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Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15447, 9 September 1914, Page 7

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♦ BRITISH TRADE. CHECKED IN AEGFST. (High Commissioner's Cable.) Press Association—By Tel.—Copyright. LONDON, Sept, 7. British trade returns show a decrease of thirteen .millions in imj>orts and ten millions fn exports for August. NEW SOVTH WALES. HAS LITTLE WHEAT TO SPARE. EXTORT TO BE RESTRICTED. Received 10.50 p.m.. Sept, Bth. SYDNEY. Sept. S. Bran has advanced lUs and pollard ■JSA Proclamation has been issued prohibiting the export of wheat, flour or meat to any place outside the United Kingdom, without the written consent of the Government. Mr Cann obtained statistics showing that after providing for local consumption till the end of the year New South Wales has an available surplus of 11 nuilion bushels of wheat, for seed. , On the advice of millers he suggested to the Federal authorities that they should prevent further exportations from New South Waits, to avert any danger of a shortage byfore the next crop is garnered. CH RISTC H URCII PROD ICE. Per Press Association. CHRISTCUI-HCII. Sept. 8. The wheat and oats niarkei k very firm. At the sime time it is difficult to say what values really a:e. so Jittk' bus lies-; is being done v. it la growers, hut there :<re alt siirts of ruie.our.s as to what prices have been paid. Anvone in want of grain has little option'but to pay what is asked if his reciuireiuent.s are urgent. Milling wheat w'snid to be worth about -Is 7!-! :o .|s «>•! at ctiuntrv stations, and good oat:; up t,> 2> -lid. AH the same no actual sales are rcporlcd. Potatoes appear to be the o!:lv eom-me-'itv that has not shared the '-enerrl liardiniiig ~:' ii'i.je*. Tl». v aiv verv tli'll ot sale at 3-xs to J.-.' at countrv stations. TEMUKA STOCK SALE. At the Tenitlka stock saie ve,tenhiv ther- was a mcdeiale yarilin<' o! s':ecp. principally w>tli rs aii.T the fi.llt.wini: pi.c.s were ' btainc.l :--- Fct hc.-t). Hives. .'i<» at •"•'. : 7 I) •!' IM, 3 ill Fat w.-th-rs. 1(> •.."."{,'-.V o-j," •_':» a: I»s Ci. II at -J;U !»•! -7 '.','• ~-'>K ::!. \r, at io> o,i. :*•* ..-t-.th : ,t j s< i,;. : \~<»i do. at -.';u r I. •_>•> ).;, ~.i, ~, (ki. "0 da at ■!■>< tl i. J[<""e-s T,"••"• 13s lUd. ""■ " ' ' Then- wa<! a lar-.> entrv of <atrle and p g<. rt it- i too,! p'.-",- s V 1.,.,.,.. obta'ned right tltrutigh.