosevear (chairman of directors) stated that a further £2,800 would bo disposed of on August i, including a sale in No. 10 group. _ ... The 134th appropriation of £SOO in the No. 3 group was disposed of by ballot, cluster No. 12 being drawn, held by one member. The 135th appropriation of £SOO in the No 3 group was sold at a premium of £lO per £IOO. The twenty-second appropriation of £SOO in the No. 9 group was disposed of by ballot, cluster No. 378 being drawn, held by one member. The twentv-seeand. appropriation of £SOO in the No. 9 group was sold at a premium of £42 and £34 per £IOO.