COMMERCIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11948, 6 March 1917, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

WOOL THE LONDON SALES. By Prong, A«»ocia(ion—Cop/iighi (Received Mn,rcli G, H a.m.) i LONDON, ilarch 5. j At tile Cioverametit wool eaten 23,500 bales ; "vero offt'i-Hu; 10,000 bales wore Appraised. I felt not offered. The free oßerin»s lota!!ed 1H,500 lialoH. The Govorumont reserved 17,500, t and requisitioned ton thousivnd bales. Tha j tiiid:, b-j-nsjlil 58,.'»C0 Lolf". j Thera was a lai'gs attw-danc-e Diroufthouk, j and tho d«mar.d videiicd and yireriglhonod I as tlie Bfllos went on. IFeviiKies touched tin? "hig-lteat price en record. Good ceiubiivj genenitly advanced 5 per cent abovo thu Jairua.vy rates. -Short and .faulty os.ibonisii'ip sorts made 10 per e-snt above J-ii-iuawy rates: coctl seonreds 5 to Tr: j>;;r cf.r.i. OroKH-breds wci-ft almoet etitiroly v.'ithdpr-.vn for (lovermnwit c-ontrac- ) tors ii.t' pricoH .not, ret disclosed. Lii-uiba wool ! a-dviOK-ed 10 ];.'-r t*B(-.

j TO-DAY'S HAARKETS.

I it AN (II01! \. i At the Hfingiora marlcot to-day AoS'6 \ f:\t. sheep v.tve yarded, 3f:_'9 neing j'ainbs, Go owes and L'ol wethers. The ! f., l-uyiT.-s U'etv operating freely i and prises, were on a, par with late qnoj i.'itioits. 'Kxiia prime hnahs made 'JMs j -Id tr> .i::-; f.'cl. pi ime 'J7s te L'Ss \h\. others • !i-o.s 2d in -i>s. '.'d; 'ores, e.vlra jirime -'•'!- ito :i;ls <<d, jirnifi ?7s Id co i"..>s Sd, i eihrrs 'J;>s to ITis iOd. wethei's :dls 9d I to '!•'-)?.. I There v :>< a, wry L'ir-'e entry of store I sheep, which ar full lroirket lates. ! The ,ogs peiroed rinmiH-red Oil- li-sc-j oners niinie. ( Os fo lUiis. ]>orkers Cos, jr-dotT-.s 41!.s to 4,Ss snnih logs 18s i:o i2Ss. I Thirty-eight liead of cattle wore j yarded and sold at "full market rates

| STOCK EXCHANGES.

t-'H IMbTCii UacH. Iho ioiioiciiis l ' ar« t.ba '«■:est, qwotaiioaa:

Buyers. Sellers. I' a. ■I. £ ti. d. BA ;N KS— ion«i 0 0 0 Mi! JVLMES--Crown I !0 fl COAL - Taupirl o a 6 Nfltiotia]. Mortgage («X div/i S !.G 0 MKATSCanterbury S19 5 JSlI 11'PINGihiddart, Parker 1 8 0 ttucklart, Parker (Tper cftin pre*.) 1 1 0 WOOLLENS-■■ Kaiapoi (5 6 0 MiscWLLA>r>iOUftMaaon, Struthera (£1 pai«) 1 2 9 JVJ.s-hou. Strcitliers (14* paid) 0 15 9 i'M.jnjii?) Producla o a ■■