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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13339, 30 March 1911, Page 8

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LONDON MARKETS. Pze«.. Association.—Telegraph.-^Copyright. Received March 30, 9.10 a.m. ; LONDON, March 29 ■Wheat—An Australian cargo sold at 34s 3Jd. , W601.—“W.D.,” top, lOd, average 9jd; Moawhango, Is 3 and OJd; Mount Bute, la ijdqnd Is 3d. ,At the tallow sales 1271 casks were offered,'and 574 sold. Mutton, fine, 35s fid; beef,:fine 34s fid; medium, 335. r‘ Received March 30, 10.10 a.m. '.‘N LONDON, March 29. Thee wool sales are very animated, witi prices: in sellers’ favour. The American visible wheat supply is 64,736,000 bushels. - : TIMARU RAM FAIR, ;(Per United Press Association.! . TIMARU, March 29. The annual ram fair was hold to-day, and,’ in spite of the very dry weather, the entry’was large and prices very fair. Most demand was for Border-Leicesters, for which prices were half a guinea better than at the recent Christchurch fair. The top -price was 9j guineas for a one-shear Bofder-Lcicester ram bred by Donald Otarit. ,Sheep came forward in good condition. Brokers report good competition in the early part of the sale, especially for Bordet' Leicesters. Buyers were principally South Canterbury farmers. The sale, as-: a whole, was better than had been anticipated. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. AUCKLAND, March 30. The business done on ’Change this morning included: Waitahi—2s Bd. Watchman —2s sd. Mbupt Welcome —Contributing Ud and sd. , Golden Cross—9ld. Waibi—£3 4s. Grand Junction —£1 7s 3d. Northern Coal—los 3d. STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS. Meosra Fairburn and Silk, sharebrokers, Wanganui, report as follows: INVESTMENT STOCK. Pe'lers. Buyers BANKS £ s d £ d s Ncw Zeda-d National iNSdbanoe New Zealand .. 4 8 0 4 7 0 Month British .. 3 II 0 3 10 0 National .. 1 16 0 1 15 3 COAL Westport .. 19 9 Westport Stockton ' .. MINING New Mav Queen .. 2 0 1 10 New Sylvia .. 2 U 2 10 New Saxon Old Hsnraki] Boss Goldfields Tairna Golden Hills .. Talisman Cons’d .. 2 0 0 2 9 6 Waihi .. 3 4 6 3 4 0 Waihi Cons’d Waihi G’ndJ’cfn .. 17 6 17 3 The above quotations are subject to a brokerage of 1 j per cent., payable by both buyer and seller. Tim mining quotations are those ruling in Auckland to-day.