COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 197, 10 August 1908, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MAItKETS. Ijoiulon, August 7. Wheat -Markets liriner, owing to less favourable reports u f the American spring crops, but line weather in Europe IS checking business. The price of cargoes IS linn, but there is little demand. A J)iit e ol :)Ss fid was asked for an Australian steamer shipment for August, :;Ss for a sailing ship line, and 37s Jor parcels alloat. There is a unlet, demand tor Australian on the -not at 3Us lid. Flour.—Market quiet. Australian patents are quoted at London at Sales have been made at lilas"ow at

Copper.—On the spot .Kill iSs !M. three months ,ttil Us. Electroivtic copper .tug los.

liu. On the spot, JJlilS fid; three months, ,Cl3i) 17s (id. Iron, tils 3d. Sugar.—Market, quiet. German 10s 2d, first marks 12s. \\ool.—The Bradford wool market is quiet. Prices are unchanged. Colonial t stocks have all been cleared. Messrs. Dalgcty & Company, Limited, have received the 'following cable messages from their London house, under I date sth instant:— Butter.—Tlie market is quiet ami prices are unchanged. Frozen Meat.—The market, for frozen lamb is linn. .Mutton: Any change of prices is in favour of buyers, licet: Since our last telegram prices for him! quarters are higher by >/ 8 d to '/jd, prices for fore quarters being unchanged. Tallow.—The market is lirm, but tli ere is not much demand. Hides.—Prices are rather dearer. Leather, and Basils.—l'riecs arc unchanged.