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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 79, 1 April 1908, Page 3

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KAURI GUM MARKET. "Auckland Star" Office, — Wednesday, April 1, 1308. ' The kauri gum market still continues 2w £ '^ thoagn tne supplies are still falling SLJP 1 ? Quantity of gum sent in for the T; 77$J S * Iclx was 5rL tons, and as compare, with the 'first quarter of last year St,, 811^?88 for the Past three months M„2 ffi - * h ! su PPiy-for the first °ay of April is l_ tons. There is every reason to suppose that this month wiU also l™Fn^ m Z S * 0a : Ihe Md ? e *«Ct__t the 380 tons of damaged gum from the Tnrakina were sold heln^ 0 , 11 a ? rid *<mlously r^H«^ t0 matters. The prices t£^L^, S °J° w ttat * wonld P have uZt s an f c ? elr to sW P ***■* g™ back to stoo„ »' the <__n age beJ . ter v . _ stood. it is somewhat significant .that aSfS** _ 885 total S" _> i^U^ 1 c P lo P°«ioa of good: gum to ??„ smaller now to what it was At those days, that the value of the total _f&ri__r y mT3cll smaUer t__Tth_t t_« ft_f tw 6 dlfferenc e IS- largely due to the fact that many tons of poor gum find _._L ark For n °,n' h r lllCll u C , Pnl<l 20t ™!2" * r lnstan ce. black dust, which is used for makln _ ii-oleum, £g Z_wS ____?«,r_2L_*?- Tiie «wsus«3_s S!_Vi *5 e P 1 "^ 1 " position, is- that thedet posits of realty first-class gum must be get ting worked out, otherwise ttte ______ would send that in rather t__Tt_t*__ a mUCh Smaller ««« _£.!___ AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. J (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright) CReceived 10.17 a.m.) J- " SXTCJEY, this day. ' 3feS "Orally m to 4/5. Flour at _£ *? < Q: 611 *". 3/3. Barley: Cape _T •>/& P^ 4 / 8 - B^ n, , £6 10/. PoUa?. Si *~T Po * atoe3r Circulars, £4. Onions' ?^__. 11a, . J £5 10A Better. 06/ -'to 88/ Cheese, 6d to Td. Bacon, 3d. '" MELBOURNE, this day 1/7^ %0l 3 - F \°? T - £1 °" °»*»: Algerian, 3/1 to 3/21; seeding, 3/5. Barley- Prim. English, nominally 5/8. Maize, 4/7 "____ 1/t Pollard, I/*}. Potatoes, to£3 15V Onions: Prime, £4 10/. - '" AD-EIiAIDE, this day. Wheat, 4/ to 4/1. Flour, £8 15/ Bran and pollard, 1/4*. A • t!ran The above quotations are those rulin<between merchant and retailer, and do not represent slightly lower values obtained by a recognised broker. w LONDON CABLE. (Received 10.10 a.m.)' ' LONDON, March 31. £60 10/. Tin; On spot £144 10/- three months. £143 15/: Lead: £14 g/ '--^ - ..