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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 164, 5 August 1909, Page 4

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable.—Press Association— Copyright London, August 3. Silver, 23 0-Hkl. Shares are unchanged. Tile quantity of wheat and Hour alloat is 2,300,000 quarters. For the Continent, 1,500,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments, 140,000 quarters. Tile total shiuments to Europe were 750,000 quarters, including 41,000 quarters from Argentine and Uruguay.

LONDON PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs. E. Griffiths and Co. are in receipt of the following report from their London principals, Messrs. Mills and Sparrow, dated 25th June, 1110!): liutter. Danish.—Trade has been steady and prices are unchanged. Butters have not cleared quite so promptly as last week. Siberian.—About 10,000 casks have been .landed this week, and quality, generally speaking, is pleasing. Holders are lighting against any reduction, but trade is on the sloiv side and some are still left on the quay unsold. Freni'li.—Quantity coining intlo the markets in both Normandy and Brittany is increasing. Buyers on'this side have not followed last" week's advance, aid trade is slow.

Australian.—The s.s. Morayshire has about 5000 boxes on hoard'; most of these will go straight into store, as buyers at the moment show no interest in them except at reductions, w/iich agents will not agree to. New Zealand.—The s.s. Ruapehu butters landed in good order and arc practically cleared at quotations. Cheese. New Zealand.—Again \v 0 have to report it slow, trade, also that some oi the s.s. Ruapehu shipment have arrived in forward condition. Buyers are not taking kindly to these, and lower prices have to be taken to effect sales.

Canadian.—Also lower in price. Quality is not pleasing, and the bulk of the cheese is being shipped from the factory too green.