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Taranaki Daily News, 19 December 1916, Page 6

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WHEAT AND FLOUR. Australian ; N.Z. Cable Association. London, December 17. , The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,034,000 quarters, for th<> Continent 3,'211"),000 quarters, Atlantic shipments 470,000 quarters, Pacific nil. The total to Europe is 118,000 quarters, India 215,000 quarters, Argentine 18!),000 quarters, Australasia 29,000 quarters. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. Wellington, Dec. 18. •J. and J. Lonsdale and' Co. (Mr. S. Turner, Now Zealand agent) reports as follows: Butter—Market .firm at from 210s to '2l4s, unsalted 214s to 210s. Chw'sc.-rWhite 12Ss to 130s, colored 132s to 1345. The Farmers' Co-op. Organisation Society of New Zealand, Il'awera, has received the following cabfc from their London office under date 11th ins.t:— London wool sales: Sales' have opened with large attendance of buyers. The market lias advanced from 5 to 10 per cent., except for greasy erossbreds, which have adavneed' fully 10 per cent.

X.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE CO., LTD.'S REPORT. The New Zeaiand'Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows: Tlawera.—Two and 3-year steers £8 14s Od to £lO, vearling to IS-nionth heifers £7 to £S~ 10s, fat £lO 10s to £l4, forward cows £7 10s to £9, bulls £S to £lO 15s, IS 2-th ewes and wethers 25s Bd, pigs (slips) 10s, forward pigs 20s fid. Eltham.—lS-mont!i /steers £7 Ss, yearling heifers- £8 8s fid to £0 15s, fat cows £ll 6s to £l2 2s .fid, medium cows £3 10s to £9 10s, hulls £C 10s to £lO 12s Od, pigs (slips) lis to ISs. Kakaramea.-—lB-month steers ,CS (Is. 2-yeai* steers £lO 14s, 2-year heifers £7 17s (id to £lO 15;, fat cows £ll to £l2 fls, pigs, good stores 21? to f.U 2ss. sUns 16s Gel to ISs.