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HOME MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright, London, May 1. Wheat.—Three cargoes of Australian sold at 30s Gd, 3Gs 9d and 37s respect ively. Copra. —Flat; South Sea in bags £2G ss. Cotton. —A May-June shipment soldi at 7.64y 2 d per lb. Silver, 24 15-lGd per oz. Copper. —Spot £55 18s 9d, three months £57, electrolytic £SB. Tin. —Spot £l'49 10s, three months £l5O 10s. Lead, £l2 lis 3d. Shares. Waihi, buyers £8 7s 6d, sellers £8 10s; Junctions, buyers 26s 3d, sellers 28s 9d. Wool.—At the sales yesterday there was animated bidding, and prices were the highest of the series. Sales included Mortvi, top price 12d, average 10% d; and Tekoa, 12M>d and ll%d. lo date 48,984 bales have been catalogued and 45,131 sold. The report of W. and A. McArthur and Co., Ltd., shows a profit of £5450. A dividend of s>/ s per cent, was on preference shares; £2OOO was added to reserve, and £4OO carried forward.
THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. » By Telegraph —Press Association. Wellington, Monday. The High Commissioner cables from London on 30th April as follows: Mutton.—Market weak and inactive; average prices, Canterbury 3%d, North Island 3%d. Lamb. —Market steady, but without animation; average .prices, Canterbury 5%d. other New Zealand 4%d. Beef.—Market firm, with good local demand; supplies moderate; average prices. New Zealand hindquarters 4y 4 d, fores 3%d. Butter.—Market dull and unsettled; buyers holding back; average prices, New Zealand choicest 110s, Danish HGs, Siberian 108s. Australian and Argentine 107s. Cheese. Market dull, with less demand; average prices, New Zealand finest white fiOs, colored 595.
Hemp. Market quiet but steady; Manila firmer; prices oil spot, New Zealand good fair £24 10s, fair- £23 10s: Manila fair current £25, forward shipment good fair £24 10s, fair £23 10s, Manila £24 10s. The output of Manila for the week was 34,000. bales. Cocksfoot Seed.—Market dull, buyers not keen to do business; New Zealand bright clean 171b seed, G4s.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 379, 3 May 1910, Page 7
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322COMMERCIAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 379, 3 May 1910, Page 7
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