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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 223, 26 October 1909, Page 4

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By Tclegiapu.—rress Asoucnuw.i Wellington, Muimu,. ll.e High Commissions K.p c „,, l( ,; m , London, October 2a, slates: The niuttuu and lamb market is quieter and prices are slightly easier, iihere is less demand for retail, Scutch and Dutch supplies being heavy. Iloef.—The market is steady with a lietter demand. The average price to day for \ew Zealand beef is 2 ; y s d fur hinds and :ld for fores.

ISuttcr.-The niiirki-t is very tirm I'm Hie best quality, lint Oil! siij.pl v mll> -■short of (lie demand. Buyers an'' nim"inly wailing colonial vliipuu-iit.s. The price of choicest .New Zealand 10-dav is II!»s, Australian 117s. Danish 1325, and ■Siberian 107s.

Choose.—The market is quiet, with no alteration j n j,ri c cs. New Zealand cheese is i|iioted at 's7s.

ilcmp.—The market is quiet but steady. New Zealand good fair grade on spot per ton is quoted at ,C 27 Ids. fuir_ grade C2«> Lis, fair current ..Manila t:27; October-December shipments, New Zealand good fair grade i,C_>7 10s, fair grade ,C2<! IDs, .Manila fair current C2(i Ills. The .Manila output was 22,nil|] bales, Wheat,—-The market is firmer. The New Zealand stock is smaller. The market is favorably all'ccted by the inferior quality of the English new crop. NewZealand long-beried wheat on spot ex granary per quarter of 4fl(ilbs is litis fid, short-berried 38s.

Oats.—The oats market is quiet and small business doing. The deliveries greatly exceeded the expectations. New Zealand short sparrowbills on sj.ot. ex granary, per quarter of 3S4lbs 20s fid; New Zealand Danish on spot, ex granary, per quarter of 3201bs' 10s 3d. Beans.—The bean market is linn owing to reduced supplies. New Zealand beans f.a.q., new crop, per 5041bs 3Ss. Peas.—The market remains linn, with a good local demand. New Zealand partridge peas are quoted at 47s per 1 50411)9..

Wool.—The. market is quiet, with a tendency in favor of buyers. Current Bradford quotations for tops arc: Thirty-sixes low evoss'l.rods Is o'/ 3 d, forties lowci'iissl.rcds ls'!"/,d: forty-fours medium crossbreds Is 3d; fifties lisilfbreds Is 7'/,d. fiftv-sixes quarler-breds Is 10y.il, sixties merinos 2s 2'/ 3 d.