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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIX, Issue 11530, 17 March 1898, Page 5

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United PressJussociation—By Electric TelegraphCopyright. ’ Eeceived March 16, I.lo"p.ui. LONDON, March 15. The wool sales opened with irregular prices, merinoes being firmer and the bulk ,of the cross-breds lower, Eeceived March 16, 9.25 aan. SYDNEY, March 16. Wheat—Chick, 3 s 3d; milling, 4s. Plour, roller <£lo 10s. Oats—Feeding, medium 2s 4d to 2s sd, prime 2s 6d, Tartarian seed 2s 6d to 2s Bd. Barley—Cape 2s lid to 3s, English (nominally) 3s 3d. Maize—Prime, 2s lOd. Bran, 7fd. Pollard, B£d. Peas—Prussian blue, 4s 9d. Potatoes —Local, .£4 5s to .£4 15s; Circular Heads, .£6; New-Zealand, Early Rose seed <£6. Onions—Victorian, <£6. Butter— Dairy, 7d to 71d; factory, 8d to Bid; creamery, 9d. Cheese—New Zealand, large 4|d, medium 6d; local, ssd. Bacon, prime 6id to 7-ld. MELBOURNE, March 16. Wheat, 4s Id. Flour, .£ll to dill 10s. Oats, Algerian, Is 3d to Is s ld-; milling. Is 8-id; stout white, 2s to 2s Old. Maize, 2s lOd. Barley, Cape, 2s; prime malting, 4s lOd. Bran, 9d. Pollard, 9id to 9|d. Potatoes, £7 5s to .£B. Onions, £5 to £5 10s. ADELAIDE, March 16. Wheat,. 4s 4d. Plour, <£lo 15s to <£ 11Oats, New Zealand, 3s 5d to 3s 9d. Bran,, Is. Pollard, Is Id. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of ‘has" received the following cable message, dated LONDON, March 15. “ Wool sales opened this morning. As compared with the closing rates of preceding series, merino greasy was par to 5 per cent higher; merino scoured and crossbred greasy, fine, 5 per cent higher; while cross-bred greasy, coarse, remained- unchanged.” The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received cable advice as follows: LONDON, March 15, Wool. —The sales opened at an average advance of about 5 per cent on last sales, closing rates for merino. The principal advance has been in scoured. The fine cross-bred market is unchanged, and coarse cross-bred easier. Competition by both Home and foreign buyers is active and attendance good. The total quantity available, including wool held over from last series, is 323,000 bales, 105,000 of which have been forwarded to the manufacturing districts direct.