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LONDON WOOL SALES. ABOVE DECEMBER RATES. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received January 15, 12.20 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 12. The wool sales opened firm. Merinos are five per cent above the December closing rates. Received January 15, 1.25 a.m. LONDON, January 12. A list of 10.IU8 bales was catalogued, of which 3785 were New Zealand. There was an excellent selection of merinos, but crossbreds were indifferent. There was a large attendance and good all-round competition for merinos generally, which were about five per cent above the Decern- . ber depressed closing rales. Fine medium crossbreds were unchanged. Other sorts were poorly represented and somewhat irregular. RECORD PRICE FOR MAIZE. (United Press Association.) Received January 15, 12.5 p.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 14. Maize sold at ten shillings per bushel, a record. SLUMP IN POTATOES. Received January 15, 12.5 a.m. MELBOURNE, Jan. 13. There has been a heavy slump in potatoes, sales of the best heing made at below £lO per ton.
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Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14264, 15 January 1920, Page 5
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