COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 233, 11 March 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. Mr E. Griffiths received the lollowing market report Irom his London principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated London, 15th Jan., 1915: Butter.—The demand continues good and supplies jujt sufficient to lill requirements, and prices have advanced for ali descriptions. The drought in Victoria coming at a time when ship, ments are lighter from Europe, is answerable for tile present short conditions. General trade lor all descriptions of provisions is marvellously good. Danish, 152s to 1565; Siberian, 134 ato 138s; Australian, Victorian, finest salt. eel, l»Ss to 1425, unsalted, 138s to W2s; Victorian, good to fine, 134s to 136s salted; unsalted, 134". to 136 a; New South Wales, Hiies't 1 malted, l.'iSs to 1425, unsalted, 138s to 1425; New South Wales, good to fine, salted, 134s to 1365, unsalted, 134s to 13<ls; Queensland, finest salted, 138s to 1425, unsalted, 138s to 1425; Queensland, good to fine salted, 134s to 1365, unsalted, 134s to 1365; New Zealand, linQSl salted, 14Us to 1445, unsalted, I4fls to 2'"t4s; Argentine, finest, salted Litis to 140s, unsaltwd, 13ils to 140 a. Colonial arrivals this week from Australia: 40,717 boxes, per s.s. Mongolia. Cheese.—Demand continues pood, and there is not sufficient to fill orders, con. scquuntiy price* liuv.j ativanceil sharply. Our colonial friends, must remember that thorn is an extra demand just now for army requirements. Canadian, Vjs to SisyNew Zealand, 7Ss to 80s. , ~ I LONDON WOOL SALES. * Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London office under date the »sth inst.: — "Wool sales closed very firm. As compared with last sale's closing rates greasy merinos were 10 to 15 cent, higher, except short and wasty, which wero '5 per cent, dearer. Scoured merinos were 15 to 20 per cent higher, except short and faulty, which showed a rise of 10 per cent. Bulky scoured stained piece's and locks wer e 23 per cent, higher. Greasy fine crossbred advanced 5 to 10 per cent.; medium and coarse 10 per cent., and scoured crossbreds 5 per cent. Slipes' were par to 5 per cent, •higher. The total net quantity of colonial wool availbale amounted to 93;000 bales. Sales to the Home trade amounted to 60,600 hales; sales to the Continent, 5000 bales; 'sales to America, 10,000 bales; quantity not offered, 10,700 hales: quantity withdrawn from sale, 800 bales. ( LONDON MARKETS. By Cabl^—Press Association—Copyright. London March 9. Copper—Spot, £O4 7s 6d to .604 12? Bdfthree months, £64 15s to £65, electrolytic," £69 10s to £7O. Tin—Cash, £l9O to £l9O 10s; three months, £165 10s to £166. Pig'iron, -58s. Lead, £2O 15s to £2O 7s 6d. Silver, 29 3-16 d. Share quotations.—Bank, New South Wales £4O 7s Od, Union £54 ss, Now Zealand £lO ss. New Zealand Loan, first mortgage £9O 2s Cd, ordinary J!#l ss, ■- ,! :