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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 183, 7 September 1909, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright London, September 6Wheat i« very quiet j 41a (id is asked for Australia off the coast, and J7s 6d for the new crop and the January* February shipment. Copra is dull. South Sea 'i about £2O. i: Copper—On spot £59 2a 6d; three months £OO Is 3d. Electrlytie, £flo"lSi.' Tin—On spot £137 17a od, tkn*, months £l3B 17e Od. V. Lead, ( £l2 15s. •£.- Shares—Waihi: Buyers £9 111 |sd, sellers £9 13s Od. Junction: Buyer* (I)* Ud, sellers 41s 3d. HNGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Monday. The High Commissioner's cabin states: Mutton—There has been a,- better tone in the mutton market this week. Prices are slightly advanced for all > grades. It is generally belteTed, hoy l ever, that the price will not advance i materially until a reduction has bepß made of the stocks of lamb. Cantor* duty is quoted at 2%d and North Islaf) . ' 2%d. Xo alteration has been made J|' ,; the lamb market since laet vreo|s There is a better demand for heavy- , weights, but no change in prices. Canterbury is quoted at 3%d, North Islrid • 2%d. "i : Beef—The market is quiet There !(, a good supply on hand. N»* Zealand ' hinds 3%d, fores '2% d. ■ ■ ,tl Butter—The market is firm. Gooi qualities are in better demand. Trk lonic shipment haa been put in stow*' The average price for the week for• ' choicest New Zealand butter is Ills, (nominal*, Danish 117s, and Siberian 103s. ' . (- Cheese—The market is slightly tfeaVer, with a loss demand. New Zetland is quoted at 58s «<], Canadian 57* M. ''

New Zealand liomjv—The market ll ■ quiet but firm at about quotation* *!•' , ready given. New Zealand goal f«Er grade on spot £25 15s, New Zetland' fair grade on spot £24 15s, September ' ; December shipments New Zealand (Ml fair £25 10s, New Zealand fair cradt V £24 10s.

Manila Hemp—The market is affeoted ' by" increasing arrivals. Fair ennwit Manila on apot is quoted at £44, Sep-tember-December shipment £23 10a, Tm Manila output was 23,000 bales. !f , Cocksfoot seed—There is a better do- I" mand for cocksfoot seed at the last rate ] quoted, viz., New Zealand 665. The'inar*'4Al ket is advancing gradually, I * Kauri Gum—The market closed finnflr/ with more enquiry. Ordinary to fait, ' three-quarter scraped 1655, /air to tuUStl scraped 100s, brown fair half to tifa* j ' quarter scraped 85s, pickings common (d -f good 455, bush lair to good pale and I amber scraped 1455. The stock OB Anf- -< •' ust 31 was 328 tons.