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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1416, 17 April 1912, Page 10

Customs duties collected at tho port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £56« bs. 7d. CANTERBURY GRAIN MABKET. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.! Chrlstchurch, April 16. Tho local wheat market is very firm, there being a good demand on tho, part of both merchants and millers. Prices are firmer by about a penny as compared with the rates ruline last week. Mixed lines are now worth 3s. sd. to 3s. 6d. and pearl 3? 7d. at country stations. The wheat now coming to hand is in bettor condition, having been threshed out of stook, and there is a fair quantity offering.' Oats are also very iirm and iimuirieu are coming to hand from Australia, for oats to ha delivered up to September next, but merchants are not disposed to risk the market .for such a lengthened period. Barley is in good .demand, and a fair amount of business is being done with Australia, where the crop is short this season. The mam crop of notatoes now being dug is not turning out well on the heavy land owing to the amount of Tain during tho summer. The price has now advanced to £3 10s. at country stations. The high price ruling in Sydney has had its effect upon the local markets, for, while the importation of Zealand potatoes into Australia is prohibited, the With prices over there will effectually prevent any consignments coming over tofcew Zealand. Onions are in [rood demand, and orders from Australia are now being received. WHEAT AND FLOUK. By Teleeraph—Pms Assoeiation-Copyrisht London, April 15. The wheat and flour afloat for tho United Kingdom totals 4,200,000 quarters; for the Continent. 2.420,000; Atlantic shipments. 159,000; Pacific shipments, nil. The total shipments to Europe during the i week amounted to 1,170,000 quarters, including 265,000 from Argentina, 195.C00 llussian. 240.000 from the Danubian provinces, 58,000 from India and Persia, and 102,000 from Austra(Bcc. April 16, 9.20 p.m.) London, April 16. Six cargoes of Australian wheat liavo been sold at from 395. 3d. to 40s. per quarter. SILVER. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright London, April 15. Bar'silver is quoted at 263 d. per ounce standard. LONDON WOOL SALES. London, April 15. At tto <roal 9&l°> tboro wat coal MmsttUlaa tot ill ftftilA &ad sxteu veto fUa,