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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 256, 4 December 1909, Page 2

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LONDON HSRKETS. By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyrigbi j Received 3, 8.30 p.m. Lonuon, December Wheat—The market is quiet, sellers being firm. The exporting countries ore not offering freely, except Russia, hat buyers are inactive in face of the favorUlc report from the Argentine, A«=tr.ilia and India and the continued large world's shipments. South Australian November shipment is ottering at 4ls; steamer shipment, December-January, 30s 3d; January-February, 30s; sailers' December-January, 38s 3d; January-FA-ruary-March, 38s. Australian spot, in small. compass, held for 43s Cd to 4!-'. New Zealand, which is almost exhaii"t rl, sold for 3!)s to 30s Oil.

Flour .Spot nominally unchau'.'o.l. Buyers-are i,aking2(Ss Oil lo 276 for intent sorts vi January-February shipment. Butter—The market is easier, owing to large arrivals unci prospective heavy supplies, but there is a steady ili-nmnd for choicest colonial, which arc rlc»n;ig well. Australian salted 112k, unsalred Ills, secondaries 104s to 108s; choice-it New Zealand litis; Danish 124s to I2«s, Stored Australian and New Zealand it:e practically cleared. Iron, 80s 3d. Spelter, 235. Sugar.—Firm. German 12s 9d; first marks Us S3,

THE MONEY MARKET. Received 3, 13.15 p.m. London, December 7. The Bank Tate Is 6 per cent., Bhort loans 4 per cent. TErec months bill" are discounted in London at 3% pr cent., in Paris at 2% per cent., and in Berlin~at Wa per 'cent.