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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 117, 16 June 1909, Page 4

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LOXDOX MARKETS. London, dune 13. Wheat —A cargo of Australian wheal sold at 44s 4'/»d per 10.000 quarters and the May 'shipment at 14s. Hheep—Canterbury light 3%d, medium lid. heavy 2 10-1(rI, Southland unquoted. Xorth. Island best brands 2 1 /.d. Lambs, CantH J bury medium 4 JJ-1 (id, light and heavy' uncharged, South lalaud 4s, Xorth Island 3'/td. selected brands 4d..

Beef—Fores 2 l / s d, hinds 4%d. Australian sheep—-Heavy 2'/ s d, light 2'/|il, lambs imchanged. Beef, fores 2 ; J.i.1, hind,, l'/,d. River Plate sheep—Heavy 2'/ s d, light 2%d. lambs unchanged. Beef, fores 2%d, hinds 4%d.

Hemp is' dull. May and July shipments sold nominally at C 23.

Copper—On spot ti(iU three months €<ll Is :id. electrolytic CO2.

Tin—On spot:Cl34 10s, three months' £133 13«.

Lead—The imports total 18.154 torn - , including 237ti from Australia. The exports amount to (3320. Shares—Waihi, buyer*' CS \Bs 9d, sellers £0 13s; Junction, buvers 43s P'L sellers -Bis 3d.

Tin plates, 12s 4 X /A and Kte 4d. Wire netting is quoted at (JO per cent, and IV 4 per cent. ofV the list. HIGH COMMISSIONKIi'S CABLE. Wellington. Monday. The High Commissioner'* cable, dated London. June 12, Elates:- - .Mutton—Tile market is overstocked and deprc.-.«c<i and is nol likely to recover from the deprc.<>ion for some time. The arrivals from January to May totalled 770,473 carcases more j Mian al the mdiio lime last, year, and large shipments are expected. Canterbury brands are quoted at 3 J /,d to 2'/jd, according to quality; Xorth Island 2%d to 2'/ s d. Tile lamb market is' weak and inactive. The excess arrivals totaj 4'.).").,533. The weather lately lnw been very unfavorable to the saJe of lamb, ami th<' arrivals are likely to be heavy. Canterbury lamb is quoted at 4%d to -Id. North Island 4'/ s d to 3 : /|d. Australian IP/id.

Ilccl- Tlic niarkef is firm owiiijr lo d <lcinaa:l. Supplies of AnrcriiMii cliillcd beef are swaii; Xcw /calami liinrls sold ;il -I'/jil and !'mv> at 'ld. 1 !ullit There is a bolter demand for buller. and idimarlut is quiet but lirni. Oji account uf (lie ibad weather al Home and oa tlie Continent tile siijililies arc smaller. .New Zealand ehoieest ipiolcd al, Itl.is. Australian 100s, Danish Ills, Siberian Hills.

Cheese—Tile market is ijiiict, with a tendency in favor of buyers. Sonic holders are fnivhi" sales. While New Zealand is ijuoled a.t lills mill colored 04s.

Tlcmp—-Tile market is very quiet, with nothing doing. Xcw Zealand good fair CTi'ade on *pot is quoted at .C2M. fair grade on spot C2l 1(1?, fair current. Manila on spot C 22. .Tune to August shi.imenu of good fair grade C 22 KM, fair grade C>\ Ids. fair current Manila 121 The Manila output is M.UIH) bales.

Cook-foot seed—Buyers are not keen to do busine<s in cocksfoot seed and th'e market is very dull.

Kauri guni.--T,he market is quiet but firm. Ordinary fair to three-quarter scraped is quoted at ]|>f>s. fair half scraped Ht-ls. fair half to three-quarter svraped fills, pickings, common to good •»os. fair to good pale ami amber scrancd 14.15.

Hops—The market is qtiiei. but holders are firm. The markel is afl'ect"d by the crop reports ami there i< every prospect of :,n advance. The best English hops an quoted at los, medium 4os. American 00-. XEW PLYMOUTH WOOL. HIDE MIEEI'KKIX. AX]) TALLOW SALE. L. A. XObAX AXD CO.'S RE POUT. i Our monthly sale of hides, etc.. ev.n----1 tuated on Wednesday. !»Ui instant. We submitted our usual catalogue to a good competition. Competition wnfc parlie.ilarl.v. keen for medium to heavy cowhides. \Yc offered very few hides; those showing substance sold at slightly better rate*' than Mast month. Tallow sold ai abmit last, month's rates for similar quality. We quote: Hides.—Cow, butchers', medium heavy b l /-d. stout (i'/sd to (5%d. medium and light r>%d to l!'/,d. ««nt cow oi/ 4 ,l \ () y/.A. cut o\- .)i/|d t(\ o%'il. ox lieavv (rftd, medium ami light r>%d to (>'/,d.'horsV .">s to lis (ill. stags' and bulls' to -f'/nd. worker*' 5%d. calf (second quality only) <i%d to S'/ s d, cut 4%d. slippv •l'/id. yearling ."ji/.d to .>%d. dama«'eil -d to Sheepskins.—Half-wools salteil 4> .»l t«' •")> :»d. medium ;U (id to -IsMid, Jig,hi •is In ;}< -id. drv do 4s to -Is 7d, medium lis (id to llld. light lis lid to Id. bun'ks' lo :is lid. >liorn Is'Hd t«i :h|. dry lid', damajred fid lo 11.1.

Wool. - Cm-sbred M 'ed v I'Ad, ordinary crossbred (ill to (J'/jd. piece- !» ;: /id told. Tallow, t asks, medium 2:ls to 23s (Id. tins 21s liil. Sundries,- Cowfails Is fnl per dozen, horsehair (inferior) Is; boms C> Lss. ■Our "next sale will be lield on 7lh July. UK) 1 ,). ,