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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 12 March 1912, Page 8

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LONDON WOOL SALES. 'Press Association. —Copyright.) LONDON, March 11. The colonial -wool merchants have fixed the second series of sales for April 11th, the limit being 250,000 baks : the third series for June 11-th, the hmit to be decided later. Consideration of dates and quantities for the fourth, fifth and sixth series was deferred. (Received 12.50 p.m.) LONDON, March 11. Silver is. at 26 15-16 d. Waihi shares, 41s 3d, 43s 9d. HIGH COMMISSIONER S REPORT. (Press Association. —Copyright.) LONDON, March 9. The High Commissioner's cable is as follows. (Note, quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices cm spot) : General strike is seriously impeding business. Mutton: Market dull, Canterbury 4d (nominal); North Island, 3£d ; Australian 3j,d; River Plate 3£. Lamb: Market steady, although less demand. Canterbury s£d; other than Canterburv sd; Australian 4yd; Plate 4|d. Beef: Market dull. New Zealand, not quoted ; none offered in market. Butter: Market lifeless, only a small demand, buyers cautious. Average price for the week for choicest New Zealand botter 127s - Australian 123s ; Argentine 1225; Danish 1365; Siberian 1265. Cheese: Market firm, small supplies on hand. New Zealand white 73s 6d; coloured 735. Hemp: Market quiet, but steady, no change in prices, viz on spot New Zealand, good to fair, £2l 10s .- fair grade, ±520 10s; forward shipment New Zealand pood, fair, £2l ~ 10s ; fair grade £2O 10s ; fair ■ current inanila. £22. Output . from Manila for week 30.000 bales; stock of New Zealand hemp 301 tons. Wool: Sales which were postponed will commence 11th April. Wheat: Market shade weaker in anticipation of heavy arrivals. Mutton and Lamb: River Plate shipments received during February, 1912: Mutton, London, 71,794, lamb, 23.184; Liverpool, 156,112 and 48,087; Hu'l. 6182 and 1152; Newcastle, 12,633 and 1640: Southampton, 12,428 and 12,401 ; Cardiff, 8361 and 500; Plymouth, 1118 and 620; Ireland. 3862 and 60; total. 272,436 and 87.644; February, lyll, 294,873 and 54,747.

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PIIQDUCE MARKETS. (Special to "Mail.") The Net*- Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Distributing Co., Ltd.. reports as follows on the Wellington fruit and produce markets:— The potato market is unchanged, good lines meeting fair demand. Onions are selling readily, with an eager demand for well ripened lots. There are a good many shipments arriving in a damp and badly harvested condition. Eggs art firmer, and enquiries are reaching us far preserved lines at Is 2d per dozen. Butter continues in excellent demand. Porkers meet ready sale, and the market is under-supplied. Poultry is still dull of sale, but chiefly owing to the poor quality of lots "now coming in. Pollard is still scarce, also other meals. Bran is somewhat lower. All grains, except Maize, show marked signs of falling values. Chaff is also weakening. Fruit.—Apples continue to be very p'- D ntiful. while plums and peaches have advanced' with the decreased supply. Tomatoes are firmer, with a ready sale. . Vegetables.—Good cauliflower is in keen demand. -Cabbage is still very low. 'with plentiful supply. Fair demand for other lines. Potatoes Hutfc, £4 to £5; others, £4 ton. Onions.—Globes, £9 to £lO ton. Cabbage.—ls to Is 6d sack. Carrots.—3s sack. Cauliflower.—Choice, 6s to 8s 6d sack. Broad Beans.—ld lb. French Beans.—ld lb. Green Peas. —Hutt, 4s cental 'bag. Marrows. —Is 3d to Is 6d case. Rhubarb.—rls 6d to 2s dozen. Swedes.—2s 6d to 3s cwt. Tjirnips.—White. Is to Is 6d sack. Lettuce.—Fair, Is 6d to 2s; choio?, 4s to 5s case. . • Pluma.—2s to 3s 6d 2 -case. Nectarines.—3s 6d to 5s £-case. : Passions.—Local, 6s -J^-case. Apples.—Cooking, 3s to 4s case. .Apples.—Dessert, 4s to 5s case. . Pears.—W.B.C., 3s; Cooking, Is 6d to 2& ycase. To ha toes.—3s 6d to 4s 6d -3-case. Peaches.—2s to 3s 6d Cheese.—Best Factory mediums, 7d ; loaf, 7£d lb. Dressed Pork.—7o's to 90's, s£d to sd; choppers (heavy) 3£d; suckers to 7d lb. Eggs.—Fresh, Is 3d to Is 4d dozen. Butter.—Separator, 10d to lid; dairy, 9£d. to lOd lb. Bacon.—Factory sides 9d, rolls hams, 9d lb. Honey.— lbTallow.—Tins, 23s cwt. • ' Poultry.—Cockerels, 3s 6d to 4s for good birds; table roosters, 3s 6d; taible hens, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; ducks, 3s to 5s &d ! pair ;• turkey gobblers, 9d lb; hens, 8d lb. live weight. Maize.—4s 8d bushel. Wheat.—4s 6d bushel. Pollard.—£B ton. j Bran.—£6 ton. | Pig Meal.—£7 ton. Chaff.—Oaten Sheaf, £4 5s to £4 1G& ton; Hay.—Prime, £4 to £4 10s ton. Straw.—Wheaten, £2 15s to £3 ; oatcr. £2 15s ton. Oats.—Feed, 2s lOd to 3s; Duns, 2s lOd to 3s bushel. Oats. —Crushed, 3s 3d bushel. Seed, Cape Barley.—4s bushel. Seed Oats. —Algerians, Gartons. Ex cclsiors. Sparrowbrlls, 15 lac If Rivals, 5 3d to 3s 6d bushel. WOOL, SHEEPSKINS, HIDES ANLTALLOW SALES. The Ne-vv Zealand Loan and Mercan tile Agency 'Co., Ltd., report under dat' of Btih March, as follows : Our fortnightly sale was held to-day and good catalogues were submitted t<> a fair attendance of buyers. Good pri ces wore obtained for all lots offered and wo are <pleaeed to report a firn market at an advance of about i<i ii skins, and id to 3d. in hides. The next sale will -be held 011 22nd inst., -when wo expect to offer a numiber of small clips which have come to hand since closing of catalogue for last wool sale. We quote : Wool (in bags and fadges):—Crossbred, fleece, 6d to 7£d per lb. ; lambs, 7d ; to 7-gd ; dead. 6d to 7d ; bellies and pieces, 3£d to s£d ; locks, 3d to 4d. Sheepskins.—Crossbred, fine, 6Jd to 73d ; crossbred, medium and coarse. 62*1 to. 7d; crossbred, short wools, 4Jd to 5Jd * dead and (broken, 3£d to s ad ; lambskins, sfd to 6£d ; green and salted skins, Is. 9d to -33 7d each; green and salted lambskins, Is 8d to 3s 2d each. " Hides.—Ox, heavy, 7£d to 8d per lb.; ox > •medium, 63d to 7d; ex, light, 64,-d to 6frd; cow, 63d to 7d; faulty tides, s£d to 6^4; calf, good lOid to U&d; calf, medium, t° 10d ; calf, damaged, 3<| to 8d; yearlings, 6d to 8d ; cow tails, Is 5d to Is 7d dozen. Tallow. —In casks. 26s to 26s 6d cwt; odd. packages, 20s 3d to 23s 6d; rough jjat, 165."