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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11126, 27 July 1907, Page 2

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..- — y '/;;"<>:;•. ,. p [■'.■■■■ (Per Press Association.) -'' v " WELLINGTONy this day. The Departmenbyofi Industries and Commerce have> rweived the- following cable •: , from the high Obrimussioner, dat(S Lbni , dori;- July 2&: The wool sales have closed with light condition at former prices; and heavy condition at ld lower. Tlie stock - is moderate, and trad© good, with favor- ; able prospects. The estimated values, are : , Fine crossbreds, all grades, Is Id to Is 4d, : . medium 10_d to Is ld, coarse 9d to Is,, superior merino ls, course 9d to ls, superior merino Is to Is 2_d, medium Ud to ia Id, inferior 7.d to lOd. (Special to Herald.) -:■- . NAPIER, this day. , Messrs Dalgetv.and Co. have received the following cable fron). their London office: Since our last cable frozen lamb '" prices are lower by par to W peri o,. frozen mutton prices are firm, frozen, beet ! prices are a shade easier. The quantity which has gone into consumption up to date is fair. 'y , The New Zealand 'Lpanarid Mercantile Aeencv Coy., Ltd., report on : stock sale [ held on Thursday: 25th- July :-Asmight be'expected with a winter: sale, the attendance was "rather below the average. All good lines, hpwever, that came for- y word, found ready buyers at following, values:— Sheep: We yarded 1528, andsold 1343 at following quotations—Wethers 16s 6d, ewes m lamb 12s 8d for aged lines, 15s to 16s for better lots. Empty ' ewes 8^ to 9s for lots m low condition, ; up to 13s Bd-for forward ewes. Hoggets —Culls 9s 9d, better grown lots 10s od to ' lis 7d. ' i ; • . .-•;■■'. y\ Cattle.— There was no improvement m i the demand. The class of cattle coming 1 forward, however, wasybelow the aver* age, arid we yarded 133. and sold 59 as follows: 18 months to 2-year-.old-h.eif ers £2 7s 6d, steers same age £3 ss, good weaners 345, small calves 13a. Our next sale .-vfill be held on Thursday, Bth August, for which we shall be glad to receive entries as early as possible.