COMMMERCIAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 99, 17 October 1911, Page 2

COMMMERCIAL

I WHEAT AND FLOUR. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, October 15. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,495,000 quarters, for the Continent 1,240,000 quarters, Atlantic shipments 191,000 quarters. Pacific 35,000 quarters. The total shipments to Europe for the week amounted to 1,015,000 quarters, including Argentine 19,000 quarters, Russian 135,000 quarters, Danubian 14,3,000 quarters, ■ India 114,000 quarters, . Australasia 130,000 quarters. LONDON MARKETS. London, October 15. The Board of Agriculture estimates the English hop crop at 328,023 cwt. Hemp—Steady and unchanged. Jute. October-November shipment £l9 17s 6d. ' Rubber, 4s 4d to 4s 4'/o(i. Copra.—Firm. South Sea bags £2O 10s. Copper.—Spot £54 13s 9d, three months £55 17s 6d. Tin, £lB3 ss. Lead.—£ls ss, Imports, 10,333. tons; exports, <5348 tons. Wheat.—An Australian cargo sold at 36s Od. [ Galvanised iron is quote<l: First qual-' ity £l4 10s, second £l3 15s. 1 Tin Plates.—l. C. coke 13s 10'/ 2 d, I.C. charcoal 14s 10y 3 d. Fencing wire, £8 17s Gd. Iron bars, £7. Angle steel, £5 7s Od. Tram rails, £5 ss. Wire netting, 00 per cent, and 5 per cent, off list. Cement.—Firsts us sd, seconds 5? 3d. ; HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Monday. Following is the High Commissioner's cabled market report, under date Lon- : d»n, October 14. (Note: Quotations, ; unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):— Mutton.—Market quiet, and dull sale 1 for all qualities, but holders are firm, j Canterbury 4y g d, North Island 4%d. ! Lamb.—The market is weak on ac--1 count of supplies of Home-grown .lamb ; being heavy, and lowering prices of New Zealand lambs. Canterbury s'/ B d, other than Canterbury sd, Scotch hill 4%d. Beef.—(Market dull with little demand, and supplies are large. New Zealand hinds .V/ 2 d, New Zealand fores 2V!>d. Butter.—Market rather quiet. On ac- " count of the high prices, buyers of biit- " ter are holding back, expecting prices to go lower. Danish 140s, Siberian 1275, Australian 1325. Cheese. —The market is qui'et, and \ prices slightly weaker. Forward trans--5 actions in cheese are very limited at present quotations, but future prospects' are good. Canadian CDs Od, English Cheddar 80s. Hemp.—The market is quiet, but moderate business is doing. . Ne\v Zealand firm at last quotations. The stock of New Zealand is Hod tons. The market for Manila has advanced 20s. The ontn put from Manlia for the week was 20,000 biles. " Hemp quotations last week: New Zealand good fair on spot per ton £l9 15s, New Zealand fail grade £lB 15s, fair current Manila £2O, forward shipment New Zealand good j. fair £2O, New Zealand fair grade £l9, fair current Manila £2O ss.