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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 86, 31 March 1908, Page 4

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LONDON markets. London, Jtarch 2'J. frozen iue.it Lambs: Canterbury light .mil medium 5;:, d, North Island s : ; s u; le-t unchanged. Hemp—l In* market is quirt but tirtu. February to April shipment £2l 10s. Rabbits—f.lwiug to large anivais price- for rabbit- arc rather easier. Sydney rabbits are retailing at 1-is tii to 15-. young 12s till to 13s. Copra— £5 IDs i- obtainable. ! Wheat and Hour—The (|uaniity alloat lot the United Kingdom is 4.210,000 quarters; tor the Continent, quartws; Atlanti shipments, yT.IHIi) quarter-; Pacific shipments, 7'j,o')U quart*; s, Sil. r, 2s s'/,d. Antiw f'l ! C't:ip|*r—> . spat, COl .is; three mouths £Ol 15s. Electrolytic ■jiper, Cll- 03. Leod, £l4 ss. Shares—Waihi: Buyers £1) 2s Od, sellers £9 ss. Junction, Buyers 30s 3d, sellers 37s lid. LONDON WOOL SALE!-. London, March 20. At the wool sales there is fair competition. Prices arc unchanged. The Waihuku clip brought s'/ = d. The amount catalogued to date is 109,85'.! bales, and the amount sold 89,050 bales.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. J Wellington. Monday. The Department of Industries and Commerce has received tlie following cable from the liigli Commissioner at London:— Frozen meat—The mutton market is firm. Stocks of New Zeaalnd mutton on hand are light, and small shipments are expected. Canterbury mutton is quoted at 4%d for light weights and 3%d for heavy weights, othor than Canterbury 4'/jd for .ig'ai weights, J%d for heavy weights. There I s good demand for all lamb, and supplies are increasing. Canterbury brands are quoted at 5%d. other than Canterbury s'/ 2 d. The beef market is quiet but firm, and there is an increasing demand for the better grades. Hindquarters are quoted at 3%d, forcquarters 2%d. Butter —The market is quiet but steady. Buyers are holding back, expecting prices to go lower. There is a good local demand, but no speculative demand. Choicest New Zealand butter is quoted at Ills, Danish 113s, Australian 108 a, and Argentine 108s. Cheese The market is steady, and there is better demand. White makes are quoted at 00s, colored 625. Hemp The market is quiet, but rather steadier. Heavy shipments are expected from Manila. Following arc. current quotations:—Good fair grade on the spot £24 10s, fair grade on the spot _£22, fair current Manila on the spot £24 10s. April to June shipments are quoted a- follows:—GoodJ fair grade £23 10s. fair grade £2l 10s, lair current Manila £23 ills.

Cocksfoot seed—The market is kept firm by a speculative demand. '1 hero are light stocks on hand., and it is reported that the cocksfoot -ecd harvest m New Zealand this season is light. There is no change in prices. Wool—The niarKct is rather duller.

XEW I'LYMOITH WOOL, ETC., SALE L. A. XOLAX Jfc CO.'S REPORT. We held our usual monthly sale on March 1 Ktli, and had the usual entry. Competition was keen and prices satisfactory.

Hides—Same remarks applied as to last month's catalogue. tiood lots weie sought for, but inferior lots were dull of sale, l'rices held at about last month's rates.

Wool—Very little offering, and hard to quit. Skins—Held at about la at mouth V rates.

Tallow—A small catalogue sold at ai>out last month's rates. We quote: Hides—Butchers' cow, lignt 3 T / S d to 4'/ 4 d, medium 3%d to 4%d, heavy 4% I to 4%d, extra medium 5%i to 5%d, ox light 4%d to j'/'d (no heavy offered); butcher.-' kip- to 4'/id, stags' 3d to 3%d, settlers' and damaged hides l%d to 4ii, according to condition. Wool Fleece, bag lots 3d lo 4>' s d. lamb-' 3d lo 3%d, bale lots 4%d. Skins —Lambs Is Id to Is Bd, pelts U Id to Is lid, extra 10.1. I'lii'.'-noMl damp. medium 3s !)d.

Tallow —Ca-ks 2» s l»l to -24-, His -Jo- :M. Horsehair, none "He. • Hit.' -, i i lie ottered. Our next sale i- oil April loth. 11)08.