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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5212, 20 March 1895, Page 3

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■ _ . -• : [Special to Pbess Association.] LONDON, March 19. The Gulf of Bothnia haa arrived at Port Said. Only seventy-five of her cattle are alive. Butter, New Zealand choicest, averages 87s, old stored 655. , .„. SYDNEY, March 20. The Gulf line has orders on. hand to ship 800 live cattle to London at intervale. It is understood that an experiment will be made shortly of loading a steamer with 1000 bullocks. Wheat, chick 2s Id, milling 2s 7d. Flour, roller £6 15s to £7. Maize Is 8d to Is 9d. Oats, quiet, fair feeding Is lid, prime feeding 2s to 2s Id. Barley, Cape 2s to 2s Id. Peaß, Prussian Blue 2s 9d to 3s. Bran and pollard G£d. Potatoes, local, £1 10a to £2 10s, Circular Heads JE3. Onions £3 10a to £3 15s. Batter, dairy 3d to 4d, factory 4d to sd. Bacon 5d to s^-d. Cheese 3dto3sd. MELBOURNE, March 20. Wheat, firm, 2s to 2s -Jd. Flour, roller £5 10s t0,.£5 15s. Maize, Is 8d to Is B£d. Oats, Algerian Is ljd tols3£d; Danish la 2d to Is sd; Tartarian la 7£d to 1b lid. Potatoes, £1 5s to £1 7s 6d. ADELAIDE, March 20. Wheat, 2s 3d. Flour, roller £5 12s 6d to £5 15s. Bran,6£dto7d. Pollard.'fd. BRISBANE, March 20. The Premier haa decided to co-operate with Victoria in opening markets for Australian wool in China and Japan. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following cable meesage, dated LONDON, March 19. Wool.— Since opening^ of aaleß, greasy merino , medium and inferior, scoured merino medium and iaf erior are par to -Jd per lb higher. The sales gain firmness aa they progress ;" up to date 108,000 bales have been sold*