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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 277, 15 April 1913, Page 7

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LONDON MARKOV, By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London., April 13. Copra.—Small business. -South Sea bags afloat £92 2s Cd. Cotton.—April-May tMS73d. Jute.—April-May £2O. Hemp.—lnactive. MamV-Mav £33 10s. Rubber, 3s 4'/ a d. Hides—Small supply, nominal quotations. Queensland !)%d, B%d, Sidneys 8 13-10 d. S 11-llid. S'/od. Leather.—Dull, best he,ivy Sydney 13Vsd to 13d, New Zealand basils first 16y,d to 22d; Galvanised iron. £lO 15s and £l4 10s. Tin.—Plates £l4 las. Angle steel, 140s. JDie wheat afloat, for the United Kingdom is 4.145,000 quarters, for the Continent 4,070.000 quarters. Atlantic shipments 372.000 quarters, Pacific 15.000 quarters: total to Europe 1,585,000 quarters, Australasia 105,000 quarters. Wheat.—Quieter; 38s 01 is asked for Australian January, 37s 10% d for prompt delivery, 38s 0 1 /.d to 38s 4V,d on passage. THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S. REPORT. By Cable—Pres« Association—Copyright. Welligton. Las'' Night, The High Commissioner's eable, dated London, April 12, is as follows, quotations unless otherwise specified being average market prices on spot:— Mutton.—The market is very firm. There is a good demand for all qualities. Canterbury 4'/ 2 d, North Island 4%d. Lamb.—The market is verv firm Stocks on hand are light. Shipments now arriving are very small. Canterbury o%d. other than Canterbury (VV»d. Beef.—There is better demand. The market has advanced. New Zealand hiiidounrters 4'/,d, forcqu-irlers 3</>d. Butter.—Tim market is linn for choicest sorts, but dull and declining for ordinary duality. Choicest New' Zealand sailed 115s. unsalted 117s; Australian and Argentine. 108s; Danish. 120s- Siberian. ]]o s. Cheese.—The market is dull, buyers hole, in? back expectinnr prices to "o lower. New Zealand white, 5!)s; colored, ■|Rs: Canadian white, 05s ; coloured, 04s; Enelish cheddar, 745. Hemp—The market is very quiet with nothing doing. There is a disposition to sell distant hen,,,. The market is speclative. Spot New Zealand, -ood fair (rrade 335; fair grade. 30s; fair current Manila,, 335-: forward sliinments about the same. The output from Manila for the week was 10.0000 bales. Wool—The market is „uiet, but firm, buyers waiting for definite information rarmlin~ the American Tariff Bill. Kauri Gum.—Dark brown selected r«seraped. 130s to l.iOs: dark brown three-•l-I.irte,; scraped. (IfN („ 100s; dr.rk brow, ,lr r'. v - 40s in ."ids : rese,-:,,,,,] ,w|«. £ll , 0 £l: !: 1:l ; 0 craned. £8 10s to £0 10s : diggers' el.ios, I