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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11825, 30 November 1901, Page 4

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New Zealand Herald Office, Friday evening. There was a good attendance at Mr. Thome's land sale to-day, when the following properties found purchasers: —House of 10 rooms in Brighton Road, Parnell, with frontage of 100 ft, brought £525; a cottage of six rooms in Crammer Road was sold for £450; and a farm at Parua Bay brought £350. LONDON. • By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright LONDON, November 23. _ The American visible supply of wheat is 80,011,000 bushels. Copper, spot, £65 2s 6d;. three months, £62 12s 6d. Tin, spot, £118 10s; three months, £110. LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Association.Copyright. London, November 28. At yesterday's sales there was a better selection and very firm prices. Merinos, especially finest, were equal to the average of the lasft sales. Continental buyers were very keen competitors. Crossbreds were s pe. cent, lower than the closing sales in October, excepting lots suitable for the American market'. Patoka sold at s§d and Torlcsse at Is 3|d.

WOOL SALE. Wellington, Friday. The first local wool sale of the seasor was held to-day. Prices all round showed a fall a3 compared with the first side last season of 2d to 2id per lb. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. The local produce markets have been fully supplied with most lines during the past week. Heavy shipments of fruits came forward from Sydney and Fiji. New potatoes came to hand more freely, and prices declined, and it it had not been for orders lor export they would have dropped still further. Butter was none too plentiful, and tally maintained last week's rate*. Eggs were in keen demand, and sold at higher rates. Poultry, although fairly plentiful, Gold well, on account, of heavy orders from the Islands for the Christmas trade. The following were the ruling prices at the auction sales yesterday : — Field Produce.— Kidney, 7s to 9s 6d cwt : round, 4s 6d to 6s. Garden Produce.—Onions: Local, Id lb ; Sydney, £8 to £9 5s ton ; cabbages, 9d to Is 3d dozen; green peas, lOd to Is 2d peck. Fruit.—Bananas, 2d lb, 2s to 3s bunch i gooseberries, 4s to 5s box ,- currants, 6d to 8d lb. Oranges: Local, 3s to 4s case; Island, 63 to 8s ; marmalade, 3a ; Poor Man's, 3s. Lemons, 4s to 5s case ; mandarins, 5s to 8s 1 plums, ordinary, 3s to 7s box ; tomatoe3, 611 to 8d lb ; passion fruit, 10s case. 1 Poiltry.—Fowls, Is 4d to 2s each ; roosters, table, 2s to 2s 6d ; ducks, la 7d to 2s ; turkeys*, gobblers, Bs. hens, 5s to 6s ; geese, 4s to 5a ; hen eggs, 9d to lOid dozen. Dairy.— Print, 7.id to Bid ; factory, 10£ dto lid ; keg, 5d to 7d lb. Cheese, local, farmers', 4d to 4Jd ; factory, 43d to 5Jd. Bacon: Local, 6d to 6id ; Southern, 6id to 7d. Hams: Local, 7d to 8d lb ; Southern, 7Jd to 8d

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. BUSINESS Knranni, 3d; Waihi Extended, 2s 9d. BUYERS.-New Zealand Insurance. 69a 6d; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 57s 6d; New Zealand and Rivei Plate, old, 20s; New Zealand and River Plate, new, 21s 6(i; Hikurangi Coal, 8s; Taupiri Coal Mines, Limited, 17s; Wostport Coal. 73s 6d; Auckland Gas, old, £13 12s 6d; Now Zealand Shipping, £6 16s; Northern Steamship, paid up, ,18s; Northern Steamship, contributing. 8s; Devonport Steam Ferry, 38s 6d; Kauri Timber, paid up, 8s 6d; Kauri Timber, contributing, Is 9d; Wellington Woollen, £5 6s; D.S.C., Limited, 9s; Milne and Choyce, Limited, preferential, 225; Sharland and Co., Limited, 21s 9d; Tonson Garliok Co., Limited, 14s; Broken Hill, 2Jd; Kuranui, 3d; Monowai, 2s sd; Victoria, 2Jd; Welcome Jack, contributing, 2Jd;

Chelmsford, lOd; Crown. , lis |d; Komata Beefs. 9d; Maratoto. 2d; Tairua Broken Balls, 2a 2d; Talisman Consolidated. 243; Waihi Consolidated, Is 3d; Waihi .Consols, ijd; Waihi Extended, 2s 7d; Waihi Grand Junction, 345; Waihi South, lOd; Waitekaun, 7s; Hananu, deferred, 2s. SELLERS.-Bank of New Zealand, 51s; New Zealand Insurance. 71s; National Insurance. 19s; South British Insurance, 80s; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 61s; New Zealand and River Plate, old, 20s 9d; Auckland Gas, new (£4 10s). £12 10s; Northern Steamship, contributing. 8s 3d; Devonport Steam Ferry. 40s; Kauri Timber, contributing, 2s; D.S.C., Limited, 9s 2d; New Zealand Drug (£2). 51s; Broken Hill, 4d; Kuranui, 6d; KuranuiCaledonian, 9d; May Queen Hauraki, 7d; Monowai, 2a 8d; Victoria, 4dj Chelmsford, Is 3d; Crown, 123 3d; Komata, Reefs, Is; Maratoto, 6d; Pride of VTaJhl, -id; Rising Sun, 6d- Waihi. £6 12s 6d; Waihi Beach United, 3d; Waihi Consolidated, Is sd; Waihi Consols, 3d; Waihi Extended, 28 lOd; Waihi Grand Junction, 37s 6d; Waihi South, Is; Waitekanri, 9s; Woodstock. ss; New Four-m-Hand, Is 6d; Hanraki Freehold, lid; Mananu, deferred, 3s. _, : ' . - •'■ G. A. BUTTLE, Chairman. W. 11. O. JOHNSTON, Secretary. 3.15 p.m.,' November 29. 1901.