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COMMERCIAL.

TIIE QUEENSLAND LOAN. London, March 14. The Queensland loan issue is quoted at par to V/ a premium. LONDON MARKETS. London, Jlarch 14. Sheep—Canterbury light 3%d, medium 2 7-llkl, heavy 3 1-lOd, Southland 3%d, North Island 3d, best brands 3'/ B d, lambs,. Canterbury light, s'/ B d, medium ad, heavy 4'/fed, Southland unchanged. North island 4 9-1 (id, Beaf—Fores 3'/ 2 d, hinds unchanged. Australian sheep—Heavy 2.% d, light 2'/ 2 d, ambs best brands 3%d. Beef—Fores 2%d, hinds unchanged. River Plate sheep—Heavy 2%d, light 2%<1; beef, fores 2 7-lGd, hinds unchanged. Heinp—Nominal. Owing to the Wellington fire, the March-May shipment brought £23 ss. Copra—A steady business was done in South Sea copra. Bulk shipment. £l7 15s. Copper—On the .spot £55 17s (id three months £SO 13 9d," electrolytic £57. Tin—On- the spot £l3l ss, three months unchanged. Silver, £23 7 s (id. Antimony, £8 10s. Waihi shares: Buyers £8 13s 2d; sellers £8 His 3d.

\\ ool—A good sale at lop rales has been experienced, all sections operating freely. The Germans are, particularly active and are taking the bulk of the merinos. The Petanc clip brought H'/id, and Hikorangi B%d. To date 52,322 bales have been catalogued and 51,7(i7 sold. Rabbits—Snow has stopped the supplies of English rabbits causing colonials to recover. A large retailing has been done at 18s to 20s. HIGH COJDUSSIOXKirS REPORT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington. Monday. A cable from the High Commissioner dated Jlarch 13 says:— -Mutton—The mutton market is depressed and there is scarcely any demand. Supplies are increasing. Canterbury, which is offering in moderate .quantities, is quoted at 3%d, North island 3d', Australian 2'/ 2 d. Lamb—The lamb market is very dull, the weather lately having been unfavorable to the sale of lamb. This season's Canterbury lamb is quoted at s'/ B d, other than Canterbury 4%d, Australian 3%d. A large supply of Homekilled mutton affects the market.

Beef—The beef market is steady. New Zealand beef is being pushed for sale. Forequarters are quoted at 3V4d; liindquartcrs, which are in, moderate supplv, 2'/ s d. Butter—The market is quiet, with a Small business doing. Sonic holders are forcing the sales. The demand is chiefly for high-grade unsaltcd butter. Choicest New Zealand brands are quoted at 106s, Danish 115s, Australian 103s, Siberian, 103s, Argentine 105s.

Cheese—The market remains firm. Colored makes are quoted at 04s, and whlite makes 60s per cwt. Hemp—The market closed weak, with a lower tendency in prices. Current quotations:—Good fair grade on spot £2l 15s, fair current Manila on spot £2:), April-June shipments of good fair grade £23 ss, fair grade £2l 10s, fair current Manila £22. Last week's Manila output amounted to 2,'i,01X) tales.

Wool—The market is firm, with, an upward tendency. Bradford tops are quoted: 3(>s's low crossbred* 11 Mid, 40's low crossbreds Is fl'/.d. 44's medium crossbred* Is iy,d, oil's half-breds Is 5(1; oil's quarter-breds Is 7d, CO's merinos 2s. The following shipments arrived from the River Plate during the month of February:—London: 150,195 carcases mutton. 42,000 carcases lamb; Liverpool: 111.334 mutton. 20,078 lnmli: Hull: 10,310 mutton, 8135 lamb; Cardiff: 10,403 mutton, 3000 lamb; Southampton: 11.021 mutton, 4725 lamb; Xewcustlc: 8438 mutton, 4000 lamb. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Clearing Sale.—Yesterday at Kent Road we held a clearing sale on account of-Mr. Geo. Walker, who has sold his farm. There was a good attendance of buyers and bidding wasi brisk throughout, flood 18-months heifers made 32s (id. wcaners Us (kl. store cows £2 17s. cows in milk £0 10s. springing cows (to calve) £5 12s fid. bull 21s to 30s, 2-tooth wethers 0s 3d, ewe hoggets 8s Od, f.m. ewes 5s sd, broken mouth ewes 4s Oil, lambs 4s Od, rams 7s fid to £1 Is fid. Implements and sundries sold at satisfactory prices.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 43, 16 March 1909, Page 4

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626

COMMERCIAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 43, 16 March 1909, Page 4

COMMERCIAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 43, 16 March 1909, Page 4

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