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Taranaki Daily News, 14 June 1917, Page 2

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THE METAL MARKET. - Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Received June 12, 8.30 p.m. London, June 11. Copper.—Spot £l3O ss; three months £129 103. Tin.—Spot £230 12s Gd; three months £233 17s 6d. Lead.—Spot £3O 10s; three months £29 10s. Spelter,—Spot £'s4; three months £SO. Silver,—3s 2Jd per oz, HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture; Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram, dated London, June 0, 1917, froiu the High Commissioner for New Zealand. (Note—Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):— Meat—Owing to small supply of all descriptions of meat record orices are being made for TTome-killed mutton and beef. iHome-killml mutton, nor lb, I'd: 'Home-killed beef, 10d; New Zealand mutton B%d, owe mutton Sy 2 d: Argentine mutton, no supplies available. New Zealand lamb. lOd: demand is in excess of siroplv. Argentine lamb, I Id; Argentine : becf is very scarce. Argentine chilled beef, hinds 13d, fores lO'/jd. , Butter and cheese—Following maximum prices fixed during the next two weeks for salted and unsalted butter:— New Zealand salted, 200s; Australian 'salted, llilB; Irish creamery, salted, 196s Argentine,' salted, IflOs; Danish,.salted, 2135. Cheese—No maximum prices ihed With the exception of English Cheddar, 140s. Butter, market continues dull, prices are weaker. Danish, salted. 200s to 2025; New Zealand, salted, ISfis 9d to 188s, unsalted ISSs to 190s; Australian, salted 180s to l"S6s, unsalted 182s to 190s; Argentine, salted 180s, imsaTled lf>os to 182s; Irish creamery, ISOs to l&Qs. Cheese, ISSs to 1925, no supplies available, no official quotations. Hemp—Manila hemp market shows no change. Output during the last two weeks 30.000 baies. New Zealand hemp, market quiet but firm, prices have slightly advanced for all grades. New Zealand High Point Fair. £SS 10s; fair, £B4 16s; common, £B2 10s. Wheat—Market steady and a fair business doing. Canadian No. 2 hard winter, afloat, 80s; No. 2 Manitoba Northern 81'; Australian, S3s. Oats—Market quiet, prices slightly ■weaker. Canadian, 675; American, 665; . Argentine, £4s ex quay.