TARANAKI OILFIELDS
PROGRESS REPORT Press Association NEW PLYMOUTH, To-day. ; Taranaki Oilfields report:—Waiapu No. 2 well, drilled to 905 ft. in dark , grey shale; 12in. casing to 890 ft. Struck ‘ water which rose to 200 ft. from the surface. Taranaki No. 3 well: Erec- : tion of rig completed; preparing to < start drilling. Gisborne No. 1: Excavation of site commenced. j WESTFIELD STOCK VALUES ! , ] < BEEF PRICES FIRM An average of beef was penned at > Westfield to-day, prices remaining firm 1 at late quotations. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report as 1 follow: Extra choice ox, 27s a 1001 b; choice and prime, 24s to 265; just kiilable, i 21s to 235. Prime young cow and heifer veal, 235; just killable, 20s to < 225. * i LONDON VALUES C Under date April 1 the New Zealand c Loan and Mercantile Co. advise as fol- ( low: f “We are in receipt of the following t cablegram from our London office, dated t Ist inst.:— ( ‘‘Lamb: B|d a lb (average). Mutton < Wether and maiden ewe, light 6&d a lb, t heavy-5d a lb: ewe, light 4£d a lb, heavy j 3gd a lb. Market quiet.” I
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 13, 6 April 1927, Page 2
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