Trade and Finance.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7711, 13 January 1905, Page 3

Trade and Finance.

LONDON COMMERCIAL CABLE. LONDON, Jan. 10. Wool arrivals to date total 234,500 bales, forwarded 89,001), available for next series 150,500 bales. An Australian wheat cargo sold at 32s 9d. Copper.—Spot £OB Via (jd, three months £69. Iron.—l9s 3d. Lead.—£l3. Silver.—2s 3 1-Hxl. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom totals 2,525,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,050,000, Atlantic shipments 33,000, Pacific 17,000. LONDON, Jmi. 11. At the tallow auctions 1035 casks offered and 500 sold. Fine mutton 29s 9d, medium 25s 6d. Beef, fine, 275, medium 25s 3d. Copper.—Spot £6B 12s 6d, three months £6B 15s. Tin, £l3l ss, three months £l3O 15s. An Australian wheat cargo sold at 38s. There was a good attendance, and moderate animation at the Antwerp wool sales. Fine qualities, compared with November, were from par to five ceritimes, and crossbreds ten centimes, higher. Out of 1933 bales of La l'lata wool 966 were sold. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS, SYDNEY, Jan. 11. Wheat.—Chick, prime 2s lOd to 2s lid, milling 3s sd. Flour.—Local £R IPs to £8 15s, Manitoba £l3 to £l3 15s. Oats.—Tasmanian white feeding, prime 2s 4d to 2s Gd, Victorian Algerian Is 7d to Is 9<i. llarlev.—Cape 2s 3d to 2s sd. Maize.—2s lCd to 2s lid. liran.—7'jvi. Pollard.—ls. Peas.—Blue 5s 6d. Potatoes.—Local £G to £6 10s. Onions".—Victorian £l2. Butter.—BJ-d to 9d. Cheese.—lJd to 5Jd. Bacon.—6Jd. MELBOURNE, Jan. 11. Wheat.—3s 4d. Flour.—£B to £8 ss. Oars—Algerian Is 6d. Barley.—Cape 2s 9d. Maize.—2s sd. Bran.—9Jd. Pollard.—lid. Onions,—£lo to £lO 10s. Potatoes.—£s to £O. ADELAIDE, Jan. 11. Wheat.—3s 3Jd. Flour.—£B to £8 10s. Oats-. —Algerian Is 4d to Is 6d, white 1» 9d to Is lid. Potatoes.—£7 10s to £8 10sv Onions.—£7 to £B. WOOL SALES POSTPONED. (Received Jan. 12. 9.13 p.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 12. The wool sales have been postponed owing to the iliilicult y between buyers and the shipping companies. The latter meet to-morrow to consider the position-. lIOMEBUSH STOCK SALES.(Received Jan. 12. !).13 p.m.) SYDNEY, Jaiv. 12. At tlx 1 Hour' h s a )es sheep va--lues advanced. Best wethers 15s Gd, ewos 13s 6d. Cattle values were lower. Best bu'llocks £9 ss, good £B, best cows £7 ss, good £6.