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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16801, 14 November 1928, Page 2

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—- BEITISH TBADE BETURNS '\ (Elec. Tel. Copyright-United Prew Assn.) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association, i LONDON, Number 12 - The Board of Trade returns are* *« follow : Imports | decreased £2,3|l,'UUO and exports increased by £3,145,U(W. Ht-cxports decreased by £559,000. JJ.ie principal decreases in the imports wore: Grain and flour £1,544.000 wood timber £1,080,0C0, wool £1,022,000, rubber £1.201,000. Increases in up-ports v.-ere: Non-dutiablo food and drink £975 000, non-ferrous metals' manufactures'£73B.ooo; and in exports, vehicles £1,121,G00. SYDNEY WOOL SALES* SYDNEY, November 13. At, the wool sales, 12,721 bales were sold There was animated bidding. Values were very firm, while top lines of superfine fleece and good, skirtings ruled from par to 5 percent, higher. Greasv merino sold to 27u. N.Z. WOOL SAKES The following is the calendar of tvool sales for the 19S8-3D season,:— November 16—Wellington. November 20—Napier. November 23—Wanganui. November 20—Auckland. December 3—Ghriatehureh. December 7 —Wellington. December 12—Napier. December 17 —Timaru. December 21— Dunedin. January 7 —ChrvKtchurch. January 12—Wellington. January 38 —Napier. January 23—Wanganui. January 31— InvercargilL February s—Dunedin.5 —Dunedin. February B—Timaru. . February 13—Chiktcliureh. February 19—Wellington. February 23—Auckland. February 27—Wanganui. March 4 —Napier! March B—lnvercargilL March 12—Dunedin. March in—Christchurch. Mrirch 20—Wellington.

Dalgety and Co. have received the following cable message bqta their head office, London, dated November 12: — "The next London -wool sales commence on November 20. The list of arrivals will close on November lfj.. We expect an offering of about 115,000 bales.''