COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 167, 19 July 1904, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

HOME MARKETS. m. ~- LONDON, July 17, the leading apple importers calculate that sales of 708,000 cases of Tasman'ans' and Australians imported this season resulted in a loss of £50,000. Copper.-Spot, £57 12s ed, three months, £57 10s per ton. Silver.—2s 3 11-l(k! per oz. Whoat.—Two Australian cargoes so\d at 29.s 3d, 10,000 quarters of August shipment at 80s 10Jd, 13,000 August-September at 30s 9d, [and 7500 August-September at 31s per quarters Flour is slow of sale. Patent 23s 3d, on spot 22g 3d. Hemp.—Steady, fair Wellington Au-gust-October shipment 29.9. The periodical sales of hides and leather resulted in no trans-actions, while basils are in poor demand at 'd to Id decline. First Wellington 10Jd t __ _____ _ The wool* sales cleared firm at The highest level of the series. Merinos advanced at an average of five per cent, since the opening. There was an unexampled keenness in competition for crossbreds, which arc now comparatively dear. Fine advanced 5 per cent., medium 5 to 7', and coarse (which had strong American demand) 10 to 13 per cent, above May sales. Limited supplies are available for the remainder of the year. The general position is fairly sound. During the series 75,000 bales were sold for Home consumption, 41,000 for the Continent, 7000 for America, and 7000 were held over. The sales included : Wellto«n lOjd, Dalesthorpo lid, Maharitea 13} d, Baemar 20' d, Sesbwiia 20' d. Mutton.—All classes unchanged. Lan,|'?.—Canterbury unchanged,Dunedin and Southland 5Jd, North Island 5 9-16 d. Boef.—lrregular owing to the American packers' strike. New Zealand ox fores 2|d, ox hinds 4jjd, River Plate fares 2jd, hinds Id. HOMEBUSH STOCK SALES. (Received July 18, 10.22 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 18. At Homobush sales no crossbred Sheep were offered. Merinos remained unaltered in value. Cattle sold at improved prices, best bullocks making £l2 10s to £l3 ss, good £lO 15s, best cows £8 10s, good £B. Beef averaged 25s 6d to 26s per 1001b.