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Mataura Ensign, 26 January 1912, Page 8

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GORE PRICES. j WHOLESALE: Cheese—6£d. Oatmeal.—£l2 10s per ton. Butter.—Farmers' Bd, separator, 9d, factory is Id. ' Hams.—9Jd; bacon, 9d. (Flour.—£9 10s. Eggs. —9d. • Bran.—£s. Pollard.—£6 per ton. Chaff.—£3 15s. Onions.—l4s per cwt. Potatoes. —4s. RETAIL: Cheese. —9d per lb. Butter.—Farmers' 10, separator lid, factory is 3d. Hams.—lid; bacon, pieces, lid. Eggs.—lid. Flour.—3s 3d and 3s 6d for 251b, Bs and 6s 6d for 501b, and 20s Gd and fils 6d for 2001b. Oatmeal.—4s 3d and 4s 6d for 251b, 8s 6d for 501b, 31s for 2001b. Bran.—6s and 6s Gd. Chaff—£3 15s. Pollard—lis and lis 6d. Onions. —2d per lb.

WYNDHAM STOCK SALE. The Wjyndham Stock Agents report a very successful sale. There was a large attendance of the public and a good entry of stock. Everything was disposed of at rates above those lately ruling. The sheep market showed a much firmer tone, owing partly to the heavy consignments that have been railed r?6rth lately from the South, and also through the large number bought for forward delivery having had the effect of putting, more confidence ! into the local markets. Hence the various classes offered were easily placed under keen competition. Cattle also sold well. Young. sorts, well bred, made excellent prices. Fat cattle sold at about late rates ruling elsewhere. Sheep.—l 264 were yarded and disposed of as follows: 18 fat ewes at 15s 9d, 68 do. at 15s 7d, 20 at 14s 7d, 15 do. at 13s 7d, 19 at 13s, 40 do. at 12s lid, 13 do. at 12s; 33 fat wethers at 17s, 27 do. at 16s lid, 50 do. at 16s 9d, 17 do. at 16s Id, 11 do. at 16s, 42 do. at 15s 6d; 161 ewes and lambs at lis Id, 400 do. at 9s 3d; 143 2-tooth ewes at 13s 3d; 44 lambs at 12s. Cattle.—Fat cows were sold at from '£B to £6 ss, fat heifers at £6 15s to £5, forward cows and speyed heifers at from £4 10s to £3 ss, 2-year steers at from £4 10s, yearling do. at from £3 13s to £3 ss, yearling heifers at from £3 7s 6d to £3 ss. Pigs.—Stores sold up to £1 ss; Smaller sorts, 14s to 7s 6d. Horses.—Prior to the commencement of the stock sale 8 horses were offered, hut the demand was not very keen. A draught mare and foal were sold at £25. unbroken filly at £l4 ss, colt at £ls. spring-cart gelding at £ls 10s.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—COPTBIGHT._ ■PV.rt UNITED PHESB ASSOCIATION.' Received January 26, 8 a.m. • MELBOURNE, Jan. 26. Wheat.—3s B£d per bushel. Flour.—£B 10s per ton. Oats.—Algerian feeding 3s to 3s 2d, Seeding 3s 4d to 3s 6d per bushel. Barley.—Cape, 3s 9d to 4s per Bushel. Maize.—4s 3d per bushel. Bran. —£5 10s per fon. Pollard.—£s 15s per ton. Potatoes. —Quotations are up to £5 15s per ton. Onions.—6s 8d to 6s lOd. LONDON MARKETS. BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT. PIB HOTTED PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received January 26, 8 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 25. Copper.—Spot, £62 7s 6d; three months, £63 3s 9d; electrolytic, £65 15s. Tin.—Spot, £192; three months, £l9O. Lead.—£ls 13s 9d. Wool.—Rakaitai clip, top price IOJd, average price lOd; Teviotdale, top price 13£ d, average price 13|d. •'■- LONDON WOOL SALES.

Received January 26, 11.45 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 25. TKe wool sales have been postponed on account of fog. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan-j tile Agency Company, Ltd., has received the following cablegram from its London house under date 25th "Wheat.—Market quiet but steady owing to bad weather. TaUoW. —Market quiet. Wool.—As compared with last sales' closing rates prices are higher about 5 per cent, for greasy crossbred, lower about par to 5 per cent, for merino medium and inferior, about the same for crossbred scoured, greasy merino super, crossbred slipe, lambs and scoured merino super. Greasy; crossbred

wool for America is 5 per cent, to 1\ per cent, higher. The sales progress firmly. FROZEN MEAT MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., lias received the. following cablegram from its London house under date 25th inst.:— "There is a. moderate, demand for mutton. There is more enquiry for lamb, and the market is steady for beef (sides)." LONDON SHARE MARKET. Received 26, 11.45 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 25. Following are the latest quotations: —Waihi: Buyers, 455; sellers, 47s 6d. Waihi Grand Junction : Buyers, 26s 3d; sellers, 28s 9d. Talisman Consolidated: Buyers, 50s; sellers, 52s 6d. INVERCARGILL WOOL SALES. PEE TtNITFT) PRESS ASSOCIATION INVERCARGILL, Jan. 26. At the wool sales to-day a remarkable feature was the high prices. Crossbred ewe wool fetched 9d to 10-Jtl; crossbred hogget, to Hid; bellies and pieces, 6d to 62d. Values were equal to the Dunedin sale considering that the quality was affected by the wet weather. There was keen competition by Bradford buyers for crossbred ewe and a smaller percentage than usual were passed in. The catalogues comprise over 15,000 bales.