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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 534, 30 September 1902, Page 3

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By Telegraph—Prose Association—Copyright London. Sopt. 28. Hemp is firm. Pair Wellington is at £33 7s 6d. At tho wool sales tho quantity catalogued to dato is 128,845 bales, and thero have boon sold 118,237 bales. The Mokoia clip brought 4Jd, Gear 51d, Moeraki Bjd. For tho Antworp sales on Octobor 3rd and 4th 5525 bales have boen catalogued, including 25 Australian. Frozen mutton : Canterbury (light) 3 15 16d, medium 3 15-I6d, heavy 3 13-16 d, North Island 3 11-16 d. Lamb: Canterbury (light) sd, heavy 4Jd, Dunedin and Southland 4fd, North Island 4ijd. New Zealand beof, 1801 b to 2201 b, fair average quality, ox fores 4 l-16d, ox hinds sd. River Plate sheep (heavy) 3gd, light 3Jd. Beef: Ox fores 3 15-16 d, ox hinds 4 7-16 d.

Wellington, last night. The Agent-Genoral’e cablegram, dated London, September 27th, states :—“ No alteration in mutton or lamb since last week. Beef is firm. New Zealand hinds sd, foroa 4,(d. Butter is firm. Danish is at 118 s, Canadian 102 s, Siberian 955. There is a good demand for cheese. Canadian is at 50s. Thero is a better demand for hemp. Good fair Wellington, on spot, is at £33 10s, Octobor to Decombor shipments £32. Cocksfoot is firm, but buyers are not keen. Now Zealand 171 b standard is at 54«. Thero is keon competition for all good wools.”

Messrs Dalgety and Co. yesterday received the following commercial cablegrams from their London house : —“ Wool market very firm, and prices aro high, especially good merino wool free from faults. Faulty merino pieces, bellies, and locks relatively noglected ; fine crossbred wools have gained further ground, and prices arc higher by 5 per cont.” “ Butter market strong, with upward tendency.”

It is easy to suggest reasons for the antagonistic attitude that the Boer Generals have now taken up. In the first place, all thoughtful men musthave felt that the hysterical enthusiasm of the mob over the arrival of the Generate in England was as discreditable in its way as the exuberant jingoism of Mafe.kiug Day. Miss I-lob-house and Dr. Clark and Die English pro-Boers have Hen • able to give Botha and his companions what would seem to be convincing, proof of their contention that' tho Boers] had the sympathies of the English nation with them. H is possible that, those who derided Mr Seddon’s reasonable and well-timed warnings may yet liavo caii.se to regret the superficiality ot their own judgment—Auckland Star.