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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 150, 12 November 1912, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. > By Cable —Press Association—Copyright, j r London, November 10. { j New Zealand Meat.—Sheep, Southland \ 4 7-lGd, North Island 4 5-16 d, best brands >4 7-lGd; lamb, Canterbury, light and medium 5%d, heavy od; beef, fores 2%d, hinds 3 3 / s d. Australian Meat. —Beef. fores 2%d, hinds 3%d. ' ] South American Meat.—Frozen fores', 2%d, hinds j Other meats unchanged. Wheat.—Steady but slow. Cargoes aro , slow of sale. The Chicago market is i irregular. The Washington agricultural' bureau estimates the corn harvest at 3,169,137,000 bushels. The estimates for spring and winter months and oats are unchanged. The wheat and flour afloat totalled 2,635,000 ' quarters, for the Continent 2.055,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments amounted to 506,000 quarters, and Paeific to 38,000 quarters. The total for V Europe was 1,600,000 quarters, Auetraj lasia 7000 quarters. | HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Monday. The following is. the High 'Commissioner's cable under date, London, November 9. Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market 1 prices on spot. Mutton: The market is quiet, but holders are firm; Canterbury 4%d, North , Island 4%d. " < Lamb: The market is steady, and 1 prices are being well maintained; Can-! terbury 5%d, • other than Canterbury ! 5%d. ' ; Beef: The market is dull; there is aj large supply of Irish beef; New Zealand hinds 3%d, foi;es 2%d. J Butter: The market is quiet with a i tendency in favour of buyers, but it is I rather unsettled; the average price fori j the week for choicest New Zealand was j C 121s, for Australian Il7s,'for Argentine I 117s, for Danish 128s, and for Siberian 109s. ) Cheese: The market is slightly weak-1 er, with less demand; Canadian white 625, coloured 635. Hemp: The market is very firm for spot; New Zealand good fair £35, fair grade £33 10s, forward shipment about the same price. Spot, fair current Manila £35, January-Marck fair current Manila £35. The output from Manila for the week amounted to 19,000 bales.