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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 30, 5 February 1904, Page 2

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THE l,0>JI)()N M Mils KTS, \l'er I'ress Association.) LONDON, Fell. 2. Wool c:it alogued lit t,•. >IMJ bales ; sold lor Home consumption OO.OIM), the (.'on(incut (>(1,0(10, lor America. .■>0(10, held over Tooo. Compared wit.li Deceiii'ber sales, merinos generally have advanced five ler cent., good scoured havo occauiouatly ad\unceil IJd; crosslireds and linemedium huve advanced live per cent,., uml 10:1 rsi* 10 in* cent. The sales closed slightly weaker limn tit tiio o|n nitiK. 'ml tll<! tollu is *"o''C lietilllij an<l stronger than qubtuLloiik indicate. Trospc-its are more liopt'lul. Kgntipu clip realised 7jd, Teiiakoe 1» Jd. Wheat.— J:t,000 quarters of Victorian March broitiftht Lills. Tallow.—l" slock 10,. r >.'>3 casks, ' imports 4024, deliveries 2822. Lead.—£ll 4s. Copper.—Supplies 29,418 tons, deliveries 28,991, in stock J 1,230, advised alloat '1025. Tin.—ln slock ]0,795 lons, spot 4981, afloat 3-lf> 1, deliveries 1.8(11. The wheat and flour ullont for the Iniled Kingdom totals 2,.'160,000 i|iiark'is. (or the Continent 92.1,000, Atlantic shipments 140,000, l'aciUc 13,000, iM'STKAMAX I'RODUCE IIEFOUT. HVnN'ICY, Fell, . W'heulr.—2s TOd, chick 2s fid to 2s fid. I'lour.—Loeul £7 10« to £9. Oats —New Zealand 2s 4d. Ilark>y.—Keading 2« to 2s .'ld. Maize.—2s 3d to 2s sd, Argentine 2s to 2s ikl. Bran.—fijd to (id. Vollard.—7d. IVas.—Prussian Blue 5g fid to . r ,s <Jd. Potatoes.—Local XI 10s to £2 ; Circular Ileaids £2 12s (id. Onions.—£2 5s to £3 5s ; Victorians £4. nutter.—Bd. Cheesi:. —ld to ">tl. llacon.—7<i<l to B}d. 'l'lie above quotations arc thoso ruling between merchant p nd retailer, and do not represent slightly lower values obtained by th« recognised broker. MELBOURNE, Feb. 3. Wheat.—3s 9d. Flour.—£7 10s. Oats.—Feeding Algerians Is 2d, milling Is 3d. Hurley.—lis (id to 4s, feeding Is Gd to 2s. Maize.—2s 4d. ilrail..—(>}<!. l'ollard.—"Jd. Onions.—£l 15s to £3. Potatoes.—£2 to £2 Ds. ADEUAIDE, »eb. 3. Wheat.—2s 9d. Flour.—JJ7 10b. llran.—(>3d. Pollard.—7|d. AGENT-<JENEHAL' S ADVICE. WELUNCITON, Feb. S. The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following calilogram from the Agent-General, dated London Feb. 2 The wool sales concluded wltlh active demand mt full prices.. THe demand is likely to continue for some time. Manufacturers have not been able to secure sufficient supplies to cover requirements. The following are estimated values ruling::— Fine croswbned from 11<1 to Is OJd, medium crossbred 9d to 10id, coarso 7d to BJ.d, siqierior merino Is to Is lid, medium lod to Hid, inforior 7d to 9Jd. IIUUNSIDE MAHKETS. BUNEDIN, Feb, 3. Fat catt.le.yl 17. were yarded. The demand was 11 airily UJ) to last week's und prices were scarcely maintained. Host 'bulluclai 4SIO 1«« to £ll IW, good £9 OS to £lO lOs, other sorts £7 to £8 15s, bieat heifdns £7 t,o £7 12s (id, good £5 10s to £6 10s, light £4 10s to £5 ss. Sheep—llo3 were penned. Competition was fairly active, !jut tipt s'o keen as might have been expected considering the small supply. Prices were, especially towards the close, Is higher than last week. Best wethers 18s (kl to 20s, medium 16s to 17s G»d, ligiit 14s to 15s, beßt eues > 17s to 18s Gd; a few extra heavy 2(is ild, medium 15s to 165., light 12s to 13s Od. Lainlw.—loß were yarded, prices ruling the same as last week. Best made up to 10s, medium lis to 12s 9d, others 8s to 9s 6<l. Pigs.—ll4 were penned. Suckers Ms to 18s, slips 19a to* 245, stores 25s to 295, porkers 33s to 425, baconers 40s to 52a, big pigs 645. DUNF.DIN GIIAIN MARKET. DIJNEDTN, Feb. 3. Wheat.—The market is quiet, aiid the small business doing is In choict \orthcrn lines, and /or these there is only a limited demand. Fowl 'wheat lias .still « fuir sale. Prime milling M S to ,1s 3d, medium 2s 8d to 2s 1 id, good whole fowl wheat 5d to 2s 7-d, broken 2s to 2s 3d, sacks extra. Oats.—During the week more oats suitable for shipment have been offered, and there' Has been a difficulty in securing orders at the prices aakod. The market is somewhat pastor, and low grades a lie not in ritiuest. Pirijnp milling la sd, to Js sid, good to best feed Is 4d to Is 4Jd, inferior to medium 6d to Is 2d, sacks extra.