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Sun (Christchurch), Volume 1, Issue 7, 13 February 1914, Page 10

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I MARKETS IN AUSTRALIA. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright. SYDNEY, February 12. Wheat, 3/7 to 3/7 h. Flour, £8 10/-. Oats, Algerian feeding, 2/2 to 2/3; j milling, 2/4 to 2/5; New Zealand A Gartons, 3/2. Barley, Cape malting, 2/7 to 2/9. Maize, 4/6 to 4/7. Bran and pollard, £4 15/-. Potatoes, Tasmanian, £6 10/-. Onions, Victorian, £lO. Butter, selected, 107/ : ; secondary, 104/-. Cheese, 6Jd. Bacon, lOd to 10£ d. ADELAIDE, February 12. Wheat, 3/6 to 3/7. Flour, £7 15/- to £B. Bran and pollard, Hid. MELBOURNE, February 12. Hides.—An average catalogue met with very brisk competition, and prices were firm. LATER PRICES. (ReceivedxFebruary 13, 10.40 a.m.) MELBOURNE, February 13.' Wheat is firm at 3/6 to 3/8 per bushel. Flour. —£8 15/- per ton. Bran and "pollard.—£4 15/-. Barley.—English malting, 3/3 to 3/6; Cape, to 2/4. Oats—l/ Bto 1/9}. Maize.—£4 per ton. Potatoes. —£3 10/? per .ton. Onions.—£7 10/- to £7 12/6. ' KEEN DEMAND WOOL. SYDNEY, February 12. The wool sales closed strong at the highest rates of the season. The demand was emphatically keen for best lines, but faulties still were irregular. i " Greasies sold to 14$ d, and scoured to 24d, equal to the record for the season. LONDON MARKETS. Messrs Dalgety and Co. have received the following cablegram this day: Since our last cable, prices of low and inferior descriptions of tallow are 3d ■higher, prime mutton tallow is par to 3d higher, and other descriptions are unchanged. ? CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. FEBRUARY 13, 1914. ) , SALES REPORTED. Christchurch Gas (two parcels) .. 133/6 Waihi . . . . . . .. 51/6 LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. BANKS— , National of N.Z. . . 107/6 108/6 COAL— „ Westport-Stockton ..- ■ */- FINANCIAL — National Mortgage (ex div.) .. .. 77/6 -N.Z. and River Plate Land Mortgage ... 41/ . GAS— Christchurch .. J . . 132/6 —- Wellington . . ' .. INSURANCE— , . National of N.Z. . . 51/ New Zealand (ex div.) 116/ MEATS— Canterbury Frozen Meat 175/ Christchurch Meat Co. 325/ SHIPPING— New Zealand (pref.) i. . 207/6 Union Steam Ship . . Union - Steam Ship • (pref) . . . . 20/ WOOLLENS. Kaiapoi . . .• 105/ ■ Kaiapoi (pref.) .. 105/ Mosgiel . . .. 72/ MISCELLANEOUS— Bowron Bros. (E. & T.) Co. .. .. 4/6 5/6 MINING — Waihi .. .. Wailii Grand Junction- 26/3 27/