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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 26, 24 September 1912, Page 2

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(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) London, September 22. Copper.—Spot £7B Is 3d, three months £79 lis 3d. Tin.—Spot £227 ss, three months £222 15s. Lead.—Spot £22 10s, three months £22 15s. Copra.—Active; South Sea bags £25 15s to £26 ss. Jute.—September shipment £24. Hemp.—Firm and unchanged. Silver, 29$d per ounce. Rubber, 4s 7fd. Linseed oil, 345. Cotton.—September-October 6.41 d.

WHEAT AFLOAT.

London, September 22

The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,280,000 quarters, for the Continent 2,315,000 quarters, Atlantic shipments 374,000 quarters, Pacific 30,000 quarters. The total shipments for Europe were 1,630,000 quarters, including Argentina 125,000 quarters, Russia 515,000 quarters, Danube 233,000 quarters, India 280,000 quarters, Australia 10,000 quarters.

ANTWERP WOOL SALES

London, September 22

The Antwerp wool sales closed brisk, compared with June. Ordinaries were fully at par, fine merino and fine crossbreds five to ten centimes, and common crossbreds up to twenty centimes advance. Ten thousand four hundred and fifty-six bales of La Plata were offered, and 7740 bales sold, besides 653 bales disposed of privately. LONDON MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Reduced, have received the following cablegram from their London house under date, September 19:— Sheepskins.—Sheepskins are pp,r to Jd dearer, with the exception of crossbred combing skins, which are Jd dearer. Wheat.—We quote an Australian cargo at 40s 6d c.i.f. The market is firm, with a fair demand, and the outlook is encouraging. We quote per quarter, c.i.f., New Zealand wheat, long-berried 37s 6d, short-berried 37b. Oats.—We quote Gortons at 24s 6d. The markejx is fair.

THE BUTTER MARKET. Sydney, September 23. Supplies are increasing. Prices have declined 2s and are now at 116 s.

BULLING THE WHEAT MARKET. Sydney, September 23. It is alleged that commitments have been made for the supply of between 200,000 and 250,000 bags of wbeat from New South Wales, which is considerably beyond the visible supply. It is supposed that the invisible supply will bo very small. If an unexpected amount is discovered the situation will be saved.