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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17280, 22 September 1916, Page 9

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LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph—Prose Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, September 20. WHEAT. Chicago wheat options aro quoted as follow : —December, 147 cents to 1492 cents; May, 140 J cents to 1172 cents; September, 149]cents. Wheat is inactive, tending to bo easier. WOOL. Thoro was a poor, miscellaneous selection. Faultier were slow of sale. Prices were irregular. Good sorts sold well at late rates. TALLOW. At tho tallow sale, 1929 casks were offered. There was «, good demand, and 1711 casks woro sold. Quotations: —Mutton and' beef, both fine, -435, medium 41s fid. LONDON TALLOW MARKET. Tho following cable message lias been recaived by Messrs Dalgety and Co., Limited, Christchurch, from their London office, dated September 29:—“ Tallow— At the weekly auction, the bulk sold at a decline ranging from 6d per cwt for mierior to Is fid per cwt for best qualities.”

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. GRAIN AND PRODUCE. SYDNEY, September 21. Onto—Algerian feeding 2s Gd to 2s 7d, milling 2o 8d to 2s 9d, Tasmanian White 2s lOd to 3s. Barley, 3s Gd to 4s. Maize, £3 to SI 10s Potatoos, Tasmanian £6 14s to £3 10s. Onions, £4 to £5.

. ADELAIDE, September 21, Oats, Is 8d to Is lOd. MELBOURNE, September 21.

Hides.—There are moderate supplies of hides. Lights and kips are firm, but heavies are neglected.