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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12814, 13 July 1912, Page 7

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- (Press Assn. — By Telegraph. — Copyright.) 1 LONDON, .-July v -12/ , The Times' specialist reports on the ■ average' .condition of British crops on Jiily Ist:— Wheat, 89.73; barley, .90; Gats, 82.2. (Received Jrtly 13, 12.30 p.m.) ■■'': . , LONDON, July 12. ;Tho best selection of merinos of . the . series was offered. Average ■, sorts showed 5 per cent, advance on. the opening' rates. Best AVools aro firm. , ••■» , - '-..' . AUCKLAND,, this day. i To-day's^ Sha remarket business: Occidental, Is Id; Waitangi, 7d; ;Talisman, 39s 3d to 38s 9d; Grand Junction, 21s sd; Saxon, 7d; .Waiotahi, 2s -4d. - . . . '- -. i- /r . . ' (Special to Herald.) „ „,.' '..,..' .; NAPIER; this day. Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co. have received the following cable from' their London house, Messrs Sanderson, MurraAv.tand Co. :— . "Tlie ' wool . market is strong. .Gorttpared Avfth the closing' rates at last London merino has advanced 5 per cent. The market is very firm for. crossbred greasy suitable" for America. American buyers are operating freely." Messrs Williams' and Kettle held their weekly horse sale to-day, when 35 horses were- yarded. A fair number were disposed ell at satis-factory-prices. - Hacks -sold up to p£l2 lOs, ' and harness horses- up to £18. "* ■• '•;'.. Messrs Dalgety and Go. and; Common, Shelt6n nn-I Co. will offer at the : Matawhero sale yards. next Thursday a special line of 100 produce brought the following prices at Messrs Malcolm" and Co.'s auction* mart this' morning:— Roosters Is lid to 2s 6d, ducks 2s 6d, hens 2s. to 2s 6d, ' butter, lid to Is lb, bacon (side) 8d lb, apples 2d lb, potatoes 12s 6d sack, onions 12s 61 do., maize 4s 6a bushel; -small vegetables as per^ usual. + Tho same firm .held, a- Bale of shrubs yesterday,, when several hundred , lots ' we're disposed of at good prices. The latter sale was oh acrcount of Mr Rasser, a local. florist.