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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 95, 18 May 1909, Page 4

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LONDON MARKETS. London, May IG. Wheat—Two Australian cargoes 6old at 43s and 43s Cd respectively. Wool is animated, and everything ;s verv firm. The Puketoi clip brought B%'d, Waipaoa B%d, U.S. over T. Is, Pare 9'/»d, Koprine 15% d. One hundred and twenty-six thousand nine hundred and five bales were catalogued, and 122,042 bales sold to date. Linseed oil, £25. Hides'—"At the periodical sales all were withdrawn. Leather advanced one-eighth; first Wellington dressed Is 2 3-1 Id. Basils advanced '/id to %d. First Wellington £llj 10s to £lB 10s. Sheep—Canterbury, light 3 11-10 d, medium 3y B d, heavy 3 7-lUd, Southland none offering, North Island 2%d, best brands 2%d, Canterbury lights 4%d, medium 4'/.d, heavy 4d, Southland 4%d, Nonth Island 4 1-Ud, selected brands 4 15-16 d. Reef —Fores 2'/ a d, hinds 3'/ad. Australian sheep—Heavy 2d, light 2 13-lb'd. Lambs, best brands 3%d, fair, quality 3M;d, inferior 3%d. River .Plate sheep—iHcavy 2'/ a d, light 2%d, lauriiM 3%d. Reef—Fores 2'/ B d, hinds 3i/ s d. Hemp—Low sale; prices unchanged. Copra is irregular; South Sea in bags £2B 2s fld. , Copper—On spot £59 12s' 6d, three months £OS 0 9 3d. E!ectrolytic £Ol. Tin—On spot £l3l 17s fld; three months £132 17s 6d. Silver, 24y B d. Antimony, £7 15s. Tin plates, 12s 4d and 13s 4d. Iron bars, £0 12s Od. Cement, os 3d to ss. Shares—Waihi, buyers £9 2s 6d; sellers £9 ss; Junction, buyers' 42s Od, sellers 455. > ' MacARTHUR AND CO. London, May 16. The report of W. and A. Mac Arthur for the year to January 31 shows a profit of' £I7OB. A dividend of s'/ 2 per cent, has been paid on preference shares and £304 carried forward. WHEAT AND FLOUR. London, May 10. The wheat andjlour afloat amounts to 3,055,000 quarters. The Continent portion of the shipment totals 1,845,000 quarters and -the Atlantic shipments 80,000 quarters. Tlie total shipment to Europe during the week was 955,000 quarters, -including 105,000 from Argentine.