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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 242, 6 October 1908, Page 4

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LOXIXK WOOL MALES. London, October *l. At the wool sales yesterday bidding was spirited. Prices are linn and unchanged. To date 51i,0i1) bales ha v e been catalogued and 50,7-13 sold, following are the 'prices obtained for the ileece portions of Xbw Zealand clips:—! Arakiokia 5 7 / B d, Tuarua Od, Homebuoh j ti%d. JAJNDON MARKETS. Copper.—On the spot #SO 12s Gd, 1 three months #OO 10s.

Tin—On the spot £134 ss, three months 1135 15s. Jji'iwl, X.V-\ 8s i)d. JjVneing wive, £0 8s l)d. Copra.—Large business is being done. South iSea, in bags, .t!l7*to .Cl 7 7s Oil. 'll fin p. —Market irregular. Septemher to November shipment, £25 15s. Linseed oil, £23 ss.

Uabhiis—.Market very linn, Melbourne rabbits are retailing at Ua (id to lf>s lid. Sydney ltis to 10s lid. young I Is Ud to 15s. I|., r <. s .—Market firm at Ms .per do/en ex store.

Frozen Meat.—The Frozen Mm! Trade Association's Smithlield niarkjt (imitations i'or the unilcrnieiitioncil clashes 01' frown meats, based on act'i ill Miles of not, less than Wll carcases of million or lamb or 25 carcases o licel' of fair average quality, are as fol low I these quotation* are not for select ed lines, lint for parcels fairly repte sentativc of the .liulk of the shipment: now on tlie market): New Zealaiu mutton |crossbred wethers and mediua ewes I: North Island (55-(islbs.) 3%<l others unchanged. New Zealand lamb Canterbury light l'2B-:i(i lbs.) a'/ 3 i», modi inn 5 5-l(jd, heavy (3(i-421b5.) 4%.l others unchanged. Hoof unchaiigei River Plate shee|i unchanged. Uive Plate beef: Ox fores unchanged, hiirl ( IKO-2'201!j5.) 4d. Shares. —\\*aihi <!uld: lluyers I'D. se lers £ll 2s Ud. •!unction; Buyers 32: | sellers 355.

liicii coMMissjoxKirs report. jiv Telegraph. - Press Association. UVllington, Odober 5. The Department of Industries and Commerce lias received the f<»llowing cablegram from the High Conunisrtioncr at London, dated October II: Frozen Meal.—The multon market i* dull. Trade fur all elates lias been verv slow and prices are barely mainla hied. Following are current quotations:— Light wights: Canterbury North Island :( r / s d. Heavy weights: Canterbury «l%d. North Island 3%d. There has been a better tone in the lamb market this week. Stocks -.n hand are light, anil the market may advance further if the demand not abate. Canterbury lamb o%d, other than Canterbury o'/ B d. The beef market is quiet and prices are likely to go lower. Supplies of American chilled beef are large. Now Zealand hindquarters are quoted at o%d, aiul foici|inirters at Buttcr.--The market is firm hut the demand is only moderate. Second grade is plentiful, but the demand is chiefly for best quality. 'Danish butter is quoled at, 1245, Siberian 109s, Argentina ll(is per ewt. Cheese.—The market is dull, bat prices are linn mid there is no change

to report. Hemp.—The nurket closed weak, with a lower tendency in prices. Following are current quotations:—On the spot: <h>od fair grade £27, fair grade £2o, fair current Manila ,C2H 10s. October to December shipments: (Jood fair grade .C 25 15s, fair grade £23, fair current Manila .ll'2'A 10*. Ust week's output from Manila amounted to 12,000 bales. Cocksfoot Seed.—The market is d-i'l and -poor business is being done. Bright clean 171b. seed 85s per cwt. (nominal). Wtfol. —The market is quiet, with 1 tendency in favour of buyers.

Kauri gum.—The market is steady, with very good demand. Current quotations are:—Ordinary to fair three-quar-ter scraped I Has, fair half-scraped 100s. brown fair half- to three-quarter .senped 90s. brown pickings common to good ■J5s. bush fair to .good pale and amber scraped 120s,