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Taranaki Daily News, 21 December 1915, Page 2

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WOME markets. By Cable,—Press Association—Copyright Laadon, December 18. Wheat is quiet. Chicago iDecember options, 118% cents to 116 cents. iS&y. 119% to 117%. SYezen meat—Canterbury sheep we not offering. New Zealand ©wee, <%d; Canterbury lambs, light 7Vsd, second quality light 7d, medium 7 3-16 d, heavy 7 , / s cl; North Island, 7d; test brands, 7'/jd. South American wethers, •'beat, 6%d. Argentine chilled fores, 6*4, hinds Bd. Other meats and rabbits are unchanged. Hides are dull. Queensland, lO'/fcd, 9 11-Md and 9%d; New South Wales, 10y B d, 9 13-l«d, and 9 9-16 d. Leather is quiet. Best heavy AustraHan, 17d to 20d. Basils are quiet. New Zealand, ISd to 18% d. Cotton—December-January, 7-Ud. Jute—December-January, £27 10s. Hemp—January-March, £37 10s. Rubber—Para. 3s 2d, plantation 3s 7<J, smoked 3s 6Vi<L Copra—January-February, £27 ss. Silver, 2fld.

LONDON WOOL SALES. London, December 19, Wool.—There was a good sale of all quality at full prices. St. Albans brought top price, 20% d, average 18 ! / a d There were catalogued T8,927 bales, and 72,409 bales were sold. WHEAT AND FLOUR. London, December 19. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,935,000 quarters, and to the Continent 1,685,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments total 1,097,000 quarters, and Pacific 31,000 quarters. The total to Europe is 1,265,000 quarters.