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Evening Star, Issue 19781, 3 February 1928, Page 8

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PIHCE OF FINE GOLD. Press Association- -By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 1. Fine gold is quoted at £4 4s lid per oa.—A. and N.Z. and ' Sun ’ Cable. CHICAGO -WHEAT MARKET. NEW YORK, February 1. Chicago Wheat Quotations. —March, 130 3-8 cents per bushel; May, 131; July, 128 1-8, CALCUTTA TEA SALES. DELHI, February 1. _ At the Calcutta tea sales the selection was poor, being typical of the close of the season. The demand continued on much the same lines ns last week’s sale. Medium brokens were slow of sale, but all other descriptions encountered a keen demand, and were quickly disposed of. Clean common tea was the strongest feature at a fractional advance, and dusts found a strong, active market at an advance of six pies. Average prices: Common Pekoe souchong, 12 annas to 12 annas 6 pies; clean common broken Pekoe souchong, 13 annas 3 pies to 12 annas 6 pies; even black leaf Pekoe, 14 annas 6 pies to 14 annas !) pies; broken orange Pekoe, common 13 annas 6 pies, medium 14 annas 3 pies, good 15 annas; broken Pekoe, common 12 annas 6 pies, medium 13 annas, good 14 annas Gpies; tanning, common 11 annas 6 pies, medium 13 annas G pics, good 15 annas. TALLOW MARKET. LONDON, February 1. The tallow stocks are 2.933 casks. The imports were 648 and hte deliveries 1,247, The tallow sales were not held owing to the poor demand.—A. and N.Z, and ‘ Sun ’ C?h!e.