COMMERCIAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 228, 25 March 1912, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

THE LONDON MARKET. By Cable—Press A»#o*i(iti*n—Copyright. i London, March 22. Wheat—Generally firm. Buyers are more confiident and there is good enquiry, Australian cargoes sold at 37s 9d and 38s respectively. Holders are asking 38s 3d for Victorian sailer January shipments; 38s 3d was paid for a parcel from parte ports afloat. There was small trade in Australian spot at 40s 3d. Flour.—Firm. Oats.—Strong. La Plata March-April shipments 17s Gd. Butter—Dull. Danish 135s to 1385.' The hulk of the colonial arrivals are secondary, for which there is a slow demand. The few choicest offering sell readily. Australian 124s to 126s° unsalted 128s; New Zealand 12Gs to 128s, unsalted 130s. Cheese.—Very firm. New Zealand 75s to 75s Cd. Silver, 26 15-16 d per oz. LONDON SHARE MARKET. ■ London, March 22. Peninsular and Orient deferred shares are now at £335. [On Wednesday they spurted to £285 on the strength of rumors of a general consolidation of Far Eastern shipping interests.] GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities:— 2% per cent. Consols, £77 12s Gd, fall of 7s Cd. 4 per cent. New South Wales, £lO5 10s; unchanged. <s Gd; rise of 27s 6d. 3 per cent. New South Wales, £B7unchanged. ' 4 per cent. Victoria, £lOl 10s; unchanged. 3>/•> per cent. Victoria, £9B 10s, unchanged. 3 per cent. Victoria, £BS 10s; unchanged. 3V 2 per cent. South Australia, £97unchanged. 3 per cent. South Australia, £BS- - 4 per cent. Queensland, £lO2- unchanged. 3y 2 per cent. Queensland, £96 10s: unchanged. ' 3 per cent. Queensland, £B4- unchanged. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £lO4- unchanged. ' 3% per cent. New Zealand, £97; unchanged. ' 3 per cent. New Zealand, £BS 10sunchanged. 3% per cent. Tasmania, £96- unchanged. , 8 per cent. Tasmania, £BS; unchanged. 3y 2 per cent. West Australia, £95 10s; unchanged. 3 per cent. West Australia. £B7unchanged. ' THE BUTTER MARKET. Mr. R. W. D. Robertson, local agent for Andrew Clement and Sons, Ltd., dairy produce salesmen, London, is in receipt of the following cabled market report of the latest spot values for "nest New Zealand butter and cheese:— Butter.—Salted 1275, unsalted 130s. Market declining. Cheese.—White 755, colored 756. Market firm.