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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8316, 15 May 1905, Page 3

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. . J»~~ ; THE LONDON WOOL SALES. United Press Association— By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright '■ (Received May }5, 7.2 a.m.) LONDON, May 14. The wool sales are , animated, and prices are very firm. To Sate 130,582 bales have been catalogued, and 125,274 sold, including the following clips;— Kawaru 10$ d, Elms !2fd, Hall 13d, Wakio 13jd, Raunae 14|d, Hiku 14fd, Buli© Hid, Ellerslie, Moa Flat 14|d. , (Received May 15, 8,47 a.m.) Copper. — Spot cash and throe moths' £65 12s 6d to £65 17s 6d per ton. Silver. — 2s 2Jd per oz. , Lead. — Imports 17,721 tons, including 5683 Australian; export©, 4083 tons. ' , ■ ' . Shares.— Waihi £6 6s 3d to £6 8s 9d; Grand Junction £3 3s 9d to £3 6s 3d. Wheat. — A cargo of Australian wheat sold at 31s 3d per quarter, and two cargoes at 31s 4Jd per quarter. .Rabbits. — The market is flat, owing to heavy supplies in prospect. Large Melbournes and Sydneys 14s per crate of twenty-four. Frozen Meat. — Best North Island mutton 3 15-16 d. Lamb.r-North Island s|d. All others* unchanged. (Last week's quotations were: — Frozen meat — Canterbury mutton, light 4id, medium 4£d, heavy 4d, Dunedin and Southland 4d; North Island 4d. Lamb. — Canterbury, light sfd, heavy s£d; Dunedin and Southland sid; North Island 5 5-16 d. New Zealand beef, 1801 b to 2201 b per quarter, fair average quality, ox forequarters 2}d, ox hindquarters 3£d, River PlHo mutton, heavy 3|d, light 3 7-lfc>d ; lamb 4jjd ; beef, forequartera 2fd, hindquarters 3fd.) Tin Plates.— l2s 6d to 13s 6d. Fencing Wire.— £6 10s 6d. Linseed Oil.— 2lid.