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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 225, 17 January 1911, Page 3

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| WiIKAT AND FLOUR. [By Cable. —Press .Association. —Copyright. I London, January 15. The wheat unci (lour ailoat for the United Kingdom is 223,500 quarters; for 1 the Continent, 1,735,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments, 00,000 quarters; Pacific 05,000 quarters. The total .shipments to Europe this week totalled 101,000 quarters, including 28,000 quarters Argentine, 305,000 quarters Russian, 240,000 quarters Danubian, 111,000 quarters Indian, 85,000 quarters Australian. LONDON MARKETS. London, January 15. Sheep.—North Island 4 5-16 d, best brands 4'/ 2 d; Australian sheep heavy 3 1-lGd, light 3%d; lambs, best brands 4%d, fair quality 4»4d, inferior quality 4d: River Plate sheep heavy 3%, light 3Vod; lambs 4%dL i Other meats unchanged. Rabbits. —Dull and unchanged. J Silver—2sd. Leather. —Insignificant supply. Basils declined a farthing. Best Wellington 19% d. . Hides. —Neglected. Lead. —Imports during the past month were 10,007 tons, including 524G tons from Australia; exports 4170 tons. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.' By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Monday. Following is the High Commissioner's cable under date London, January 14: — Mutton.—The market is quiet, but holders are Arm, and the supply of Canterbury is practically exhausted. Nominally Canterbury is 4%d, and North Island 4'/ 8 (l. Lamb—The Tnarket shows signs of weakness. This season's Canterbury Od, other than Canterbury 5%d. Beef.—The market is quiet with improved demand. New Zealand hinds 3V;.d, fores 2%d. Butter—The market is firm and advanced on account of speculative buying. Choicest New Zealand butter is 110s, Australian 104s, Danish 110s, Argentine S 003. Chees''.—The market is firm, with a hardening tendency. The demand is getting better, and prospects arc favorable. White 575, colored 5Ss Gd. Hehp.—The market is dull and likely to continue dull. New Zealand good fair on spot £2O os, fair grade £lO 15s, fair current Manila £ 1!). The Manila output for the week was 10,000 bales. \\ oo!.— I The market is a shade weaker, and buyers are holding back. Thirtysixes (low erossbrcds) 1= Id; forties (low crossbreds). Is l%d; forty-fours (medium crossbreds), Is 2y a d; fifties half-breds), la G'/id; fifty-sixes (quar-ter-breds), Is O'/id; sixties (merino), 2s iy 2 d.