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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 193, 19 August 1904, Page 3

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i ; '" HOME MARKETS. LONDON, August 17. j The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,140,000 quar iters, , for the Continent 1,350,001 quarters; Atlantic shipments, 65,000 quarters. Two Australian cargoes sold at 31a and 31s ljd. A pessimistic crop had cuused feverish excitement is Chicago, wheat foi September delivery touching 105 i cents, closing at "the highest point. 4 There was a similar movement in New York.Bank. SJipxep,—Bank of New South Wales £39 10s, others unchanged. Copper,., spot, £57 2s 6d, three months £57 3s 9d. Silver 2s 2|d. . ' At the tallow 1 sales 1728 casks offered and 1240 sold. Mutton, fine, 26s 9d, medium 248 9d. Beef, fine 2<M, medium 245. AUSTRALIAN' PRODUCE MARKET SYDNEY, August 17. Wheat.'—Chick 2s 9d to 2s lid. milling 3s 3d to 3s 4d. Flour, £8 to £8 ss. , Oats,—New Zealand 2s 4d, Tartarian 2s 6d, local is lid to 2s. Barley,—Capo 2s, malting 3s to Ss4d, maize Is lid to .2s, bran 6jd. Pollard, (Sfd. ' Potatoes,—'Tasmanian £2 ' 10s to £2 15s. New Zealand Early Rose £4 10s to £5. Onions, £2 15s. < Butter.—Best Bjd to 9d. Bacon, 5d to- Bd. . MELBOURNE, August 17. Flour, £7 10s to £7 15s. ' Oats.—Algerian Is Id to Is 3d. Wheat, Jls 3d to 3s 4d. - Barleu.—"Cape Is 7d to Is lid. Maize, Is lOd. Bran and pollard, 7d to 71d. , Potatoes. £2 5s to £2 12s 6d. Onions, £1 10s to £1 15 s . ADELAIDE, August 17, Whtat, 3s 2d to 3s 3d. Flour, £B. _5^ ts : ~ Adrian Is .4dto Is sd, White Is 9»i to Is 10d. Brain, 7}d. • ■ ' Pollard' 7JO.

STOCK REPORT.

~ 'DUNEDIN, August 17. At-the Burnside market 145 fat Cattle wtere yarded, mostly medium " bullocks. The demand was flat throughout, and prices were back fully 10s. Fat bullocks realised £lO to £lO 13s, medium £9 2a 6d to 49 15s, light £8 5s to £9; best heifers £6 15a to £7 7b 6d, medium £8 to £6 10s, fight £5 to £5 10s. Fat sheep.—lß6l were panned, mostly wethers from good to prime. The entry proved in excess of requirements, and there was drop of 6d to Is per head. A truck of 64 merino wethers brought 14s 9d to 15s '6d. Best crossbred wethers 23s 6d to 25s 6d (one pen of extra prime 26s 6d), medium 21a 6d to 22s 9d light 19s 6d to 20s 3d. • Lambs.—247 were penned, and there was a good demand for all classes, prices remaining unchanged Best lambs 16s 3d to 17s 6d, medium las to 16s, light 13s to 14s 6d. Pigs.—ls6 were pemmieid, and bidding was good for all descriptions, prices all round being better. Suckers 14s to 17s, slips 18b to 225, stores 38s to 26s 6d, porkers 85s to . 425, light baconers 43s to 495, heavtef baconers 54s 6d to 635, choppers up to 695. I DUNEDIN GRAEN MARKET. DUNEDIN, August 17. Wheat.—Milling has hardened, but business passing is small. Fowl wheat is scarce. Prime milling 3s 2d to 3s 6d, modiuin 2s lid to 3s Id, best whole fowl wheat 2s fkl to 2s lOd, broken 2s 8d to 2s 6d, sacks extra.

Oats.—The market is quiet. "A" grade is in good demand, but other flashes shippers are not disposed to at present values. Prime milling to Is BJd, good to best feed is N to If 7d, inferior and medium Is 2t l l 0 18 sacks extra.