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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 223, 14 January 1911, Page 8

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 13, 8.55 p.m. London, January 13. Butter.—The market is firm. Colonial is clearing well. It is understood that some speculators have purchased heavily. Prices are hardening. Choicest Australian salted is quoted at 104s to lOfts, unsalted lofls and occasionally 108s; secondaries, Otis to 10()s. Choicest New Zealand, lifts; secondary, 104s to 10(is; choicest Argentine, 104s to 108s; Danish, 114s to lite. Cheese.—Market firm, but unchanged. Wheat.—The market is steady. Two Australian cargoes, amounting to 12,000 quarters of South Australian, were sold for 30s -a. Holders are asking for 36s (Id for Victorian October shipment; 35s 3d is asked for parcels of December-January. Small business is being done in Australian spot at about 375. Flour.—-Market is slow. Sale prices unchanged. Oats.—Firmer. La Plata FebruaryMarch shipment, 12s 7'/od. Copper.—Spot, £55 8s 9d; three months, £SO Os 3d. Tin.—Spot, £lßl M)s; three months, £lB2 lot. Silver, £25 3s !>d. Load, £l3 33 Qd. i Iron, 49s 9d. Wool.—The, Bradford wool market is weak. Quotations: Sixty-fours, 25% d; super, 25% d; common sixties, 21«1 to 24 5-Cd; fifty-sixes, 21d; fifties, 18d; forty-sixes, 14y a d; forties, 13d. The Antwerp sales closed showing a weaker tendency, merinos receding a further 2% per cent. 4207 bales of La Plata were offered, and 947 sold,