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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10565, 5 October 1897, Page 4

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New Zealand Herald Office, Monday evening, Af Messrs. Samuel Cochrane and Son's auction rooms to-day, laud at' Papatoitoi and Raglan and a cottage in ' Sale-street were offered for sale. The cottage and allotment, with 26ft Bin to Sale-street by 60ft deep, was sold for £170. The land at Papatoitoi consisting of 22} acres, fenced and improved, with cottage and outbuildings, was disposed of for £820. For 150 acres of land at Whaingaroa, Raglan, 10a per aore was the highest offer, the land being sold at that figure. There was a good attendance of the public. - LONDON. Prsii Assoeistien,-Electric Telegrapb.-COMrliht, London, October 3. Silver, 2Jd per ounce. ' WOOL London, October 3. At the wool sales the prices for all good combings showed a hardening tendency, American buyers freely paying extreme rates for light conditioned greasy. _ Compared with the opening rates good merinos and stylish croßsbreds have advanced 5 per cent. Inferior and faulty sorts are very irregular. Amongst the dips sold were: Otago, 9Jd per lb. The quantity catalogued since the open- ! jug of the sales is 48,350 bales, of which 46,134 have been sold. THE MEAT MARKET. London, October 3. i Mutton : New Zealand crossbred wethers, and maiden ewes, Canterbury, 3 3-16(1 per lb; Dunedin una Southland, 3Jd; Worth Island, 3 l-16d. The above quotations are for average quality, and for lines _of i no less than 100 carcases. Lamb: Prime Canterbury, 32 to 421b per carcase, 3Jd per lb; fair average, including Dunei din, Southland, and Wellington, and > secondary Canterbury, per 321b to 421b, 22d per lb. Quotations for lamb do not include ; sales of small lambs, or heavies or inferior 1 qualities. River Plate sheep, crossbreds or merino wethers, heavy, 2£d per lb; light, i 2fd, . THE AUCKLAND STOCK AND SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION. Business DoNE.-Ohiuemuri, SJd, Id; Four-in Band, Is 2d. Buyers.—National Bank, 39s 6d; New Zealand Insurance, 68s ; South British Insurance, 47s 6d; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 21s 6d; Thames Gas, 37s Cd; Oisbome Gas, 37s 6d; Dovonport Steam Ferry, 335; Union Oil, 17s; Argosy, 2|d; Cardigan, So; Kuraiiui-Caledonian, 8s; May Queen-Hauraki, ,6s 9d; Moanataiari, IDs 6d; Monowai, 2s 9d: New Albumin, 3s 7d; New Whau, 3}d; Purn Consolidated) 2sfid; Victoria, Is6d; Alpha, Is lid; Crown, 23s 3d ; Hlt-or-Miss, Is 6d; Imperial, 7d; Iranlioe, 2jd; New Zealand Talisman,lis 3d; Ohinemurl Syndicate, 4s 9d; Bainbow, Is 4d; Rising Sun, 7d; Stanley, 2Jd; Waihi Extended, 9Jd; VVaihi-Silverton, ; Wiiibl South, 61d; Waitekaurl, 31s; Younp New Zealand, 3d; Vour-in-Hand, Is 2d; Hauraki North, piid-up, 2s ; Hauraki North, contributing, lOJd; Haurali South, 2s; Hauraki Associated Keefs. 3Jd; Matawal, lid; Welcome Find, 9d; Zealandia, 2J(l; Sceptre, paid-up, fid; Great Barrier Gold andjSilver, 6a; lona, Is 2d. ■, Sellers —New Zealand Insurance, 70s: National Insurance, 18'; South British Insurance, 495; Standard Insurance, 16s; «New Zealand Accident Insurance, 22s 6d; New Zealand and Biter Plate, ICS; Auckland Gas, old, £15 ss; Auckland Gas. new, £11 6s; ,'I names Gas, 395; New Plymouth Gas, £8 29; Northern Steamship, 7s; Ngunguru Coal, 80s; fllkurangi Coal, 9s; TauplriCoal, 245; Northern Boot, 10s; Sharland 1 and Co,; 13s; Adelaide, «d Alburnia Hast, Id; I Argosy, td; Broken Hill, M;■ Cardigan, »d; , Golden Horn, Ed; Kaiser, contributing, 4d; KuraJul, Is; Kuranui-Caledonian, 3s6d; May Queeni Haurskl, 7s 2d; May Queen Extended, 8d; MoanabiwLUs; Mqanataiari Extended, 2d; Moanatairi North, 2d; Monowai, 3s; New Alburuis, 4s; New ' £?!& Bt * 811 Now Whau, 4}d; Nonpareil, 7d; I Occidental, 3d; Orlando, 3d; Purirl. 3d; Turn Con* ' <u« li 38 ' ' Ko S»'. Is 64; Scandinavian, i i? jJ h » l ? n, ?, M: ,larMa Creek,2s6d; Victoria, t 4i. T, 401 • Groat Mercnry, 2s ; Juno, ■ f™ iSi it iii' Kniwl-Veniiont, 4s 6d; Kuaotunn, 6d; Vfaltala, ?M ! Alpha, 2s M[ Crown, , Hnflmii'm 1 *? Dl i l fe 2 » M 5" Hit-or.Mlss, 2s: ' S* _ 1 ij S? 6 5 ' ' I'anhoe, Sd; Komata ) (Humph, 3d; New Zealand Talisman 16s • Ohine* 1 Sun"' aid' • suSfov Vm' bow ' 18 8,1 '■ Ki,in * i tended, Is; Waihi-Silrerton, lis M■ BontH I Bd;Waitekaurl, 40s; TWaltekauVi: Bnitod : lta' ' S?' er v y ' 10,1 ; Wealth (if Nations, 2dl; Woodstock' r 255; l Young New . Zealand. ,6d ;'. Walh] Gran if 1 Junction,lis; iWaitebuii Union, ts ; Be* «™ ;• Id; Britannia, is; Buffalo, M; a Hunker's Hill is > 10d; ..Cororeandel7Freehold'• Proprietor fed' , Four-ln-Hand, Is Id; Golden Lead: Id ; Great ! Kapauga, 4d; Hauraki No. 2, «d; Hauraki' North . paid up, &2d; Hauraki North, coatilbaUag, lid ' . Hauraki South,'.'is;;; Hauraki Associated ; Beefs! lid; Harkour View, Id; Matawji, 3|d; Neitor, Id; < ProgresifCastle Bock, 84; Tandem, , id; : Tokatea .Consols,'< Is; ' Welcome Find, Is S4; t Zealandia, 8d ,' Albert, 9d; ~ Atlas, M; Sceptre, ' paid-up, lOid; Sceptre, contributing, Ad; 1 Great I Barrier aodSilier,.7s6d;llona, ls7d,)ft;Wvy ;/ ■ J. M. Ikmnox, Chairman.' 4 p.m., Moaday, October 4, m. ■4.

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