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Otago Daily Times, Issue 15385, 23 February 1912, Page 4

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LONDON MAItKETS. Aiwciation—By Telegraph-Copyright. LONDON, February 21. (Received Feb. 22, at 11,5 p.m.) .Silver is quoted at 27 Mod per ounce. The American visiblo wheat supply is 109,719,000 bushels. J «■ TALLOW SALES. Press Associalion-By Telegraph-Copyright. LONDON, Fobrimry 21. At the tallow redes 628 casks wore'olTeretl and 521 sold. Mutton, line 35s 6d. Medium 32s 6d; beef, fine 34s 9d, nicdiuiii 325. ■»■ AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Press Association—By TelegrajiJi-Copyriglit. SYDNKY, February' 22. Wheat, 3s 8d to 3s BJd. h'lour, i) 8 15s. Oats: Algerian, 3s 7d; giants, 3n 7d. Bar ■ley: Cape, 4s 9d; EngiiHi malting, fl s 6d to ss. Miiizo, 4s 6d to 4s 9d. Bran, £5 15s. Pollard, £6 ss. Potatoes. £7 10s. Onions £8 10s to £8 15s. Butter: Selected, 130s; prime, 118s to 1265. Cheese, Bid. Dnconi VJd. ADELAIDE, February 22. Wheat. 3s 7d to 3s Bid. Flour, £7 10a to £8 17s 6d. Bran and pollard, 144 d Oat*, 2 S lid, o. Press Association—Uy Tclcgmpli—Copviijlit .MELIIOUUNK, February 22. (Reoeiyctl Feb 22, at 11.5 p.ui.) At tho hide Kilos there were fair supplivs. 'Jlifro was good (.'ompelitioii, and prices woro" uiiclianged. «. W.INGANUI HAM FAIR. (Pra Unitkii Pntsa Asso;:nruix.) WANGANUI. February 22. The first day of the Wanganiii ram fair wa» held today at Freeman, Jackson, and Co.'s yards. Linioln shivp only ivero olTeivd, tin) (IniKunl being only moderate, though some linw sold very well. W. 11. Wybotirno's studs averaged £16 6s 6d, tlm highest price being 36gs. His Hocks average! £6 lis 6d, Rayner's £4 16s 6d, and Lethbridge's £4 4s. The Homneys will bo sold to-morrow. » MASTERTON RAM FAIR, iria Ujcitcd Phess Association.) MASTEKTON. February 23. Tho aiinital ram fair, under lh,. mispiivts of tiie Mariteitou A, niui I'. Anhxtiuoii, was opened to day, when Itomnevs, .Shroptbitc!(. and Knglisli were otltireu. The qualilv all round was above tJie average, and fewer inferior sheep w.<re put linvtigli than for a number of years. In Koiiiieys the highest lirico obiaimd was ZCOgns for one of Mr Ernest Short's stud rams, ami tile same owner cblaimsl l&S.rns for another ram. FXxk ltoiuneys rangi'd tip to 6lgns. In Shropshires, Mr H. |). Vavasour, of MarlKirotigh. heaiied the list with 13gns for a splendid sinnnien of a ihvk ram. I*'iccslors were in (xnir domain). SotiUnkiwns tkiitl Liisxliis will be offered tomorrow.