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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 67, 6 August 1912, Page 8

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SYDNEY 'WHEAT. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Seceired 3, 9.15 p.m. Sydney, August 5. Wheat is firm, prices quoted being 4s l%d and 4e 2%d per bushel. LONDON MARKETS. London, August 4.

Wheat.—Fifteen thousand quartern of an Austoailian January-February shipment sold a<t 37s (id, and two cargoes at 40s and 39b 3d respectively. ' Antimony, £6 10s.

Galvanised iron, £l6 15s and £l4 15s. Rabbits. —Very firm. THi e season opens with tdie Su-evic's and Wiltshire's consignments, which are expected it© be on the market on Tuesday. New Zealand Meat.—Sheep: Canterbury, light 4 medium 4d, heavy 3%d; Southland, 3%d: North Island 3%d; beet brands, 3%d; New Zealand ewes, 3%d. Lambs: Canterbury, light (kl, medium 5 9-16 d, heavy s%d'; Southland, 5%d; North Island, 5 9-lGd; selected brands, 5%d. Beef: Fstt'equaiiters 3 Vid 5 hindquarters 3 13-16 d. Australian Meat. —Sheep: Light 411, heavy 3%d; „ . (Unchanged; lambs, best 'brands 5%d, fair quality Beef: ForeqiiHrrteW'n^d l ; hindquarters 3%d. ~\ South Amerioair' Meat. —Sheep: Unchanged; ewes,' 3%d; Jambs, first quajlity unchanged, JJeef: Frozen tforeqaiarters 'iy s d, hindquarters 3%d; chilled forequurtcrs hindquarters 4%tV WHEAT AND FLOUR. London, August 4.

The wheat and flour afloait for the United Kingdom is 3,180,000 quarters; for the Continent 1,540,000 quarters; Atlantic shipments 172,000 quarters. The total shipments to Europe wiere 750,000 quarters, including Argentine 170,000 quamters, Russian 175,000 quarters, Danufaia.n 30,000 quarters, Indian 131,000 quarters, Australian 13,000 quarters.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. \ , By Telegraph—Press Association, j * Wellington, Monday. The following is the High Commissioner's cablegram under duute London, AugI ust 3 (quotations, unless otherwise specifled, are average market prices on spot): General—The strike has teniuuaited, and wort has been resumed. Mutton.—The maxket is quiet, but firm. Prices: Canterbury 3%d' to 4%d, according to quality, and North Island 3%<J to 4y s d. Lamb.—The nvarkot is weakening with signs of a decline. There is a ila.rge supply. Canterbury 5%d to Gd. other Hum Canterbury od to 6%d. Beef. —The market is dull. K*>w Zealand -hindquarters 3%d, foirequariters 3y 4 d.

Butter.—The mafikct is finn, and theme is a generai and active dinranwl 'for best quality. The average price for the week For choicest X'evv Zealand butter was lllirf, Australian Ills, Diiaiisih 128 a, Siberian 198*. Clvetf.se.—The market i* (inn. witih more inquiirv for New Zealand white, which is qiioteil at (if® (M, and colored 0(w (id. lle.ni]>.—For New Zealand the market w qui (it at an advance for spot. Now Zealand good fair grade C2» per ton, fair grade £'23 l,Vs; forward shipment, about the same prices. .Manila: Large business is doing, and prices are (strong in the markeit for fair current Manila. A forward s'lupmoit -s#W at £2(l. Thi> output f.vom Manila for the week was 31,000 bales. Linseed.—The market is quiet, and prices are slightly weaker. New Zealand nominal fiss.