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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 259, 31 March 1914, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright • , London, March 28. bheep: Canterbury, light, 4%d; medium 5%d; heavy, 4>/ 4 d; North Island, 4 o-16d; best brands, 4y s d. Lambs: Canterbury, 6V,d, fid, 5%d;. North Island, od, S 13-Kid; Australian, sy s a. Beef: Fores, 3%d; hinds, 4%d. South American sheep, heavy 4dowes, 3%d. Lambs, first quality, 'Mi' second quality, 5%d. ' Beef: Chilled fores, 3 13-16 d; hinds, fid. ' Other meats unchanged. - Rabbits: Quiet and unchanged. London, March 29. Wheat: Quiet and steady. There are buyers of Australian in any position about 30s; sellers ask 36s 3d. Tlie. wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom in 4,005,000 quarters; for the Continent, 2,240,000 quartersAtlantic shipments, 224,000 quartersPacific nil. ' The total to Europe is 1,1M),000 quarters, including Australasian 204,000 quarters.

COPRA, HEMP, ETC. London, March 29. Copra: Better tone and more business. South Sea bags, spot £25 ss, three months £2B ss. Hemp: Quiet; April-.Tuno £2G 10s. Cotton: March-April 6.0764. Rubber: Para 3s, plantation 2s 6'/d, smoked 2s C'/ 2 d. PRICES OF METALS. London, March 29. Tin plates: 13s and 14s. Olavanised iron: 140s, less 3 per cent. Iron bars: 150s, less 2% per cent, and 1 per cent. Angle steel: 107s Bd, less 2% per cent J Tram rails: 100s. Cement: 5s ,Bd, less 2'/. per cent., 5s net.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Yesterday. Following is the Hi?h Commissioner's market report, under date London, March 28. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on.spot.):—

Mutton: As the result of heavy arrivals, together with poor demand prices have declined. Canterbury, per lb, 4%d; North Island, 4%d. There is dull sale for heavy carcases of mutton, which may be quoted at: Canterbury others 4d.

Lamb: There is dull sale for all lamb. There is an inclination to force sales, with the result that prices have declined. Canterbury, fl'/i"! heavyweights, Od; other than Canterbury, Cy 8 d for light weights. Beef: There has been no alteration in the beef market since last vcek. New Zealand hinds, ner lb, 4'/>d; fores, 3%d; chilled fores, 3%d. \

Butter: There has been no a'terat ; on in the market since last week. The Danish butter market is steady at 122s to 1245; Siberian, 108s to 110s; Australian, 104s to 108s: New Zealand, 107s to 110s, exceptionally choice 112b; Argentine, 104s to 108*.

Cheese: There has been no alteration in the market since last week. Canadian white, per ewt, 08s to 70s; colored 70s to 71s; finest New Zealand white 61s 0d to 02s- fid, fine white 01s. finest colored fi4s 6d to C>!>s, fine colored 03s; Australian, 00s to 03s.

Hemp: The market is stendv. There is not much demand, but for New Zealand prices are firm. The Manila market is dull, on account of the large supply on hand and the continued increase in sisal production. Iflair current, per ton, £2C 10s (nominal quotation) foriall positions. New Zealand good-fair, per ton. £26; fair, £23. Sisal: New York quotations, 5 dollars 50 cents. The quotations here are about £26 per ton. Mexican sisal shipments for Februar" were 04,320 bales, against 41,80!) in the same month last year.

Messrs. .Dalgetv and Co., Ltd., Wellington, liave received cable advice from their London office, dated 2Cth mst, as follow*: '

Frozen Meat: Market quiet. Lamb —Since our last wire, prices are lower bv y 8 d to %d per sb. ■ Mutton—Market weak, but without quotable change. Beef—Any change in price is in favor of buyers. Sheepskins: As compared with ■ last sales' closing rates, merino skins arc %d per lb higher, crossbred, skins %d per lb higher. Tallow: Prices generally are ia to on per cwt. lower.