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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 19 February 1915, Page 1

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MASTERTON RAM FAIR.

(United Presa Association.)

MASTERTON, Feb. 18.

The annual ram fair under the auspices of the Masterton Agricultural, and Pastoral Association opened to-day, when stud and flock Romneys were offered. The highest price obtained *,vv\aa 61gs for a ram sold on account of : Mr'. W. Perry. Flock rams went as high as 15gs.

' TIMARU WOOL SAIIJES.

TIMARU, Feb. 18. At the third wool sale of the Beason to-day 3460 bales were offered and 3290 sold. The wools comprised a large pro* portion of dingy, sandy, and neavyconditioned, and 80 per cent of. > fine wools from the back country. The attendance of buyers equalled that at pre- ' • vious sales, and purchases were well distributed. There was an excited _ demand for coarse crossbred for army purposes, which advanced Id to 2d. Halrbreds sold at par to £d belter. Merinos,met with fair inquiry at a parity with London prices. Scoured elicited keen bidding, and realised T7£ for crossbred to 20£ d for halfbred. Prices to-day and'at the January sale were:—Merino' B£d' to lOd (7£d to lOd), halfbred super 12Ad to 12d (lOd to Hid), inferior Bj|d to lOd (BJd . to 9sd),- ithreequarter and crossbred super 12d to 14d (10fd to 12id), medium 10id to 1134 (9£d to inferior 9d to lojd to 9d), best"pieces lOd t& 13d (9£d to Medium, inferior, and bellies and locks showed similar improvement. VICTORIAN MARKETS. ■'• <Rec. 10.36, a.m.) . ' ' MELBOURNE, This Day. Wheat 8s 2d to 8s 3d; flour £l7 10s 5 oats, Algerians, ss; barley; English, 6s lOd to 6s Id; Cape 4s 6d to ss; maize 5s 11; bran -u9 ss; pollard £1 4s j potatoes £3 to £4; onions £6 to £6 10s." r WELLINGTON FRUIT MARKETS.!; , (Special to "Mail.") ; " WELLINGTON, Feb. 18..', ' Laery and Co. report that through excessive suplies of both apples and pears still arriving, the market continues very low for these fruits whilst peaches l ana plums are meeting with a fair outlet. For greengages, apricots, nectarines, arid tomatoes there is a,good demand. ~T6dayls values were as follows : ", :", Choice apricots, 6s 6d to 7s; prime 5s 6d to 6s; apples, dessert, choice Gravenstein, Scarlets, Quarendonisf 5s to Ss 6d; Cox Orange, Ribstones, 5a 6d to 6s; ap- s pies, cookers, large green 4s to 4s id; prime 3s 6d to 3s 9d. Grapes, 8d to 9d per lb. Greengages, choice large 6s to 6s 6d; medium 5s to 5s 6d. Gape gooseberries, 5d to od per lb. Nectarines, choice ' large 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; prime 2s 6d to 3s. - - „ - >: ' Plums,. Diamonds 3s 9d to 4s; Ogo'na , 2s to 2s 6d; yellow gages 3s %' October 'Purple 2s9d to;3s.* " ■* > , " ; vf; *" I Peaches>.dessert choice large 3s •Sd'io 4s; medium 2s 9d to 3s; small 2s* to k 24 '» '. ',3 d. -.-««»; ~'. \ Pears, dessert choice.3s 6d to 4s; prune •. 3s per case;~ stewing 3s to' 3s 3d." [Raspberries, 6s 6d to 6s 9d' per 'bucket.' Strawberries, 7d to 8d; per lb. "Tomatoes, choice rod l 6s to, 6s 'od'j,.' prime' 5s to 5s 9d. - - Eggs, fresh, Is fid to Is ■ 9d;" preserved ■> Is 4d. - jf"" ;■":' ' '

, LONDON WOOL, SALES. '- x '. Dalgety and C0.,-Ltd. have.received ■ the following cablegram fTom their Lon- * don office, under date 'of the 15th in- / stant. . ..•*'■•,~ - • "Owing- to the congestion •of the J ort of London for the second series-'of wool ' offerings have been limited to-ar-' rivals up to the 2nd February. .The ■ net quantity available is 102,600 bales. 1 ' The third series have been fixed'to nv-n oh the 16th March. The "list for this % series closes on the 2nd March or on theday -when 50,000 net new arrivals ' been reached in addition to the balauca' of arrivals to the Bth' February." • •

(By Teleigraph.—Special to "Mail.")' WELLINGTON, Thi ß D*y« Mr A. T: Bate, of Wellington, reporV the Wellington Exchange at noon ( to> '•' day:— I » f «. ft National Bank of N.Z., s 109- 0 Bank of N.Z., Ist, b 206 • 0 Bank of N.Z.,' Ist, s 210 ,0 Equitable ■ . .186-.0 Loan and. Mercantile, £BO. Christchurch Gas, b 147 . 6 Christchurch Gas, s 160 0 Wellington' Meat, 3rd, b 65. 0 Wellington Meat, 3rd, a 57. 6 Union - Steamship, b , 23,.', 9 Union Steamship, s 24"i -0 ■ Union Steamship, pref., s 21"\;0 Mosgiel Woollen 74 0 Wellington Woollen, ord., b 88",6 Wellington Woollen, ord., a 90 .6 Westport, b - , •' 31, 9 Westport, s . , 32. 0 Stockton - ■ 5 0 -Ward ' - - 112 6 Sylvia ..0 9 Ross, b ' 0 9 Ross, s .' 10 Talisman, b . i 28 6 Talisman, s ' .• 28 9 Waihi, b , 40 6 Waihi, s '" 41.; 0 .Grand Junction, b 24- 3 . 'Grand Junction, s ' 24 9 . Waitangi; b , ' 1 *0 Waita'ngi, s 1 * \