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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 56, 25 February 1908, Page 4

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IjuXDOX OFFICIAL IIKTOIITS. Loudon. February 2:1. Wheat and Ilour—The amount -1 wheat ami Hour alloat for the Failed Kingdom is 4.31-V**.' i|iiartcr-: for tin' t eminent -i;ilH,<ii>i miancr.-: Atlantic shipments 1111.1*10 .purler-. Frozen meat.—Market unchanged. Hemp.—The market is lint. .Mai a to Mav shipment £2(i l-i-. i;.il.'l.Jl~. ]]].• market i- linn. NewZealand rabbit- are retailing al I.)-. Hide-.- There i- -mall rcipu-t. Al«.'Ut late rate- are maintained.

Leather—.Market neglected. Fir-l Wellington 17' 4 d to l'.l'.id. Silver, 2.j 3-JJ. Antimony, til Hh to £l2. Cupper.—On the -spot CiS Ills, three months CSK 7s lid. LTcclrolytic copper C.V.I Ills. Tin.—On the -pot v. 130 KK three months £121) Ids. l-ad. £l4 j-.

Kauri gum.—At the -ales ]->ijj casewere offered, and find sold. Full late rates were maintained. Ordinary thr-e----(|iiarter -craped 117s lid. Copra.—The market i- depre— l\. South Sea. in bulk. £1« 10s.

1110 U COiiAIISSKjNEIFs CAULL. l'ci Fress Association. Wellington, February 21. I iic Uepartuieui of Industrie-! and Commerce lias received the following cable from the High Commissioner al U'mion, dated January 22ud;—

Frozen meat.—The mutton market iqiiiet. Canterbury brand- are scarce and are tpiuted at 4 , / 1 d inominal). North 1-laud 3Ud. Au-traliau miittoii, of v.hk-h there is a large supply, is .juot'd at 2 : ', - lliver Plate mutton is also in large supply, and is lieing -trunjjly pushed al 3d. The lamb market is ipii'-'l. 'Hide i- fair demand for .New Zealand brands, and -upplies are increasing.

t .iiitei-lmry lamb is ipioteil at .V;'|d. other than Canterbury at .">%il. The beel' market i- steady. Iliuihjiiarler- are ,|uot.'d at :!,yl. fori'ipiarters 2'jd.

liutter. —The market i- very uii-ct-tbd. and traii-action- are wry limicd on account of the high prices. Buyers ..f butter are holding back, expecting prices to go lower, and substitutes are being pu-hed lor -ale. Some holders are forcing sales. Following are current limitations: New Zealand 140s. Australian 114s, Danish 14S-. < IHT-e.—The market i- linn, the -lock available being held in a fewban,:-. While makc-'are ~u..1e,l at H 2-. i-.lore.| ir.i-. '11,.-,,- i- l»-i ier demand io chee.e. Il'.'inp- -Tin- market i- dull, and tra'.t-r.cti.-a- are light. Ikvivv -hipment- are .--.;--led M-.-ii, Ahuila for - lini". Ciineiit quotation- are a- follows: I I fair grade on the -poi £27. fa : r "v.'.b- on tin- -put £2b. fair curie.it Manila on tin- -p-,t 127. .March io Aljy -hipmeiil: liool fair grade £»' i in-, tair grade £2.i ]u-. rail- i uncut .Manila. £2n 111-.

Cck-fijoi „.,.ii--T'he market is a -hade w.-jkei. and Imver- are n„t ki-n ~, ,|,> bu-iue— llri-ht clenn dn—cd -ed weighing 17lbs to the bu-ln-l iouoiclat 71-. W....1. 'I 1m- niaikt: i- .pilet. Ilrad-|.,i-.l i,.|.- arc ~;i..t.-.l at ' ; d lower than h-t week. b:,mi "inn Following -no eiirreii: ~,...,1i0n- to- kauri gum: Ordinal".:o f.,ir thre.-Miiart"i- -,ra|ie,l Ilia-, fail !,.ir---eiaped. In2- '"I- hl.iwii tair ha!: I".' : " "a.-t-r -raped !i-V. brow,, ,i-' ~... con,noil to g .v.-. h fail l„ g 1 pale and aaib-o- (-cra).ed: laO■l he market i- M ni '''- Hop- The- market i- icrv depre-ed althoiigl, there i- bu! leiate -upph ,:' ..,.,.j t- arc utifavoi-abie. Ameri .-.i, 1.,.,,- .»■,■ bein- pu-hed for -ale a, !-,- ;.,.; ,vt Fngli-l I- arc ouol.sl ..- ,;,,- ,„.,■ -el. tor be-t oH.ility. and H 1,„., ,„., ,~.,. i„r g I and mill King ipiaiity.