COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 219, 4 February 1913, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. j By Cable—Press Association—Copyright, j . London, February 2. j The wheat'and flour afloat for the] United Kingdom totalled 2.000,000 quarters, and for the Continent 2.100.000 quarters. Atlantic shipments 434,000 quarters. Pacific 30,000. , The total for ; Europe- is 1,050,000 quarters, including ! Australian 20/,000 quarters. j Sheep—Australian ewes 3 fl-lfld. heavv ■River Plate' 4%d. ' :• Lambs.—Canterbury light old Reason's. \ ">%d; Australian,. best brands 5 7-lCd. I fair quality 5y s d, inferior 4%d. 1 Beef.—New Zealand hinds' 3%d. Australian fores 3 l-10d, River Plate chilled fores 3y 4 d, hinds 4%d. Rabbits.—Steady and unchanged. Wheat.—Steady. A parcel 'of 2000 quarters January-February shipment sold at 37s 4%d. WELLINGTON WOOL SALES . By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Monday. ; The catalogue for Friday's wool Kale contains 10,080 bales, compared with 13.720 for the corresponding sale of last year. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Wellington, Monday. The following is the High Commissioner's cablegram wider 'date London, Feb- [ ruary 1. Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on I spot:— j Mutton. —The market remains firm. There, is a scarcity of prime quality. North Island 4%d, Canterbury not quoted. Australian 4d, River Plate 4%d. Lamb.—The market is firm with agood demand for all lamb. Canterbury this season's is realising 7 1 /i<l. other than Canterbury 6%d. Beef. —The market is quiet but steady. The supplv is plentiful. New Zealand I hinds 3%d, fores 3y s d. j Butter.—The market is dull, except for i best qualitv. The averaye price for choicest New Zealand butter was 113s. Australian 107s. Argentine 10.1s. Dani-di I 1275. Siberian 10!K I

C'hee-e.—Th(> market is ...niel. Iml holders five firm. The demand is getting belter. The average price for the week for finest New Zealand eiieese was l]i)s (id. Hemp. The market is firm owing (,> speculative demand. Spot Xew Zealand good fair grade £34. fair grade £32 10s. forward hliiiiments about the same ]iriee. fair {'iinvnl Manila ~not £3-1. forward shipments £3,1 Ills. The output from Manila for the week was 20.000 hales. Wool.--The market is strong: all stoeks are advancing. Hops.—The market is firm with a hardening tendency. Wheat. -The market is firm with more demand. . Xew Zealand long-horriod wheat ex granary, per (|uarter of 4!KJ His. 3Ss: shorl-herried. 37*. (hits.- The market is iiuiet. with n large supply. New Zealand oal-: Short siiiirrnwliill-. ex granary, per uuarfev of 3S! lb-. 2!s. Danish, per nuarter of 320 His. 235. Means.--The market is -firm owing to (he reduced supplies. \inv Zealand beans, f.a.ip. new nop. r>o4 lbs. 10s. lYa-. Tli.- market is verv ouicf. \. w Z'aland peas (parirhhiel per ;i(l| lbs. 37- (id. TVg-.~..\e\v Zealand. Ss per 120.