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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 207, 6 October 1909, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright | • London, October 4. The total amount of wheat and lloui afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,2110,000 quarter*, and I'oiitineiit 11.045.000 quarters. The Atlantic shipments total 275,000 quarters, and IViiic 30,(10(1 quarters.

Silver, 23 11-10 d. Reeeivcd 5, 10.5 p.m. London, September 5. Copper—The market is dull, owing to statistics showing an increase in stocks. Spot is quoted at £SB In 3d; tlireo months £59 18s 9d; clectrolvtie, £(io 7s «d.

Tin—Spot, £l3O 2s (id; three months £l4O ss.

SYDNEY WOOL SALES. Received 5, 11.55 p.m. Sydney, October '. The wool sales were resumed to-daV. There was a big attendance and brisk bidding and a firm market, the latter being equal to the best rates of In it sales. LOXDOX WOOL SALES. Dalgety and Co., Cut., report lyivin« received the following cable from their London house, under date of the 1-t inst.: Wmd -ales dnscd linn. As comiiarnd with the closing rates of last series supe r merino wools are 10 per com. to 15 per cent, higher; crossbred wools of line quality are 10 per cent, high r and crossbred wools of medium linil coarse quality 10 to 15 per cent, higher. The total 'net quantity nvaiTab:" amounted to 1)8,000 bales (including Klil'l bales not offered in the July sales'), and of this 0000 luilcfi were sold to America. 50.000 bales were sold for liome consumption, 32.000 bales to the Continent, leaving 4000 bales to be carried forward to November series.