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Evening Star, Issue 19840, 13 April 1928, Page 10

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FAT STOCK EXPORT PRICES. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises that the following prices were being offered for fat stock for export at April 11, J928.-—Canterbury (prices delivered at works); Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 10 I'd; 37—-121 b, 9Jd; 431 b and over, 9^d; second quality lambs, 9Jd. Southland (prices delivered at works); Prime woolly lambs, 361 b and under, 9-Jd; 37-421 b, 9RI; 431 b and over, 9id; second quality lambs, 361 b and under, B}d; over 361 b, Sid. —Press Association. METAL MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, April 11. Copper: Spot, £6l 9s 4id; forward, £6l 9s 4*d. , Electrolytic: Spot, £O6 10s; lorward, £67 „ Wire bars, £67. Lead: Spot, £2O; forward, £2O 3s 9d. Spelter; Spot, £24 los; lorward. £24 15s. ' Tin: Spot, £230 13s 9d; lorward. 6231 11s 3d. Silver; Standard, 26 5-16 d: line, 28 5-16 d per oz.—Australian Press Association DANISH EGGS. Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright COPENHAGEN, April 11. The Department of Agriculture has decided that all eggs exported must be stamped with the word “ Danish,” and cases must hear the date on which they are shipped.—Australian Press Association.

BURNS PHILIP SOUTH SEA COMPANY. Pmu AMoci*tloD-B* Telegraph—Copyright MJVA, April 12. The Burns Philip South Sea Company held its annual meeting at Suva to-day. The balance-sheet showed a surplus, including the balance brought forward, of £69,660 14s Bd. It was decided to pay a dividend of Is 5d per share, increase the fund by £IO,OOO. and carry forward the balance, £6.535 ]4 S 3d.—Australian Press Association.. RABBTTSKTN SALE. The Dunedin Woolbrokers’ Association reports as follows;—At yesterday’s sale medium-sized catalogues were submitted. ' The demand was again very keen, and. all grades showed an advance on last sale’s prices. Racks, small and broken, were 2d to 3d higher, whilst in the case of autumns the advance was greater, although the quality of the skins was, of course, better than at the previous sale. The following is the range of prices : _Wcevily, 24d to 49\d; summer broken, 26Jd to 273 d; autumn

broken, 42\d to 433 d; runners and suckers, 26d to 36§d; summers, 30id to 37Jd; light racks, 45.R1 to 46|d; prime racks, 453 dto 47R1; dawny autumn, 49-Jd to 54Jd; early autumns, 56Jd to 63 id; springs, 304 dto 45jd; milky, 26i<l to 263 d; lawn, 601 d to 75Jd; summer black, 35Jd to 3S.\d; autumn black, 4Sd to 55|d: hareskins, 483 d to 54id; horsehair, 23d to 23;]d. BUTTER AND CHEESE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received the following cable from London, dated Hth inst.: —Rutter; New Zealand, choicest salted, I6Ss to 170 s. Cheese, 96s to 98s; market slow.