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THE MAORI KING’S CATTLE. £Speciaxi to Press Association,] LONDON, Feb. 27. The Maori King called at Vigo Bay, in Spain, and her cattle -will therefore not be allowed to land at Gravesend. They will have to be slaughtered on board. Mr Pritchard Moore is making a strong appeal to Government to permit them to be landed. Sir S. Samuel endorsed Mr Pritchard Moore’s request, but the 'Board of Agriculture replied that it was - impossible to relax the rules. The Angus cattle by tha Echuoa ■ were too fat and heavy to suit the Smithfield market; They realised about,£24 apiece. Some of the Durhams have been sold rather below yesterday’s prices. Australian and New Zealand'Mortgage Company’s 4-J- per cents, 90$; New; Zealand Trust and Loan, 5 per cents, 24 ;Dalgety and Co.’s 4$ per cents, 110. The quantity of wheat and-flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,490,000 quarters, and for the Continent ”790,000 quarters. The estimated visible supply of American: wheat is 100,400,000 bushels. , [Per Pees a Association.] A CORRECTION. WELLINGTON, Fbb. 28. The statement in a cable message of Feb. 19 that a large portion 'of the Kaikoura’a mutton proved to be damaged, was incorrect. The New. Zealand Shipping Company has received a cable message from its London office stating that the cargo turned out in exceptionally good order, and that there is no truth in the assertion that a large part was damaged. DUNEDIN WOOL SALE. DUNEDIN, Fsß.r2B. The fourth wool sale, of the season was hold to-day, when about 1450 bales wore offered. There was a large muster of buyers and spirited competition. Compared with the last sales the prices for half and cross-bred were from par to $d higher; merinos, $d to $d higher; while quotations for locks and pieces were about the same. TTrU' and cross-bred, in light condition, free from seed, 6f dto 7d; do medium dto 6sd; inferior and wssty 4sd to ssd; merino, light condition, 6d to 7d; medium,4sd to ssd; inferior 3Jd to 4sd; half-bred pieces 3d up to 6d; merino do Id up to ssd.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10594, 1 March 1895, Page 5
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