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Taranaki Daily News, 1 September 1920, Page 3

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EXCHANGE RATES. THE WOOL MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright. Received August 31, 9.15 p.m. London, August 30. Foreign exchange rates are: Paris 61.47 francs; Stockholm, 17 03 kroner; Christlania, 24.80 kroner; Calcutta, 22% d pence; Yokohama 33% d; Montreal, 3.98 dollars; New York, 3MY- dollars. At the wool sales. Merinos, Continental sorts, were harder, and others were unchanged. Greasy crossbreds were fully firm, scoureds were slightly dearer, and slipes were unchanged. The Bradford market was firm, with moderate business in tops, mostly for prompt delivery.—Aus -N.Z. Cable Assn. LONDON METAL MARKETS. Deceived August 31, 10.40 p.m. London, August 30. Copper—Spot. £94 16s 3d;, forward, £9O 2s 6d; electrolytic, £lll and £ll7. j,ead—Spot, £3O 10s; forward, £3O 15s. Spelter.—Spot, £4O; forward, £4l 10s. Tin—Spot, £273 ss; forward, £2Bl 15s. Silver, 59% d per ounce. THE HOME MARKETS. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. The Department of Agriculture lias received the following cablegram, dated 28th ' inst., from the High Commissioner for New 1 Zealand, London : Meat—Market quiet, supplies larger and i prices lower at tiie close of the market except for a small supply of fresh mutton and Irimb. • Beef Is 4i/ 2 d, mutton Is 9d, lamb Is 10d. Imported malting barely maximum filed prices. ' Butter. —Irish very scarco and quoted at £2l 10s to £22, but at these extreme rates buyers are more reserved. English supplies smsrll; average price is £2l. Cheese.—Demand for English continues very slow, finest farming quoted at £8 12s to £lf 6s. Canadian market firmer, but demand at the Jilgher prices only moderate. Spot quotations, white £7 10s to £7 18s, colored * 2s more; quotations, c.i.f, vary considerably, ranging from £7 17s to £8 3s. "Hemp.—Manila, market firm with moderate i demand. "J" grade May-July to July-Sep- | tember shipments quoted at £6G 10s; SeptemI ber-November shipment sold £67. New ZeaI land market continues dull. Present quo-. ' tations are: Spot, hlghpoints £55, fair £53; August-October shipment £53 and £sl respectively. - ~ ~ ' Honey.—Demand slow. At thtß week's pub•i He sales 1682 packages West Indies were • off«rw and 61 soli; pritc .'—*-■