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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 106, 14 May 1901, Page 3

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WOOL AND ML AT SALES. I>7 Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright London, May .12. At tlie wool sales, all classes were firm, but prices were unchanged, The sales included the following clips Ookmigcr, 9}il; Glencoe, 7 |d; Tcletnon, S.jd. To date, 1:17.9s 1 bales have been catalogued, and 121 ),")(> 1 sold. Mutton : All classes of New Zealand declined oue-eightb.

Lamb is unchanged in price. River Plate, heavy and light, are both at 2!}d. Babbits At the skin sales, there was good demand, but New Zealand winter skins declined a half-penny. Other sorts advanced from par to a half-penny. Silver is at 2s 8 d-l Gd.

In lead, the imports for last month were 10,988 tons, including 5,481 of Australian. The exports were -1,000 toils. [I)Y TELEGRAPH —TRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, last night.

The Agricultural Department have received the following cablegram from the Agont-Croneral, dated the lltli : —Butter ‘l3 s, market steady ; cheese, whito firmer, colored weaker ; hemp, maiket vising, light shipments expected from New Zealand, market very firm in distant deliveries ; good fair Wellington £25 10s. Mutton, very dull. Canterbury, average, il 5-Sd'; Dunedin, 3 3-Sd ; North Island, fid ; Australian, 2}d ; River Plate, 2'jd ; lamb, favorable market ; Canterbury, sjd ; others, lid ; Australian, 4Vd ; beef, quiet ; hinds B:Jd, fores o ]d ; cocksfoot seed, there is a better demand at 375.