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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9831, 28 May 1895, Page 4

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1 New Zealand Herald Office, * Tuesday evening. : This afternoon the price of both local and Southern flour was advanced 20s per ton. Flour has increased in price £2 per ton within v the last few weeks. i LONDON. 1 Press Association.— Telegraph.— gfl? Londoh, May 26. Victorian red gum is selling at £5 10s per - load. j Tallow: Medium mutton, £1 2s fid ; I medium beef, £1 Is. * Per New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. 1 London, May 27. Wool: The sales closed firmly this day. 1 Sincecloseoflastsalesgreasymerinosuper.and [ medium and inferior, fine greasy, fine scoured, and coarse greasy crossbred, .also greasy merino lambs, medium and inferior and ' greasy crossbred lambs are par to Jd per ib lower; scoured merino, super and medium, ', and inferior and medium greasy crossbred ' are id per lb lower; other descriptions unchanged. The total quantity sold during the past sales is 270,000 bales, of which 130,000 bales have been taken for the Conti- ' nent, and 20,000 bales for America. It is J estimated that 70,000 bales have been held ■' over for further disposal. Tallow: Theie is rather better demand. : Good beef and fine even mutton tallow are : worth £1 Is 6d and £1 4s 6d per owt re- ' spectively. 1 Frozen meat: Mutton market better. 1 Hawke's Bay and Wellington mutton are ' worth 3d and 2|dper lb respectively. Lamb ! market firmer. Prime New Zealand lambs ■ are worth per carcase 4|d per lb. New Zealand hemp: Market firmer. Medium is worth £13 per ton. ! ' THE WHEAT MARKET. Press Association.— Telegraph.— London, May 26. The English and Continental wheat markets are gradually advancing, while the American market is advancing rapidly. . . Ddnedin, Monday. . Wheat sold this morning at from 3a 10a to |4sljd.