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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 186, 5 February 1914, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, February 3. (fold.—Owing to strong Continental demand, bar gold lias been raised i.' to 7»V4Silver, 2«%(1 per ounce. •lute.- February-March shipment, £;)1 at. Share <|ii o t:ition.s.—Hank of Australasia £l2l and £123. Bank of New Soulii Wales £4O and £42, Kational Hank £1 1.5s and £:. ss, Hank of New Zealand guaranteed stock, ordinary shares £ll os and £l2 ss. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile £1)1. BRISBAXE WOOL SALES. Brisbane, February -1. At the wool sales competition was keen for all classes and prices ■>'/., to T'/i per cent, above December rates. ARGENTINE EXPORTS. Wellington. Yesterday. The Department of Agriculture. Industries and Commerce received the following cablegram from Buenos Avre-. dated 3rd iust.: —"The following shipments of produce bave been despatched from the Argentine to the I'liited Kingdom during January, the figures for 11)1.1 being placed in parentheses:—Frozen beef, quarters, 137,000 (114,000); chilled beef, quarters. 352,003 (134,000); frozen mutton, carcases, 240,000 (165,000); frozen lamb, carcases. 45.000 (30.OO0I; biilter, cuts., 7250 (13.(101).

DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET. Messrs E. Griffiths and Co. arc in receipt of the following market report from their London principals. Messrs Mills and Sparrow; dated London, December 24, 1913: Butter—There lias lieen very little doing this week, owing to the holidays, and where transactions have resulted, this generally meant at a concession of price. Australian—Quality this week is excellent, but the demand was quiet, and buyers were able to force prices down •'is to 4s per ewt. Importers generally dill not like the idea of storing tin whole of arrivals over the holiday*, as the quantities to come along in January will be heavy. Xe\v,Zealand.—There arc no fresh arrivals. Some few odd lol> e\ s.s. Ruapelm are still for sale, and the high price demanded for tin- shipment ell'cetinilly stopped business. Quotations are considerably easier, where business lias transpired. Colonial arrivals this week consisted of:—Per s.s. Oranto, 42.000 boxes of Australian. Danish: The market is unchanged. Siberian: Practically "o arrivals, and stocks well cleared. Cheese.—There has been very little doing. The position i- linn.