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Taranaki Daily News, 20 July 1915, Page 2

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| LONDON MARKETS. i By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, July 17. Wheat is (juiet and (irmly held. Chicago July options 115s to 117s; .September, 107s to 110s. 'Wheat and Hour alloat, 1,31.>,000 quar. tens; Continent, 1,305,000; Atlantic shipments, 2118.001);' Pacific, 13,090; total for Lurope, 005,000; India, 303,000; Argentine. 41,000. Wool- -There is 'better competition for crossbrcds, and -prices are harder. Merinos are Jinn at recent rates. There were catalogued 131,051 bales, and 110.252 sold. The following prices were realised for the fleece portions of the New Zealand clips named: -Otemata, top l"''/id, averag' l-l'id; Oallatca, and I. Meat—New Zealand cues t; P-llid; Australian lambs, inferior, 7;yl. Reef: Argentine rhi 1 led fores 7|' s d, hinds S'/id. Other meats are uncluiuged. I'abhits are linn; New South Wales blues 24d. 'lli-nup is dull at a high point. JulyAugust shipments '-'.'III Ills. Ciijira July-August, quiefat £22 l.*s. Rubber—'l'ara 2s li'/el, ]dautation 2s li%d, smoked 2s o%d. Cottun- July-August shipments 5.05(1. Quicksilver, CIS His. Silver. 22s II llkl. Till' PRICF. OF SITiAR. MeHionrne, July 10. Mr. Hughes states that the wholesale pric■■ of sugar in the various States is as follows: Brisbane and .Sydney, 12-3 His: Melbourne, £25 12s fid; Adelaide, U2l7s Od; and Perth, £2O. Arrangements are being made for the distribution <>f what is left of tile Colonial Company's stock. Retail prices in all the States are now threepence •per ipound, which is unlikely to yield iiny iproiit outride Brisbane anil Melbourne.

AUSTRALIAN" MARKETS. Received July 17, 11.40 a.m, Sydney, July 17. The price of butter has 'been increased ft penny a pound all round. Milk has been increased twopence a gallon. ■ IIIGII COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. By Telegraph.—Prc93 Associations Wellington, July 10. Following is the High Commissioner's market report, under date London, July 17 (Note. Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):— Heat.—No material change in the market conditions during last week. Mutton is in good demand, but prices are firm, owing to short supply. Canterbury, 7'/id per l'b for best quality light weight; North Island, 7%d for light weight; ewes, G O-MSd. Lamb. —Fair demand continues, especially for light weight, even if the qua lity is poor. Canterbury 81; heavy weight, in moderate .supply, B>4d; second grade, 8 d for light weight ; other than Canterbury S%d for light weight. Reef.—3'riiiie New Zealand beef cannot be quoted. Chilled hinds 8 1 /, d, fores 7%d. 'Butter. —The market is firm and good qualities are in demand, but there is poor demand for superior/ quality. Danish is very slow, on account ot the high price, "]i>7s to 1110s; Australian, very , little oft'eriiig, 138s to HQs; Irish creamery, 140 a to 1445: Siberian in good demand. for finest 128* to 1325; Argentine, 142s to 1445. Cheese—The demand remains depressed, and prices have declined considerably. Transactions in cheese are , limited. Canadian, weak market, 78s j to S4s per cwt; English Oddar, quiet-, t OSs to 102s; New Zealand m moderate ; demand, white and colored, 82s to 84-i; | Australian, dull, 78s to 80s; United ; States, dull 70s to 82s, according to , quality and size. | Hemp.— I The market if, very quiet and nothing is doing. New Zealand, good fair grade per ton C3l 10s, fair C 29 j Hi.-: forward shipment good fail' £3l, [ fair £2! l. Manila, new graded, fair L3(i 10s. medium L'.'i2. The output 1 frmn Manila for the week was 17.000 ; bales. Hops.—The market is linn, with an Howard tendency. Knglish. 'per r'.vl, : Kills to 120s; Cali'foniian, Sos to lO.ls. i "Wheat.—The. market is firm, owing to i-ports concerning unfavorable wea- i tlier in America,. .luly to August -diip ment. Canadian "ms per (|iiarter. Ameri- : can iRs. 1 dats.■■■The market is very quiet; Ar i gentine, July to August 24s lid. | LONDON WOOL SAI.I'.S. 1 The Rank of New Zealand lias received the following cable advices from tle'ir , London ofliec: Current prices: Cro.is- i breds. coarse, 15 to 15J; medium 10l to Hi. 1 .; fine 1(1 to 17.1. Crosshreds 17 to 1 175: ineriii'is. inferior, 10 to 101, superior j