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0 3 By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Jan. 14. The total wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,110,000 quarters, and for the Continent 265,000 quarters. Bank shares : Australasia, 79:]; Union, 40] ; New Zealand, 1001; others, unchanged. Messrs Weddel and Co.’s Annual Re- . view of the meat trade shows the imports of River Plate mutton for the year to total 2,630,839 carcases ; Australia, 796,655; New Zealand, 1,838,333. River Plate beef imports, 771,929 cwt; New Zealand, 228,126ewt; Australia, 2,633,448 cwt. Wool: For the forthcoming LondonColonial sales, 211,437 bales have arrived ; 61,000 bales have been forwarded direct / tn manufacturers ; and 193,000 bales * are available for the sales. Lead is quoted at 10 7-16. The imports for last month amounted to 17,174 tons, including 5755 from Australia. Exports, 3702 tons. Copper, spot, 45 5-8; throo months, 46 1-8. Tin, spot, 104 ; three months, 102. SYDNEY, Jan. 15. Wheat, chick, prime, 2s lOld ; milling 2s lid to 3s lid. Flour £7 ss, Manitoban £ll 14s to £l2 ss. Oats, Tasmanian 3s 4d, local Algerian 2s 5(1 to 2s 7d. Barley, 2s 8d to 2s 9d. Maize, 3s td to 3s fid. Bran lOld. Pollard Is Id. Potatoes, prime £5 to £6. Onions, Victorian £4 15s to £5. Butter, creamery lOd. Cheese, New Zealand, large white 7d. Bacon, 6id to Bid. Hams, New Zealand, 91d to lOd. “ MELBOURNE, Jan. 15. set Wheat : There is a large business do- e j ing, and the market is firm. Prices are at 3s Old to 3s Id ; flour, £7 5s ; 3ar oats, feeding, Algerian 2s 2d to 2s 4d, dal milling 2s (id ; barley, prime 4s to 4s 4d ; maize, 3s ; bran, 10id ; pollard, 101 to 10]d ; potatoes, £3 to £3 15s; be onions, £4 to £4 ss. mil ADELAIDE, Jan. 15.

Wheat is at 2s lOd to 2s lid ; flour, £7 ; oats, Algerian, Is lOd to 2s 2d, Stout 2s 3d to 3s ; bran lOld ; pol-