COMMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 87, 3 October 1911, Page 2

COMMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, October 1. Cotton.—October-November shipment 5.56(L Heni]>.—Dull. October-December .£2O. Jarte.—October £2l. Jlubter, 4s Bd. Copra.—Firm. South Sea bags, £2O 15s. Coppet.—Spot £55, three months £55 lfia 3d: electrolytic £57. Tin.—Spot £IBO 10s. three months £l7O. i Lead. €l4 18s 9d. 'Wool.—At the sales 48,747 bales were offered and 42,214 sold. Competition was animated and priee.s unchanged. The following are the prices realised for the fleece portion of the clips named: Beuopi. top price lid, average 10% d; Pungatana, W/A ;in( i s%d; Aparima, 10'/,d and 9'/"d: Loch Tav. 22'/>d and 21d? Wheat and • Flour.—The wheat and (lour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,375,000 quartern, for the Continent 1,545,000 quarters, Atlantic shipments 1)58,000 quarters, Pacific 05,000 quarters. The total for Europe is 1,140,000 quarters, including Argentine 77,000 quarters, Russian 280,000 quarters. Danubian 230,000 quarters. India 37,000 quarters, Australasia 110,000 quarters. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT., By Telegraph— Press Association. Wellington, Monday. The following is the High Commissioner's cablegram under date London, Sopteml>er 30. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot): Mutton.—The market is quiet, with a tendency in favor of buyers. Canterbury 4 I / H d, North Island 3-V,d. ILsimb. —Tlio market is quiet but steady. Canterbury s'/,d, other than Canterbury si«d.

Beef.—The market is dull on account of heavy arrivals. There is less demand for New Zealand meat; hinds 3%<1, fores 2%d. Butter.—The market is strong; all stocks arc advancing. The supply falls short of the. demand. Victorian (this season's) arrived realising 1325, Danish 1455, Siberian 120s.

Cheese.—The market is quiet, but holders are firm. There is less demand on account of high prices. Canadian 70s. Hemp.—The market continues dull. There is no change in prices, namely: New Zealand good fair .spot £l9 15s, New Zealand fair grade €lB 15s, fair current Manila €2O; forward shipment of New Zealand, good fair £2O, fair grade £1!), fair current Manila £2O ss. The output from Manila for the week was 25.01)0 bales.

Kauri Gum.—The market is quiet but steady. Dark brown selected rescr.iped, £0 to £8 7s lid: dark brown threequarter scraped, 80s to !!ss; rose raped pale amber, £lO to €l2; dark brown chips (drossy), 35s to 455; three-quarter pale scraped. €8 to £!l; diggers' chips (good). 00» to ,£fi 7s ltd. Wool.—The market is lirin at the advance.