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Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 787, 18 August 1916, Page 6

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LONDON TALLOW MARKET, By Cable. — Press Assvi..tion. — Copyright. j Australian and K.Z. Cable. Association. LONDON, August 16. At the sales . r >.">G casks were offered, but no bids were - forthcoming. Quotations, I nominally, for both mutton and beef are:! l-'ine 50/-, medium 46/-. CANADIAN WHEAT. EXAGGERATED TALKS OF LOSS. j "The Times" Service. I NEW YORK. August 10. I There is indignation in Winnipeg regard- I ing American reports regarding damage to ! the Manitoba wheat crop, which was really confined to the south. The yield for the province is little below the average. Saskatchewan and Alberta will be able to complement it. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. I j'.y Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright. SYDNEY, August 17. | 1 Oats, Algerian feeding 2/0 to 2/7, milling 2/8 to 2/<», Tasmanian white 2/10 to 3/-;j barley, 3/G to 4/-; maize, ;!/- to •!/:!; potatoes, Tasmanian £8 to £!) JO/-; onions, i'-l to: £.'). ADELAIDE, August 17. Oats, 1/10 to 2/-; barley, 1/-. MELBOURNE, August 17. Hides.- There were fair supplies. Lights ! and kips were unchanged, but heavies and others met a dragging sale. (Received August 18, 0.50 a.m.) MELBOURNE, August IS. I!arlcv, English 4/0 to ■*/», Gape :t/:i to 3/6; wits, milling 2/3 to 2/4, Iced 1/11 to 2/-; potatoes, 10 to £7 5/-; onions, i'f to £3 10/-. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18.

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