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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 262, 29 October 1908, Page 4

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JXI.YDUN MAIiIvETS. I London, October 27. ' Cupper On llir spot J£Ul, three i UKUitlln £til 17s (id. Tin -On the spot £132 lis 6d, three liioiithi .£l3l lis 6d. Loud, £l3 Us 3d. Silver, 23% d. Shares, unchanged. AUSTRALIAN IIAKKETS. Sydney, Wednesday. I'.'lient-'-Old 4s Il'/ad, new 3s ('/id. I Mont', u!t os. j 'lats--Tasiiianiaii white 2s lid to 3s ! Id, New Zealand "A" grade Oartons | I 3? 2d, Algerian 3s Id. Barlev —Cape -Is 4il to 4s (id. Maize, 3s ild. Brail and pollard, JCti. Potatoes, t5 to £<>. Onions—Victorian £l4. liutter. MHis to 108s. Cheese, S'/^ii. Bacon. 'J'/jd. Melbourne, Wednesday. Wlieat—Old 4s o'/ s d, new 3s ('/id. Flour. £8 10s. Oats, to 2s Td, Barley—Cape malting Id. feeding 3--4d. '.Maize, 4s 3d. Bran. Is. Pollard, Is 2d. Potatoes. £3 os to £4 os. Onions, £ll to £l2. Adelaide, Wednesday. Wheat-Did 3s <J'/ 3 d, new 3s id. Brail and pollard, Is. Oats—Algerian 2s 4d to 2s 3d.

LUX DON DAUtY HBI'OKT. ill'. Newton King's weekly butter and cheese report, from Messrs. 11. and W. Davidson, ot London and Glasgow, undor date September 17th. is as follows: Butter.—J'lie market this week has| been much more active, and prices show an all-round advance of "is to 3s per cwt. Our telegraphic advices from Copenhagen state that the market there is much (inner, and the committee at their meeting to-day have declared the ([notation 4 krone/ up. Ihe weather during the past wei k lias been wet an 1 told. Danish and Swedish liutters: The total shipments into this country this week show a considerable decrease. The market lias ruled very strong, and prices show an advance of about 3s to 4s per cwt. There is practically no choicest quality left over unsold. We quote best dairies ll'Ja to 121s. .Siberian Butter:' 111 sympathy with other grades, thereY has been a better demand, ami strictly choicest quality meets with a ready saie | at slightly firmer prices, namely, IUSs to UUs: Medium and secondary grades, which have been hanging fire of laie, are. now enquired after, and are moving more freely at slightly better prices, namely, 102s, 101s, up to 100s. o'ir cables from Liberia state that the last of the pure grass butter will be on to the market during next week. Prbes there are steady, but everything points to an advance shortly. Irish Creameries: The make continues to decrease.. There has been a good, active demand this week for everything of choicest quality, which has been readily cleared at about 2s advance, namely, Uss to 117s. Irish farmers' firkin# are now getting into more limited -supply, and prices on these are also slightly firmer, namely, from 90s to 10s, according to quality and condition. Canadian Creameries:' These have met with a better demand this week, and are sliglilU firmer: choicest quality, ll.'is to lids. Cables received from Canada indica.e that the market there still continues very firm at previous prices. Australian Butters: Arrivals at present, are practically nil. Nominal prices, strictly choicest quality litis, choice grades 10'Ss to 112s, Our' latest advices foni Australia show that all over the States they have had magnificent rains, and everything at present points to an increase in the shipments tiiis season as compared with last. New Zealand Butters: Any little lots offering meet with a ready demand at 110s to 117s. For the coming season factories are very firm in their ideas of price, the gener.il quotations asked being 11 1 /4 dto ll'/ad peT lb f.o.b. Importers on this side are very chary of paying these high prices for October to .March shipment. ■ an<l up till the present we have not heard of any 'very important transactions having taken place, although undoubtedly there has been some little "business done at these figures, linpoiis to the I*iiit ed Kingdom: The total ii'rivals of butter from Ist January, to week ending 12th September for the last four y-eavs are as follows:—100.5, 3.030.2!)«<'Wt: liHKi, 3,208,400cwt; I!M7. 3,210.01Ucw1; 1 DOS, 3,0!)0,278cwt. Cheese— : Canadia.n Cheese: The market. although somewhat dull, remains very firm at previous prices, namely, 01s to 02s fin- choicest, white anil colored. New Zealand Cheese: The'.e is no stock on spot. For this coming season \v« believe tbere lias been some lm«iii""i done round about S'/jd f.0.b.. although ;t lias been currently report'd in some c»si>s '/id more lias been paid.