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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 126, 6 September 1910, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association-—Copyright. London, September 4. Waihi. —£6 10s to £0 12s Gd; Junctions 35s to 3Cs 3d. Fencing Wire. —£0 15s. Iron Bars. — £0 7a <id. Angle Steel. —• £5 Us. Rabbits are quiet, and prices barely maintained. Sheep.—Canterbury light 4d, medium 3 15-16 d, heavy 3%d, Southland unchanged, North Island 3%d, best brands 3 13-10 d. Lambs. —Canterbury best 5y B d, others unchanged, Southland 4y B d, North Island 4%d, selected 4y s d. i Beef.—Fores 2%d j hinds 3y a d. Australian 'sheep and lambs unchanged. -River Plate.—Mutton and lamb unchanged. Beef, fores 2%d, hinds 3'/ ( d. Wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,275,00 quarters, for the Continent 2,335,000 quarters, Atlantic • shipments 134,000 quarters, total to j Europe 1,050,000 quarters, including 97,000 quarters from the Argentine, 736,000 quarters Danubian, 49,000 quarters Indian, 15,000 quarters Australasian.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT, j By Telegraph —Press Association. •Wellington, Monday. Following is the High Commissioner's market report, under date London, September 3. Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot. Mutton. —The market is quiet, but holders are firm as stock is moderate. There is poor local demand. Canterbury 3%d, North Island 3%d. Lamb!— The market is quiet, but firm, although late in the season. Canterbury sy a d, other than Canterbury 4%d. Beef. —The market is dull with poor local demand and large supply. New Zealand hinds 3i/4d, fores 2y>d. Butter.—The market is steady with very good demand. Danish 118s, Siberian 100s, New Zealand nominal 115s. Cheese.—There is no alteration in tlie market since last week. Hemp. —The market is quiet but rather steadier. New Zealand good fair £24, fair £2l, fair current Manila £2O, forward shipment about the same prices. The output from Manila for the week was 20.000 bales. Bradford Tops.—The market remains firm, and trade is good. Thirty-sixes (low crossbreds) Is 2d, forties (low crossbreds) Is 3d, forty-fours (medium crossbreds Is 4V2d, fifties (halfbreds) Is »y 2 d, fifty-sixes (quarterbreds) Is ll%d, sixties (merinos) 2s Id.