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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 212, 27 January 1913, Page 7

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: ■"■ ; v,lo;ndo:S''markets. By Cables-Press Association—Copyright. -.'"'■■ London, January 24 "' Copper, £7O 10s to £7O 17s 6d; electrolytic, £75, lOi ■■ •' ' ' fin;— Spot'"£226 'lss, three months £226 2s od." ' -<■ Pig iron, 66s 6d. " SpelJeiyfee'Ss.'' ■' Sugar'.—German fta sd, first marks lis 'ta., : ,: ; ! ■■■ ■_■ ■■ Bradford wool.—Merinos and fine cross- ; Weds have'.k hardening tendency, low 'crosslireds are'steady; 64's 29y 2 d, super '2By,d, comihdn ;: Ws 27% d, 56's 23y,;d, . 80V21%d, .4J5'B f T|j%*-40»8 15% d. Wheat—lnactive; with a tendency against sellers; 2000 quarters JanuaryFebruary shipment were sold at 37s 3d. LiVer'pbor''ftltures-."-March 89y 2 .cents, May BG% cents, July 86y 2 cents. Australian landed firm at 40s. I, .'but-slow. Australian I'ex-store'27s Bd. '•• | Oats.—La Plata. January-February 15s Beans and peas.—Firm and unchanged, Butter.—-The market is depressed. OwI ing to' the fine weather there are heavy supplies. 'Buyers are inactive, hoping to 'force a further reduction; Danish 124s to ' J2os, choicest' Australian 108s to 10s (occasionally ' ii2sl,'' frew Zealand 112s to l'4s (oc'ksionaily. 115s). ..Cheese.— The inaTket is steady and unr . .',,' , WOOL SALES.

" •"'■' 'I London, January 24. '.At the wool sales the following are the prices "realised for the fleece portipus of the'clips named:—Wairere, top price 12y 2 d, average Is; Murray 13d and 12% d, Taniurm 13% d and 12% d, Gear 14Y 3 d and 12% a, LeefieM 15d and 13% d. At the wool sales there was keen demand froin Yorkshire. Merinos were five per cent .above December rates. Silver, per oz.

NATIONAL MORTGAGE CO. London. Janaury 24. The annual report of the National Mort<*a"e Convpanv of New Zealand shows a profit of £s2.fifiG. A total dividend of IS 1 /- P« ccnt - lias 1)ee " ( I ( ' clar ' ed £15,000 added .to the reserve fund, and £12.00(5 carried forward.