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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 4 March 1914, Page 8

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(Pbzss Association. —Copykiqht). (Rec. March 4, 11.15 a.m) LONDON, March 3. jThe wool 6ales opened with .?o upetition brisk and excited. -Merinos advanced five to 7£d per cent., and cro=sbreds fullv 10 per cent. Jute —March and April shipment 32£. Banks: Australasia 119 and 121; Union 55 and 56; National siand 5f ; New Zealand 11 and 12; NewZealand Loan S3. WELLINGTON WOOL SALES. WELLINGTON, March 3. The final wool sale of the season attracted a large attendance of buyers, competition being good from Bradford, -Continental, and local operators. The condition of the wool generally was heavy, consisting largely of back-coun- | try lots. Prices to-day were from- par; to id up en half-bred and fine cross-1 bred, id to fd upon medium and coarse crossbreds, id to %d up on pieces. The prices to -day, clompared w:th those at the February sale, are as follows: Super Merino, Februarv, up to 12id, March, none; Merino, 9|d to lid, 9d to lPi-d; half-bred medium, 9Jd to lid, 9£d to lid- cross-bred super, 10£ dto Hsflj lOid* to Hid; crossbred medium, 9£d tt; lOid, 9|d to crossbred, coayse. Bid to lOd, 9d to lOid ; crossbred, in- ' ferior 8d to 9id, B*d to 94d; lambs best lid to I2id, ll£d to 13d ; lam-bs , medium" 9id to 10£ d, B*d tolled; lambs . inferior.4*d to B£d, s±d to 9d; crossbred pieces and bellies 6Jd to B|d 6|d t« 82d ; locks 4d to s£d, 5Jd. j LONDON WOOL SALES. , I

E. Buxton and Co.. Ltd., received the following cable to-day from their London agents. Messrs Sanderson, Murray and Co.-.—"Sales opened • strong. Large attendance of buyers. Competition brisk. Merino and fine crossbred advanced 7* to 10 per cent. Crossbred coarse to medium 10 to 15 per cent, advance." Dalcetv and . Coi, Ltd.. Nelson, received the fallowing telegram from their Wellington office under date 3rd mst : "Wool sales very successful. Best </t season. Large attendance of buyers.. Competition from Bradford and Continent and local huvers excellent and very animated. Condition of wool, heavy. Offerings, back country lots consisting «eedy and logstained. Notwithstanding this advance recorded par to fat-hing halfbred and fine crossbredj halfpenny to threefarthings medium and coarse crossbred, farthing to halfpenny pieces, halfpenny lamb's wool."

STOCKS AND SHARES. i (By Telegraph.'—Special to "MaiL") ( National Bank, s 103 j} Bank of N.Z., s ° Bank of N.Z., rights ,b 97 6 •Bank of N.Z., rights, s 100 0 Equitable 175 0 Plate ~*}- V Trust }g % Christchnrcb Gas 133 6 N.Z. Insurance, b 13£ JJ N.Z. Insurance, 5 11° 0 Gear Meat, fist 283 0 Kaiapoi Woollen 103> 0 •Mosgiel, s . « 6 Taringamuta 5„ 2 Banks 3 ?2 0 Golden Bav 17 5 Blackwater, s 20 6 Goldfields, • 18 9 Sylvia • Q 9 Progress, s 14 0 Ross, b <i 9 Ross, s • 4 3 Saxon, s 10 , Talisman —43s 3d. 43s 9d, 435, 43s 3d, 43s od. .Waihi—49s 9d, 50s, 50s. Grand Junction, s 25 3; Waitangi 0 9 t.o "Mail. » REEFTON, Yesterday. Messrs McMahon and Lee, sharebrok«rs, report on the sharemarket ,at noon ic-day:— Bayer. Seller ». d. s. S. Blackwater 19 6 20 0 Consolidated 17 6 18 6 Keep it Dark 20 0 21 0 Big River 100 0 105 0 Crown .02 0 41 Sylvia 0 8 0 10 | Progress 13 9 14 0 Ross 3 0 3 4; Success 17 0 20 0 Saxon - ' 0 11 1 0 Talisman 43 6 44 6 < Waihi 50 0 SO 6 Grand Junction 25 9 26 0 Waiotahi 0 9 1 0 i Westport 30 3 31 0, Stockton 4 3 4 3.