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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 190, 10 February 1914, Page 7

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LONDON MARKKTS. lly Cable Press Association—Coj.yi'ig'il London, February S. Hides, -'the sales were lirnl, but supplies were small, Queensland !iy s il to '■' 7-llid, .New South Walecs II 3-llid to Lealhor.-Oooil demand for Australian, heavy 1-1,1 to llii/,,1, basils stead,•, first Sydiicvs 14'/.,d to 15% d, -New Zealand's l)i',;d to 21.'/,.d. Rabbits.— Fusicr owing to the warm weather. .New South Walees bines Ills' to 10s lid ex store.

She,.]..- North Island 4 9-llid, best hranils 4%-d, New Zealand (-we.- 4i/ K d. Lambs. ■- .North Island (i'/,d, selected brands li'/ad, Australian lambs 5 it-Hid, South American (heavy) 5 j.-llid.' Reef.-South American cliilled beef, fores -i;/ N d, hijids -t"/,,!. Other meats unchanged. Wheal.—l'"irm and steady, several Auslniiian cargoes sold at 35s -P/.d to :i">s T'/y'l, also li(iOI) tons at 35s 4'/.d and 15.009 lons at :i.js Oil, both, February shipments. The wheat and Hour afloat'for tie; United Kingdom is 2,!i;i,'..01)0 quarters, for the Continent. ].74."),(l()() qnartcra; Atlantic shipments :iis,()(l() quarters, Pacific 2000 quarters. The total to 10urope is l,:ilo,()00 quarters, including Australasian 240,000 quarters.

.11 Kill (JO.MMJSSIoNKIfS DKPORT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Yesterday. Folowing is the High Commissioner's market report under date L-ondon, February S (Note: (.(notations, unless otherwise specified are average, market prices nn spot) : Meat. -Oenerally prices for mutton and lamb have declined on account of dull trade and owing to large-shipment's of Australian. These shipments last .mouth were 70 per cent, above those of January last year. Mutton.-.North Warns 4:•>',,1 per lb., ewees 4y s d. Lamb. Other than Canterbury o%d. Beef.-The stocks of Xew" Zealand beef on baud are light, vyith moderate demand. New Zealand hinds 4'/.d. fores ■1,1: chilled hinds. 4"/ s d. fores 4'/,d.

The Piiver Plate shipments received during the month of January, 11)14, were; London, mutton 1)3,02.5 carcases, lamb 30,113 carcases; Liverpool, mutto'l 73,014, lamb 32,01)4; Hull, mutton 51)30 lamb 2415; Southampton, mutton 14.203, lamb 5420; Plymouth, mutton 1820, lamb 221—totals January, 1914, mutton 158.0:12 carcases, lamb 7(1,335 earcases; 1013. mutton 272.830, lamb, 75,700.

Under.—'flu; market is unchanged. The demand is improving ,bnt prices are- unchanged for New Zealand. Tbo Danish market is quiet but steaMv at 123s to 12(is per ewt. The Xew Zealand market is quiet but steady; prices 113s ■to litis, misalled 11* to 120s: Australian, in fair demand, 109s to 112s. Tlia Argentine market is steady at 110s to 112s. Siberian in good demand at 110s to 112s.

I Ohoe.-e,-The market is weaker iiwl prises slightly lower. Complaint is made by Hie trail- thai New Zealand factories do not act in accordance with the instructions of niorehanis in making the proportion of while ami colored. Canadian while per cwl MS, In 00s. colored 71s 1., 72-. The New Zealand markid iif slow; while (ids to lil-, colored ti."is to- litis, deep red liSs lo 70-. The estimated stocks of Canadian elioc- ■ in London, Liverpool, and liii-t-d mi I'.biuary'2 were I2:),IJD0 boxes, nga'n-t 210,IHIO at tin. same lime hist year. New Zealand and Australian stock- in London and Hri-tol are • 12,700. dates against ]-1,1)00 at the snm • time last ■\eiir.

Jlcmp.-The New Zealand market, is dull Oil aceonnt of heavy ai rivals. The sales this week include go.>d fair in dock It I £25. 10s per ton, fair £2: l, dannarv to March good-fair £2li. fair £2: l 1.75. The Manila market i- ipiii t and prices slightly weaker, ci:n-igncrs holding oil'. Pair current on spot per lon M'.i.i, .January to March shipments £2S Ids. The output from -Manila for the week win 23.001) 1,a1,.5.

Tow in near po-iiions sold at £l2 5s per ton first "Tilde, second grade £ll .7s third grade £lO 10s 'o £lO 1.75. Forward shipment sellers are holding off. Cocksfoot.—The market is quiet but steady. There is better demand for \ew Zealand owing to the absci of Danish offers. Hops.-The market is dull and there is very little Wismcss in IMS crops. K„glisli per cut 1-lOs to ISK Conlinent 120* lo 2245, American '.l.'is to 112s (id. \VooJ.-'-l!ii-dncss in (op, i s apparently improving and the market is steadier. Current ISradford quotation- arc; ,'!(;': (low crossbredsl bT/'|d. -Ill's I low cro ;s----lircds),. lli'/nl, .70's Ihalfhred-s) lO'/.d, Sil's (qnnrtcrbreds) 21 : ;/,d. (id's (merinos) -J7l/,<l.