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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12825, 26 July 1912, Page 5

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(Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.)

LONDON, July 25. The following are prices realised for the fleece portions of the clips named: Santoft, top price lOd, average B|d; Ngaio, lid and 84d; Upoot, Ud and 9|d. The International Agricultural Institute, esti mates the wheat production of Belgium, Spain* Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, Switzerland, the United States, India, Japan, Britain and Tunis at 845,000,000cwt., being 96.2 per cent, of the production of the same countries in 1911. Consols are v quoted at 73§. (Received July 26, 12.50 p.m.) LONDON, July 25. At, the wool sales there was a good market at recent rates.

Waihi shares are at 32s 6d to 33s 9d: Talisman, 37s 6d to 40s.

SYDNEY, July 25. Prime stock continues scarce, and at Homebush prices are exceptionally high. Merino ewes ran to 37s and crossbreds to 36s 3d. Cattle show £1 advance on recent sales.

WELLINGTON, last night. - A statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Consolidated Fund for the quarter ended' June 30, 1912, appears in to-night's Gazette:-^ Receipts: Balance at beginning of quarter £807,275, ordinary revenue £2,388,387, territorial revenue £29,686, national enddwment revenue £59,413; total, £3,284,773; total for S22 e SE? nd i , * fi L q« art « r of last year, including £586,483 at beginning of quarter, £2,827,180. Expenditure: Permanent appropriations £1,199,---407, annual appropriations £1,302,818, balance at end of quarter £782,546; total, P3,284,773; n/Tnor-J 01 ",. corresponding quarter, including £498,535 balance, £2,727,180.