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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8100, 1 October 1904, Page 2

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TJIE BUTTER MARKET. [PRKBB ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, September 30. Butter.— Quiet, but firm. Danish is unchanged. Choicest Victorian, 110s to 112s per cwt; New Sonth Wales, 106s to 112s {both occasionally 114s); for new Queensland, 965; and stored New Zealand, 965. WOOL SALES. LONDON, September 30. Bradford tops.— The market is dull, with little business doing. Holders remain firm. (Received October 1, 10.21 p.m.) w , „., LONDON, September 30. Wool.— Fifty thousand bales have been sold for home consumption, 30,000 for the Continent, 400 for America, and 2600 are* held over. Compared with the closing sales of the July series all good and medium combing advanced 6 per cent., and good greasies slightly more, while faaltiea and short scoured, in heavy supply, declined about 6 per cent. Ordinary shabby crossbreds were unchanged, medium advanced 6 per cent., fine 6 to 74 per cent., and course (suitable for America) 6 to 10 per cent. Best merino lambs made very full rates, faulties and shorts declined 5 per cent., and crossbreds remained unchanged. The sales included "Severn" 12id, "Searlo" 16Jd, "Glenquoich" 10|d. FANTHAM~BRO8 f REPORT, We held our half yearly horsu f»fr on September 27 and 28. Wo have to report a very satisfactory sale. There was .i brisk demand for horses of a good stamp. Owing to a number of clients being too late with their entries for our last fair, we have been asked to hold a supplementary fair at the end of October, which we have decided to do. Prices ranged as follows : — Draughts, broken, £32 to £50; do. unbroken, £22 £10s to £49 16s; harness horses, £13 5s to £29 ; hacks, £4 10s to £21 ; unbroken hacks and harness horses £3 10s to £18 15s.