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Evening Star, Issue 21718, 12 May 1934, Page 17

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COMMERCIAL THE APPLE MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 11. (Received May 12, at 11.30 a.m.) New Zealand apples by the Hororata realised: Cox’s, 10s '6d to 14s; Jonathan’s, 7s (id to 9s 3d; Dunn’s, 8s to 11s 6d; Delicious, 7s (id to 9s 6d; Victorian Delicious, 8s 9d; Dunn’s, 6s 6d to 8s 6d; Tasmanian Cox’s, 5s 9d to 9s 3d. LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd. have received the following cable from London, dated May 11; —Wool market closed quiet, with average attendance. Fairly active competition for crossbred. Home trade principal operators, Continent buying sparingly. As compared with closing rates of last series: — Greasy merino, good, Id lower; other descriptions, l(d lower; Scoured merino, good, IJd to 2d lower; other descriptions, 2d lower; greasy haltbreds, lid to 2d lower; greasy crossbred, iine, Id to lid lower; medium, Id lower; coarse, id lower; scoured halfbreds, unchanged; scoured crossbred, 2d to 3d lower; slices, fine, 2d lower; medium and coarse, lid lower; blanket, lid lower. Following is a range of prices realised at tho firm’s last wool sale:— Merino, good to super, 18id to 20id; low to medium, 14id to 18d; half bred, 56/SS, good to super, 16d to 19-id; low to medium, l3id to 15id; 50/56, good to super, 13d to 15 Jd: low to medium, 9|d to 10Jd; fine crossbred, 48/50, good to super, lOd to 12d; low to medium, 7d to 9-id; 46/48, good to super, 8d to 9Jd* low to medium, 6d to 7^d; crossbred, 44/46, good to super, 7Jd to BJd; low to medium, s£d to 7-Jd; 40/44, good to super, 6|d to 7-Jd; low to medium, 5Jd to 6Jd; coarse crossbred, 36/40, good to super, 6id to 7d; medium to good, 5Jd.,,t0 6(d. LONDON MEAT MARKET. ■ The Bank of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London office, under date May 11: Frozen meat: For wethers the market is dull, with a downward tendency. There is a fair demand for ewes. There is a good demand for Jambs and prices are firm. Trade generally is brighter, with a better demand. Wethers, light 4J,d to 51 d per lb, heavy 3Jd to 4Jd; ewes, 2Jd to 4Jd; lambs, twos 7Jd to 7Jd, eights Gid to 6?,d, fours 6/d to 6fd; seconds, 6Jd to 7id. SALES ON ’CHANGE:'THIS DAY. Auckland.—Mahakipawa, Is 2d, Is 2.R1 (pref.), Is 9d; Devonport Ferry, 235; New Zealand Newspapers, 29s 6d; Harbour Board, sid (1947), £IOB. Wellington.—New Zealand Breweries, 42s Id; New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paid), 8s 9d, 9s; Four Per Cent. Stock (1949), £lO5 10s. Christchurch. —New Zealand Government 41- per cent. Inscribed (1940), £lO5 ss; Commercial Bank of Australia, 16s 9d; Bank of New South Wales (cum div.), £33, £33 2s 6d; Goldsbrough, Mort, 33s 6d; New Zealand Regrigeratiug (10s paid),, 8s 8d; Farmers’ Co-operative 4)- per cent. Stock, 1940, £7B 10s; Bendigo Goldlights, 7d; Golden ’ Point, 3d (5); Golden Sands, 2s lOd (3) ; King Solomon, 4s 4d (3), 4s 4-)d; Lawson’s Flat, 4Jd; Mahakipawa, Is 2d (3), Is 2id; Nevis Diesel Electric, 5Jd, 6d; Nokomai, 2s lid; Skippers Ltd. (Is paid), lOid. Reported: E.S. and A. Bank (late sale on the 11th), £5 8s; New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paid, late sale on 11th, 8s 9d; Kaiapoi Woollens (pref., late sale on the 11th), 18s 3d; Mahakipawa, Is 2pl; Nokomai, 3s; Alining House Concessions, sd; Okarito, 8s 6d; Mahakipawa, Is 2d; Skippers Ltd. (Is paid), lid; New Zealand Government 4 per cent. Inscribed Stock (1940), £lO5.