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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10505, 13 July 1910, Page 2

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HOME MARKETS. TBy Electric Telegraph—Copyright] (Per Press Association.) Received July 12, at 11.20 p.m. London, July 12. Wheat—An Australian cargo sold at 34s Copper—On spot, £53 10s; three months, £54 4s 6d. _ • Electrolytic, £52 ss. . Tin—On spot, £147 15s; three montlis, £I4S 17s 6il. Lend; £l2 12s 6d. .

CHRISTCH.URCH MARKETS/ (Per Press Association.) Christchurch, July 12.. _ There is verv little business of any kind doing in fsruiii and the produce markets, "and the inclement weather adds to the general quietness of trade. There is practically no wheat offering, and at iho. same time no special cii--1 Oat's are onlv uli'cnng in a lev,- small' lots, and \- K rv little outside business is lioiiiji, as Southland can hll orders for coastal shipment at lower rates. The wot weather is delaying deliveries ot potatoes, but as there is no particular demand at present, prices have ni.t yet been affected.

THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLEGRAM. (Per Press Association.) "Wellington. July 12. ■The AerieuUiirai Department has received the following cablegram from the High. Commissioner, under date London, Juiv Si: — ...,, . Hemp.—Market dull, witn very iituie business dohm. Xew Zealand, y;ood lair, on ipot, £2-1 ss: iair £_- sv: 'fair current Manila. £2l - ; ..'' : ■ 'o''w:ird .sliiuiuent New Zen lane!, fiood iair, £24: fair jirade,. C'2l 15s: fair current "lianila. £2l. The output of Manila for the week was 20.000 bale?; stock -New Zealand. 255 tons. Glutton and Land).—River Plate shipments durinjr June, 1910: Mutton Lamb carcases, carcases. London 68,499 39,180 Liverpool ... 85,047 18,53, Hull 8,000 - Newcastle ... .7,748 y 1,2,0 Southampton . ... 30U Cardiff ... ... 15,222 000 Plvmouth ... 73(1 400 Ireland 2,763 122

Totals .:*]SS,26-4 6(1,069 JUNCTION YARDS. - Messrs Bruce Christie unci Co. report .011 their usual weekly stock sale iit the-..Junction. Yards as under: — There was a large attendance and a largo yarding of stock. Cattle. —136 head were yarded. Fat iniiiock:- sold at £S 10s per head, fat cow at £0 10s. far heifers (small) at C-t 10s. Y\'e quote: Store bullocks at Co ')> to £6 10s, 2-vear-old steers and heifers £3 5s to £3 10s. 18-inonths-old steers and heifers 30s to 355, yearlings jil>: to 22s 6d. <-!ilvcs IDs to los, store cows uiotters) 20s to 30s. bulls (potters) '■■ J. to £2 10s. Dairy cows and heifers coming to prolit were in demand. 50 being offered. Best o.w.s (at prolir) .Told at £7 10s to CS. We fuofc extra good young cows, or well-bred heifers (in good condition a-:id jum at profit) at CO to £lO, medium" and aged cows (at prolit.) £4 to Co. Cows in milk a few weeks sold at store orices. Piu< —25 penned. Slips lis (id to 12s. v.e:jiit!'s 7s O.i 10 Ds, medium sized •■wanors ss. Prime haconei's. from 1201!) to jOOib, are wanted; heavyweights are harder to place. WAIAREKA YARDS. Tito astni-iated auctioneers report having 'held their weekly stock sale at the above yards yesterday, when there was a fair attendance of farmers and others. Owing to the unfavorable weather there was a small yarding, bui most of the lots which came forward \xct\- sold at ii]) to full market- rales. Sales were .■Ji'eecod i,s follows: Sheep. —3 ID Wi-vc yarded. Fat wethers hrouifhl l"s -Sd and '.!!):• 1 'I. fat ewe l-!s Gd and 16s sd. sound-mouth ewes in fair condition 14s. Cattle. — Fat cows, for which there ••■.•;.<; 11' ; -'. Dairy cows were in fair demand, bringing up to CS. (bind bulls realised £5 17s.