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Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 194, 15 August 1904, Page 2

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m itAKKBT QUOTATIONS. The Dairy Prc-dnce Committee fixed quotations for butter and eggs for the week ending Augnst 20th as follow: —Factory batter, best bran-ds. lOd and lid per Ib; (farmers' and separator mnke, first grrados 7d, second grades 6d. Eggs, 9d per dozen. (J&eceiyed 7.46 a.m.) LONDON. August 14. Wheat.—An Australian cargo and parcel of quarters of August and September shipments sold at if7/'2i. The American markets have slumped and wUeat is; selling at Chicago down to 1014 cents; and at New York at 10+ i cents. The New Zealand betnp market is quiet Fair Wellington. October and Decembei shipments, £29. Unseed oil, £19. Copper, on spot, and a three months, £50 16/3. Tv-nd. £11 IGAOJ. Imports, 22,701 tons, including 7257 from Australia; exports, oi*s2 tons. Silver, 2/2 11-16. Nothing is doing in hides and leather. There is small trade iv basils. First Wellingtons, llgd. Frozen mutton of all classes is unchanged. Liunxbs, Canterbury light, 5Jd; heavy, s|<l; Dunedin aud Southland, 5 11-10 d; Noi-th Island, sjjd. New Zealand beef: Os fores, 3-Jd; ox hiuds, sd. River Plate sheep are unchanged; beef —ox fores 2jd, hinrirt 4i'd. LONDON MARKETS. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agencj Co., Ltd., are in receipt of tho following 1 cablegram from their London house:— "Tali-ow. —We quote present spot values for the following descriptions of tallow.-- ---' Oochl beef, 24/3; fine mutuwi 25/9; mixed,