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Taranaki Daily News, 27 February 1922, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Feb. 24. British gilt-edged securities have eased somewhat on profit-taking, but Colonials are very fl run. Cargoes are quieter owing to tne aosence of American advices and the lower Canadian quotation, but prices are steadily maintained and there is a fair turnover. Quotations: — February 58s, February-March 57s 9d; parcels sale, February loading, 57s 3d; spot trade Is slow and prices occasionally slightly dearer. Flour.—Very firm; Australian 45s to 465. Barley.—Slow; Australian Chevalier 45s to 545. Oats. —Firm; New Zealand landed 37s to 38s. p eas .—Firm; Tasmanian blues, ex store, 46i)s to 5205; New Zealand 880 s to 4405. Beans. —Steady and unchanged Sugar.—'Granulated 475. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Melbourne, Feb. 24. Hides.—Easier; kips and light-weights declined a halfpenny, mediums a farthing, heavy-weights and stouts unchanged. B.A.W.R.A. WOOL. London, Fab. 23. In answer to a question In the House of Commons, Lieutenant - Commander Young, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, replied that 1,226,000 bales of Government wool were now in the hands of B.A.W.R.A. for sale, and 471,000 bales were sold during 1921- The 'figures exclude Australian-owned wool under ti e control of the association.—Reuter.