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LONDON MARKETS, I'dNTROI, OF KNULISII WOOL. (Per Caltle—Press Association—Copyright.) • (Australian mid N.H, CiiMc Association.) deceived August 22,.8,,' i;) p.m. LONDON, August 21. • .."Wheat is very firm, and is sparingly offeled. I'rices are nominal. The wool arrivals to da,to total 189,110U ; lales, of which 98,000 bales have been forwarded fliiect to the manufacturers, inuring 10,'1,500 available for the sixth' series, which opens) on 3th September, . , Booeived August ; 22, !).ly p,m. LONDON, August 21. The War Office lias appointed a Central Advisory Committee for Kugland nnili Wales on matters arising out of the purchase and distribution of Knglish wool. Mr A, H. Illingworth, M.l\, will bejehairman. The committee includes represntatives of the wool growers, wool buyers, spinners and manufacturers. Siijjilar committees have been appoint* rd'■in,Scotland and Ireland. Considerable wool has'already been purchased. The War Office anonnces that when . thi) wool is allocated for existing British and Allies' Government contracts ,oj\non-Government purposes, the prices • -wilj-.bo' based on the current market , rates, but the present wool will be nllo- : catid to .non-Government purposes only ,ijvli(h'e .special circumstances or hard- • v ships 'can be shown,' Wool will be.issu-"'ed^for-future War Office'contracts at , .■ iixijd prices, and the price -paid by the .War .Oll'ice for a yard of cloth will be 'hiSsciLon the price at which the wool is '...supplied,.. 1 1,1 •' ' HIGH COMMISSIONER'S IMPORT. iy! ',• 'WELLINGTON, August 21. The High Colnmissioner cabled a; follows on 'August lfl (Note: The quotatjons, unless otherwise specified, are tlie average market prices on spot) ■ ' ?( Meat,— Owing to file-continued small supplies of New Zealand mutton and lamb'and Argentine mutton prices are higher for Home-killed mutton. English l lamb is in good supply, Lower prices aire being quoted for Argentine beef oiying 'to an increase jn the supply, Secondary quality New Zealand beef is in.poor demand at lower prices, New Calami mutton, Sjjd; ewe mutton, B|d; Argentine mutton, fljd; New Zealand lamb, !Md; Argentine lamb. lid. New Zealand bull beef—hinds fljd, fores Aid. (Butter,—Tho market continues Jinn. Panislf salted 190s to 200s, Irish creamery salted 178s to, 182s, unsaltcd 180s to 184s, Canadian salted 17.4s to 178s, New Zealand salted 1711s to ISlis, good to: fine quality salted 170s t<i"l74s, Argentine ' unsaltcd 174s to 170s, • Cheese,—The market is lirmer; Can-, adian wJiite !)5s to 98s, English eheddar 108s' to 112s, New Zealand'white. 975.• ti 98s, coloured,oss to 975; for speculative buying, white !):ls to 955, coloured 92s- to-945. ;H.emp,—The market, is quiet, but, steady. The demand is principally spe- . culativc. Good fair New- Zealand £4B 103, fair £46 10s; Government graded fair* Mpila'< £6l t()s,> coarse ,S!4S Ids; forward'shipment good fair New Zealand; £47 10s, fair -£45 Ills; Govcrnnicnt 1 graded fair Mamla £sl, coarse £47 His, ' fair £45.. The output of hemp at Manila for'tlienveeVended last Saturdav was' 11.000 bales. . Wheat.—The market is linn,' liiit erratic on' account of conflicting reports regarding the American crop, No. 1 Manitoba. Northern, August-September shipment, lias'been sold at from , (las to' 65s Gd. '■•' Oats,—The market is -quiet, and prices are slightly weaker owing to the English new crop offering. Argen- . title, on spot, 30/s; English, -old,- :-»ss; new, 32s 6d. • ' ■ ' v Wool,—The market is dull ami un- : settled on account, of the possibility of the Government requisitioning the colo- i nial wool.

