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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 277, 17 November 1908, Page 4

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TJIE WOKLD'S WHEAT AND FLO Lilt. London, November 15. The ipiantity of wheat and Hour alloat for the United Kingdom is 2,01)5,000 quarters; for the Continent 1,750,000 quarters; Atlantic shipments, 455,000 quarters; Pacific shipments, 40,000 quarters, The total shipments to Europe for the week amounted to 1,105,000 quarters, including 42,000 quarters from Argentine and Uruguay.

LONDON iIAKKETS. London, November 15. Till.—Oil the spot £l3B, three months £1.30 15s. The decline in prices of copper and tin is due to speculators taking tile profits, but reports from America predict an expansion of trade. Lead, £l3 13s Od. Tin plates.— I.C. coke 12s B'/ s d, I.C. charcoal Lis K'/Ul. Fencing wire, £0 (is Od. Angle steel, £5 10s.

Trani rails, 14 Ills. Antimony, 1!) Ills. Copra.—Maniet .South Sea, in bags, .117 7s (id. Hemp.—The market is quiet. October to December shipment is quoted at 125 10s. Unseed oil,: 124 us. Habbits and hares.—The trade, both in England ami on the Continent, is being checked liy high prices. Frozen meat—.Mutton:, Canterbury light 3%d. Jieavv 3%d. Jjiunl): Canterbiirv light 5 il-liid.' medium 5%d, licavy 4%d. Quotations for' Southland and North Island sheep and lambs are unchanged. Beef: Fores hinds 3%d. lliver Plate mutton, prices unchanged. Kiver d'late beef: Fores 3%<1, Jiinds 3%<1.

infill COMMISSIONKIi'S CABLE. By Teiegrapli.—Press Association. Wellington, November 10. The Department, of Industries nnd Commerce has' received the following cablegram from the High 1 at London, dated November 14:— Fro/I'll Meat.—The mutton market is

quiet but firm, being alfected by the expectations of light arrivals from Neiv Zealand. There is no change in prices to report. The lamb market is dull. It has been unfavourably alfected by lavgo supplies of Scotch and Dutch coming forward. Prices have slightly declined for all grades. The beef market is quiet. There is a large supply. Hind-quartern; are quoted at 3%d, fore-quarters 3'/ s d. I!ufler.—The market, is quiet. Some holders are forcing sales, but buyers are holding back expecting prices to go lower. licports thai factories are increasing the moisture limit all'ect the market for New Zealand butter very seriously, ''urrenf quotations:—Danish 1211s, New Zealand 122. Siberian 113s. Australian 121s. Cheese. —The market is linn. Canadian is quoted at (lis. Hemp.—The markel is firmer, with better demand. Current, quotations: - On the spot: flood fair grade 120, fair grade 123 Ids, fair current Manilla 124 Ills. January to March shipment: flood fair glade i'2s fair grade 123 fair current Manilla 121 Ills. Last week's output from Manilla amounted to 2.-..H1M1 bales. Wool—The market is firmer. Prices coni iane to advance. Ilusines- prospeel > aic good. liradford tops are quoted as follows:—Thirty-sixes low el'ossbreds l(l'/,d. forties low erossbreds 10% d, forty-fours medium erossbrels 11 %d, fifties halfl.reds Is 3M.il, lift.vsixes quai'terbrcds Is ti d, sixties merinos Is 11 (Ail. Hops;— The markel, is firmer. There is a prospect of improvement. Finos! ' English hops are quoted at 85,.