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Greymouth Evening Star, 4 July 1933, Page 9

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WOOL MARKET. [-BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] LONDON, July 2. Mr. W. Devereux, Australian wool representative, reports that wool prices afe keeping very firm in all centres and that substantial advances are expected at the opening sales on July 4. Only a moderate quantity of Merino wool is available. The Bradford market is buoyant. Some topmakers have withdrawn their Merino quotations, pending the London opening, and others are asking higher rates. Prices have hardened in all sections, including the whole range of crossbreds. Continental markets are firm and hardening.. STOCKS AND SHARES. • WELLINGTON, July 4. Sale: New Zealand Insurance 50/-. DUNEDIN, July 4. Sale: Cornish Point 5Jd. Reported: Were’s Investment 4/6; Bulolo 82/6; National Insurance 16/10. Late: Nokomai 3/4. Unlisted, Aotearoa 2/4. CHRISTCHURCH, July 4. Sales United Building Society 17/2; Gear Meat 32/6; N.Z. Refrig. (£1 paid) 15/-; Woolworth’s (Sydney) £1 paid; New Pref. -25/3. Reported: Bank of New South Wales £3O/17/6. AUCKLAND, July 4. Sales: Golconda 1/-, A. P. A. 10/8, Okarito 11/-, Waihi 21/71, 21/-; Bycrofts 36/9. New Zealand Insurance 49/11. South British 68/-. Bulolo 82/6. Stock, fours, £lOO/15/-, £lOO/12/6. SYDNEY, July 4. Sales: Bonds 3/38, £lO2 13/9; 4.47, £lO3 10/-; 1/49, £lO3 15/-; 4/61, £lO4 2/6; Bank N.S. Wales £3l 15/-,“As-sociated News 8/7, Preference 18/71d, Broken Hill Propy. 34/3, Colonial Sugar £5B 5/-, Dunlop—Perdriau 18/7H, Goldsbro’ Mort. 27/3, Tooth’s 37/9.

ARAHURA STOCK SALE The entry at Arahura’s fixture comprised 29 fat lambs, 77 fat sheep and 52 fat cattle, which were offered at auction by AV. Jeffries and Co., to a goodly number of buyers. Competition was irregular for both sheep and cattle, and it is evident that some butchers failed to realise that prices in sympathy with other markets are on the up-grade. The range of prices was on a par with last sale at these yards. Some pens passed at the opening of the sale, were later in the day sold privately. The following sales were made: — For Mrs J. Butler 13 ewes at 16/-; for F. Butler 16 ewes at 13/3; for M. Purcell 1 lamb at 14/-, 25 ewes at 9/6; for A. O. Scott 3 shorn lambs at 16/3, 25 woolly lambs at 17/-, 22 ewes at 14/-, 4 wethers at 17/-; for H. Diedrich 1 blk. at £6/2/6, 3 strs. at £4/15/-, 1 runner £4, 2 hfrs. at £4/15/-; for C. Olderog 1 str. at £5 17/6, 1 do. at £5/12/6, 2 do. at £4; for Butlei’ Bros. 3 hfrs. at £5, 2 do. at £2 17/6, 1 blk. at £7/12/6, 4 do. at £8; for L. Wall 2 strs. at £5/10/-, 2 hfrs. at £4/10/-, 1 do. at £4, 1 cow at £5/10/-, 1 do.’ at £4, 1 do. at £3/12/6, 1 do. at £2/17/6; for D. Diedrich 2 strs. at £4/15/-, 1 do. at £9, 2 do. at £B/5/-, 2 do. at £7/15/-, 3 do. at £7/10/-.