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(IVr I'rcs Assiiciiilinu.) CHRIiSTCIH'IiCII, August 22. The local wheat market remains unchanifed, hut the tone i« firm. Thei'e i» very little offering by. growers, and the lilies that do rotty* forward are small, Stocks of wheat in store are reported to lie very small for this time of the year, and the millers arc not large holders. there does not seem'to he a very large ipiaatity slill in growers' hands. I'rices lire aliout the same as (juoted last week, luit for I'earl A grade, ii little more ino.ney would he given, and prime is worth up to ii/l. Oat sand chart arc nominally worth £-1 10/- per ton. The local demand is very limited, and there is no coastal trade, as Blenheim can still supply the North Island market, the price ipioted being £4 10/- f.0.1i. i'icton. The potato market is a little lirmer, and £G 10/- is now being offered for this month's delivery, and £7 for September.. The .southern supplies are reported to lie short, and Canterbury lias to supply the hull; of the demand from other provinces. WAIARBKA SALI-!YARDS. ■ There was n moderate yarding submitted at Waiareka yesterday to a fair attendance of bfiyers. Only a small en-, try of fat.' sheep came forward, but a fairly large, yarding of stores, consisting principally of young breeding ewes, Prices were well maintained, The following sales were effected: — • .Store Sheep. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Oil. sold: Account W. R, lioxby, lllfi (I aiu'l S-tooth owPS at 27s lid; account client, 40 failing-mouthed ewes at His (id. North Otago Farmers,' Co-op. Association sold: Account'F, Hotting, a pen of failing-mouthed ewes at iMs'lld'; account R. Dixon, 71! ewes at 1 Hs r«|. 33 evypsnt, las'llil, Dalgety and Co. sold:' Account ,). Rider, pen' of ewes at IDs Xd; account R. Dajziell, 1");1 lambs at I!)*; account client, .-140 2-tootli ewes (passed). New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co, sold: Account client, pen of sound and failing-mouthed ewes lit 275, National Mortgage and Ageucr Co. sold:' Account client 711 wether hoggets at 22s (id, pen full and failing-mouthed ewes (passed) IDs (id, pen 2,4,.! i, and Xtootli ewes (passed) 275, !i(i I'.in, ewes 20s 3d; acount ,1. Mcßae' (Windsor),, pen aged 1 ewes lus, pen, hoggets 2:!s • account Miss O'llara '(Windsor), ].eir ewe hoggets 25s Id; account client, 171 4, (>, and S-toofh ewes at Ills (id; account client, pen ewes 22s lid, .'iiiO 2tooth ewes (passed) ::;is lid. Fat Sheep, 'Dnlgetv and Co. oA'pred: Account' client, 28 .wethers (passed) :ill.«. North Otago , Fanners' Co-op, Association sold: Account R. Dixon' (Kauroo Hill), pen ewes 2iis 3d, lien lambs 2.'5s fid. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. offered: Account client, pc.n wethers.(passed) 2!)s fid. National Mortgage and Agency Co, sold: Account client, pen wethers .His lid; account W, Miller, pen wethers 2lls (id. Fat Cattle. National. Mortgage ami Agencv Co. sold: Account client, 1 vealer at -"ills. Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: Account client, I steer at £ll,l cow at £lO,l heifer at £7. Store Cattle, New Zealand Loan ami Mercantile Agency Coi offeenl: Account S. Blakcly,•10 IS-months-old steers and heifers (passed) at £.'! 17s lid. Wright, Stephenson and Co, sold: Account client, 7 steers £S ](ls, 12 18-months-old mixed cattle £4. Messrs Bruce Christie, and Co, sold: Account a client. IS steers and heifers at £8 17/6; account W'.G. Scwell ( Waiareka), 'lO yearlings at £2 1 1 /-; account a client, 7 yearling steers and heifers'

.at t!2 s/-, :i ;il mi/-, I cow lit £-1 7/ii, I heifer nl til ">/■; account Brcslin Bros. (Morvcn), . heifers ;il £! Hi/-, :i nt .0 IS/-, 'J c(Mvs nl .til 111/-, 1 nt El 2/lj, I heifer nl £! 4/-; account. .1. Wylio (Island Cliff), I heifer nt 7/-, I cow nt £;! 2/li, I nt E2 12/ IS, 1 nt £1! 2/li. Dairy Cattle. Messrs Bruce Christie and Co. sold: Account J. Uriint. (I'iikouri), 1 heifer at .tin, I nt £(> 17/11; Account .1, Hallantyne, 1 cow nt £8 .15/-, I fit acciuiiit T. Simpson (Papak'aio), I aged cow'-at ,t!(i II)/-; account Theo. Russell, ] heifer ;it £(i 17/ li; account Breslin Bros. (Morveii), I cow at £lO .15/-. 1 at £1(1 2/li, 1 nt £9. Pigs. ■ New Zealand Loan ami Mercantile Agency Co. colli: Account/T. Dennisou, :i ])i»rs at .'i2s, I pig at 22s lid. North Tanners' (!o-np, Association sold: Account W. K. Goodson (Alma) i pigs at 225, 1 pig at 21s, ii pigs at 2(ls fid, II pigs at 20s, 1 pig nt 19s. Messrs Bruce Christie and Co. sold: 'Account 11. Davis (Windsor), 1 at 22/-, 1 at 15/ li; account G. Geddis, pigs at 112/- each.

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North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13654, 23 August 1916, Page 4

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COMMERCIAL. North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13654, 23 August 1916, Page 4

COMMERCIAL. North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13654, 23 August 1916, Page 4