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. ARGENTINE SHIPMENTS. , The Department of Agriculture, Indus- .. tri€6, and Commerce has received tho following cablegram from Buenos Aires, dalcdi : January 5, 1915:-Tho following shipment* 1 of produce were dispatched from tho Art, eontinc to the United Kingdom during Dcj comber, 1914 (compared with. December, 1 1913):— , : • > 1914. 1913. - Frozen beef, quarters 249.C00 124,000 i Chilled beef, quarters !, SSS Hi'Snn Frozen mutton, carcasses ... 149,000 lw.uuu ' Frozen lamb, carcasses 94,000 • 83.000 ) Butter, cwts. 13,666 J,737 CANTERBURY GRAIN MARKETS. 1 (By Tciesrapn—tfreea Association) 1 Chrlstchurch, January 5. ; With Jlo grain to handle, there is no- . thine doing in, the local market, but if the weather keeps fine some of the early - out oate should soon be on offer. The har--1 vestinK of oats on the plains has commenced, but only isolated paddocks.are yet fit for tho binder. Showers during the past month have kept the ©tops growing, and they have not matured ae rapidly as might have been cxpeotod in such, a dry season. On the light lands many of the oats crops are. poor, but for the i?ood Ericee that are likely to rule they would avo Been fed off instead of being allowed to ripen. On the other hand wiheat oropa , are generally looking remarkably well, and , yields should be better than was anticipated. In the North Canterbury district ' one small paddock of wheat has already bf«n out. . Although many farmers have complained about the fixing of the price, of. wheat ' by tho Government, if they get ss. per 1 bushel for whea.t threshed out of stool: it should "be considered very satisfactory. Tho barley crop is expected to be a light ' one this season, as not onlj is there a smaller acreage, but the crops in Marlborough are poor in consequenco of the very dry season.; . Brass seed crops,' both ryegrass and cocksfoot, are likely 'to be much below the • average. ! • . WHEAT. ■ By Telegraph—Press AssoolaWon—Copyright ! !, London, Januair 5. • The wheat market is firm r.Jid active. ARGENTINE MEAT. Argentine ' shipments of mutton during the wee]r totalled. 135,13 d carcasses; lamb, ■ 69,058 carcasses; frozen, beef, .193, 085 quar--1 tons; chilled, 113,756 quarters. . METALS.. Copper.—On the spot, £57 2s. 6d. to £58 2s. 5d.; three'months, £58 2s. 6d, to £58 • 10s. ' Electrolytic, £60.155. and £61 ss. Tin.—For forward delivery, £145 to £145 ids: 1 Spelter.—£2B to £28 2s. 6d. Customs duty collected at the port Sf Wellington yesterday amounted to £4260, 10s. 2d. . - TIMABU WOOL SALE. (By Telegraph.—Press Asaoolatlon.l Timaru, January i: At the wool sole to-day (the second of ■the season), 13,370 bales were offered and 12,940 sold. There was a full mustor of buyers. Most of tho wool was somewhat . heavier than at the. first sole, owinp to dry winds, but the majority of the clips were well grown. Competition was keen, and prices compared with flrel Bale as follow :— Superfine was a shade easier; intermediate and low-grade crossbreda were at. par to Id. higher. There was very little merino. Locks, etc., sold well, hut irregularly. -
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