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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17232, 11 April 1930, Page 8

LATE COMMERCIAL

VICTORIAN PRODUCE PRICES (Received April 11. 2 p.m.) MELBOURNE, April 11. Wheal. 4s Hid; Hour, £ll, £ll ss; bran and pollard, £'i 10s; oats. 3s Id. 3s 2d; barley. English, 3s 6d, 3s 7d; inai/.e. 3s 6<l. •WELLINGTON WOOL SALE Messrs. Murray. Roberts and Co, have lo report as follows on their sale held at Wellington yesterday : -"There was a combined offering of bOCO bales and a large attendance of buyers. Some of the. wool was shown in extremely seedy condition, but our offering was distinctly above the general average for so late a sale. Competition was exceptionally keen, emanating principally from Continental seel ions, Bradford being comparatively quiet. Compared with the last- Wellington sale, prices for fleece ruled fully Id to I,ld higher, pieces and bellies hi to lid, while lambs sold at about par. Seedy lambs were Id per pound higher/' TARANAKI (N.Z.) OIL FIELDS, N.L. Taranaki (N.Z.) oil Fields. N. 1... re port for April 30: "I lists,rue No. 2 Well : Test of sand below 2635 ft. mi! -a i e.-.'sl'iil : si rone flow of water hut no oil showing, failure to obtain oil at 2635 ft does not si fleet ihe oil prospects of the structure, the favor able strata of which below 3910 ft. ecu slituted the objective in view, bill on account of lavins ill, these strata were unattainable, and 1 ave still lo be drill vi'l. A further statement will 1 e made |,y (be directors in' ihe course ol (be next few days."