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Taranaki Daily News, 29 May 1922, Page 2

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LONDON FRUIT MARKET By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received May 28, 5.5 p.m. London, May 26. New Zealand pears are rather wasty, and selling at 6s 6d and 7s 6d the half case. The Hororata’s Tasmania's are variable, mostly selling at 6s and Ss the half case, a few boxes at 10s and 12s, some wasty at 5s and 5s 6d. The Mantua’s Victorian apples, fully ripe, realised: Relnettes 10s 6d and Ils; Stunners 12s aud 13s; Cleoaptras an Newtowns 13s and 14s; Jonathans 12s.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LONDON MARKETS. Received May 28, 5.5 p.m. London, May 27. Sheep.—Canterbury light Bd, medium heavy North Island 7d to 7 l-Bd. New Zealand ewes 6d; Australian firsts 6 l-Bd, seconds 6 l-8d; ewes (id; South American light 6%d, heavy 6d; Patagonian light 6d, heavy 5%d; ewes not offering. Lambs. —Canterbury seconds lOd, Australian best 9%d, fair Patagonian light 9d, mediunn B%d. Frozen Beef. —Argentine fores 3%d. hinds sd; chilled Argentine fores 3%d, hinds 6%d; Uruguay fpres 3d, hinds 5%d. Cotton. —.June delivery 11.66 d. Jute.—May-June delivery, £34 5s per ton. Hemp.—May-July delivery, £3l per ton. Rubber.—Para lOd, plantation smoked 7 3-Bd. Copra.—May-July delivery, £23 12s 6d pec ton. Linseed Oil.— £44 per ton Turpentine.—72s per cwt. Wheat.—Cargoes are dull and quotations unchanged to 6d lower. ZINC CORPORATION DIVIDEND. L-ondon, May 26. The Zinc Corporation is paying a dividend of 2s on preference shares for the second li .lf of 1921.—Au5.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DAIRY PRODUCE. Newton King, Ltd., are in receipt of advice from Messrs. Davidson, Glasgow, as follows: Buter, salt 162 s to 1645; fresh 164 s to 1665; unarket slow; think near bottom. Cheese: Market weak; white 68s to 70s, colored 76s to 78s.