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Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1920, Page 3

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WHEAT AND COPPER. By Telegraph.—Proas Assn —Copyright. Rc-celved Oct. D, 5,5 p.m. London, Oct. 8. Tho Hallie Kxolianyo reports a few sailing ships have been chartered for the carriage of Australia!: wheat at 120s a lon. imports during September totalled 10,872 tons, of which 0100 tnns came from Australia. Exports totalled 7XG(i tons, The strength of ihe vrit'e of stamlavd copper is at 1 ribiiH'd 10 a smallness of stocKs, and tie consequent nervousness i.f operators. —Aus.-.WZ. Cable Assn. LONDON MARKETS. London, October 7. At Bradford there is no business, except a little hand-to-hand buying and forward delivery at a low price. Quotations are i.om;nal. Wheat.: La Plata (landed), 50s lid. Means and Peas--Quiet. and steady. Sugar.—Unchanged, liecelved Oct. 10, ".5 p.m. London, Oct. .9. Col ton.- — Liverpool quo! at ions, American middling upland, Jli.27d per Hi. .lute.—Ootober-Xowmber shipment. £52. Hemp—October-December- shipment, £54 10s. Kubber Fine, hard para Is per lb.; plantation (first, latex crepe) is per lb; .smoked ribbed sheet Is IP^d. Copra.--Market Hat. October-December .shipment, £SO ss. Lli seed oil, £77 n ton, ouuai to 6s 2d a gallon. Turpentine, lilCs a cwt,, equal to 10s 3Vnl per gallon. FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES. Loudon, October 7. rates —are: Paris, 52.1f! francs; Stockholm, 17.5 H kroner; Christlania, 25 kroner; Calcutta, 2rt \-Sd; Yokohama, yen; .Moi.troal, ZM% dollars; New York, ;',.sii dollars.

LONDON SHARE MARKET. ' London, October 7. At the Stock Exchange to-day, Wailii .lunelion shares were iiuoied at Us !id; P. ami 0. buyers i'.'iou, sellers £4lO. 20th October. CANTERBURY MARKET. There is no altera [ion in the eat market. Business is from haul to mouth, ami as southern merchants now show a disposition to offer supplies, the market is now stronger. (.'halt, although in lair demand, lias eased in value in sympathy with the oat position. Ainkiand uuotatioi.s are at present high, hut quotations are of little use in tie present perturbed position of shipping. Potatoes, if aujthinc, are weaker. 'Che Commonwealth expert is Hearing the end of his Inspection, and it is understood that whilst some areas ir.l mid-Canterbury have been free from disesae, others further south are not in such a position. BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY CO. Tlie Broken 11:11 Proprietary Company i.otlIv iii this issue that, the time for receipt of applications for its ;,<sue of ±.'420,1100 shares has been extended to :1 p.m. oil Wednesday, Oct. io. BURNSIDE STOCK SALE. o nuiietl'ji, Octiher 0. A;, is usually the oasiS at tiiis season of the year, the of f«c stock at Kurnside to-day wore somcwl::it on the smjfil side, and prices, both f(,r slmop and fai cattle were linncr. The first lambs of the season made their appearanee. ai.d sold in rc?r>M price, for early lambs—4Bs each. I'ijrs were keenly competed for, prime heavy-weights reaiis n'p up to £l4 15s ouch. I'iit Cattle. A medium yarding, numbering 109 head ot mixed quality. At the opening of the sale, prices were a lit tie lighter than they were last week, Intl. at the dose values were on a par wiiii last; week's rate. Extra prime lionvy-weight, bullocks realised £3-i prime l l:cavy-'we'L-lu buMocK's IDs" t .j' £3l) 1 2s tid, nioilium ,lI:i lit* to £2-!. li;>ht and unfinished scrts fruiu illU _ upwards. Prime heilVrs realised Vrum ills r-d Jo £22 IDs, medium .'C\r, to £i:> iris, li.-lu and from £ll upwards. Store Cattle.-A .small yarding, and v,!ut were peui.ed wort- not of a very attractive order. Ihe small supply may be owing ttv lite reoertt heavy rains, which prevented tanners tffcttititf consignments to the market. The «)null amouni of business transacted was on a par with the previous week's rales. Mieep-A small yardinp, numbering 17,"V\ head, or lair cuality. The domaul vas -unusually keen on account (if the small number >,e;it forward, and prices advanced on an avcrn::,' *WI per head for all tfood-qualilv sleep above ) ;i st week's rates Pr'.me wethers realise! from .lis to Go*, medium 42s to i 1 '411! and unfinished sorts from «,">s upwards. Prime ewes realised from 4~>s to' 50s 'UI. medium :;is to -14s, and aged from Ms Upwards. I'if.tf.—-A ;,tmd yarding, consisting prircipally i,f '-a coiiei's. There was good competition, and late values were weil maintained. Prime hacencrs realised from Is to Is per in, and prime porkers from Js 3d to ]g 4Ud pel- lb.