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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 52, 26 February 1912, Page 6

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WHEAT SHIPMENTS. (Received 26, 9.30 a.m.) ■ London, February 2u. The Avheat and liour afloat toi the United Kingdom, is 3,260,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,200,000. Atlantic shipments 103,000, 1 acific 16.000. ’ Tl\o total shipments to Europe for the week; amounted to IJAjo,OUO quarters, (including Argentina 285.000, Russia!),' 150,000, Danubian 160 000, Indian 1'113,000, and Australasian 164,000. t

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. • if (.Per Press Association.! j / Wdmngton, February 26. Following iff the High Commissioner’s cable,' Masked London, February 24 (quotations- rlnless otherwise specified, are average iViarket prices on spot) : Mutton. —T3ie market is quiet, and prices are Rightly weaker. Fair demand contmiues. The output is satisfactory. Nsrth Island 3£d to 4£cl. i according to d'uality). • Lamb.—fie market is dull owing to poor ' de|/riand; There are sufficieht supplies tqV i last for present requirements. -.-.Ckhnterbury s|d. North.lsland is freely Offered at an average of sgd. Best quality 4|d, secondary Australian -li'd,"'River Plate! 4£d. ■ ■ ’ J Beef:—iM’lie is a .quiet, with small bWsiness yloing.jj;,{Chilled hinds 4-Jd, for(?-s 3d. I n_ .a, , fc i Butter.—The/market is quiet but firm. Jk feeling; of apprehension prevails, L’lpu'everi on account of the strike bhat* is the coal ti’Wdh.'j 'price for tlie week for choicest jSSiv Zealand was 1325, Australian 12ffls, Danish 138 s, Siberian 1295, Argentine 1275. Che.ese. —Tljie market is quiet but steady. Priced are firm and unchanged.- K r ew’Zealand f\-hffc’c > 725/ coloured 71s 6d;:; 1 (iM J■yk : > rL’o h yoili P-'.-v.-ri - market: is- quiet' and steady, with! very few offers from the Dominion! iPfices sjre more dr, less nominal -at (about quotations already given. -NowrZealand . good fair grade spot £2l ss,tj fair 3 ,grade £2O ss, forward shipment M.Z. good fair £2l 10s, failgrade £20.) 10s, fair current Manila spot £2l Pss, forward shipment fair current Ma;nila u£2l 10s. The output from Manilla for. the week was 32,000 bales. -‘1;

Cocksfoot.—The market is firm, but until little# doing. Danish is quoted at 77s ex warehouse. Buyers are holding back until they know what the prospects of tile crop are on the Continent. Wool.-J-There is better demand for merinos amd coarse crossbreds at last rates quitted;