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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 122, 22 June 1909, Page 4

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'LONDON MARKETS. London, June 20. Sheep—Canterbury light 3'/ s d, medium 3'/ B d, heavy 3.% d, North ls.a-.id 2V4>l, best brands 2%d; lambs, Canterbury light 4%d, medium 4'/ B d, heavy 3 U-llid. lieef unchanged. . Australian sheep—Heavy 23-10 d, light 2 7-llid; lambs, best brands 3 5-ldd. Jieef unchanged. River l'late—Sheep, heavy 2>/ 4 d, light 2%d. lieef, fores' i%i, hinds 4>/ 4 <!. Shares—Waihi shares, buyers £8 17s ftd, sellers £!) (ex div.); Junction, buyers 455. sellers 40s 3d. Wheat and flour—Alloat, for United Kingdom 3,12ii,i100 quarters, Continent 1,815,000 quarters, Atlantic shipments 72,000 'quarters.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. Wellington, Monday. The High Commissioner's cable, dated London, June 10, states: Mutton—The market is firmer, and a better demand for shipments is being made in America. Canterbury 3d, North Island 2'/ 2 d. The lamb market is weak. The stocks on hand are heavy and widely distributed amongst agents, who are pushing sales. Canterbury I 4lid, North Island 3%d.

lieef—The market is' quiet. The stocks of New Zealand beef on hand are light. Xew Zealand hinds 4'/ 4 d, fores 2%d. Butter—The market is quiet but firm. There is a very limited supply of Xew Zealand butter. New Zealand choicest I litis, Australian 100s, Danish Ills, Siberian 100s. Cheese —The market is weak and inactive. Xew Zealand white (lOs, colorid 02s'.

Hemp—The market is quiet but steady. New Zealand good fair grade on spot £23 5s per ton, fair grade on spot £22, fair current Manila on spot £22 10s, June-August shipments of Xew Zealand good fair grade £23, fair grade £2l 15s, fair current Manila £22. The Manila output was 28,000 bales. Cocksfoot—The market is very quiet. There is nothing doing, and we cannot give quotations during the pres'ent condition of the market. Wheat—The market is firm, but the demand is only moderate. New Zealand long-berried wheat on spot ex granary per quarter of 41)011)9 40s Od; Xew Zealand short-berried wheat 45s 6d. Oats—The market is firm owing to reduced supplies. Xew Zealand' short sparroiwbills ex granary on spot per quarter of, 3841b '2os Od. Danish ex granary on spot per quarter of 3201bs IDs. There is n general and active demand.

Beans—New Zealand beans f.a.q. old crop, per 5041bs 3lis Oil. Peas—The market is steady and holders are firm. Xew Zealand peas, partridge, per 5041b5, 35s Od. Wool—The market is quiet. Prices' are slightly weaker. Thirty-sixes low crossbreds Is, forties low crossbreds Is Id, forty-fours medium crossbreds Is' 2d. ' fifties haifbreds Is o'/ 3 d, fifty-sixes quarterbreds Is lOd, sixties merinos 2s 2'/ a d, '