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BUTTER AND CHEESE. LATEST LONDON QUOTATION'S. ' The Bank of Xew Zealand lias received t&e following advice from its London office, under date 28th December: — i Butter.—Firm; 208/ to 210/ per ewt. Cheese. —Finn: coloured 104/ to luo/ i>." ewt: white 102/ to 104/ per <:wt. i Frozen Meat.—The market for withers is firm, with a tendency to improve. Ew<.< are firm. There is little doins i" liiuibs. but the market remains firm. A bettor torn prevails for ox beef, while the market f.-r cow beef is unchanged. Wethers, light Tii\ to S<i per lb, heavy 6*d to 7Jd; ewes. 3|d r« GJd: lambs, under 42's OJd to IIj<1: ovir -»2's 9Jd to 9Jd: seconds. !>ld to D|il; Australian JOd to 10} d: Argentine BJd to IOJd. Ox hinds 4d to 4*d. fores 3d t.i 3Jd: '"«' hinds 3*d to 4d, fores 2Jd to 3d. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. LONDON, December 31. The following rates on foreign exchanges are current to-day, as compared with the cabled quotations on December 27. ;ind par:— Dec. 31. Dee.27. T'av. New York (dol).. 4.322 4.34S 4.m>o Montreal (Uol) .. 4.43 4.40: 4.SOi: Paris (fr) 54.75 85.15 *-..22r. Brussels (Eγ) ... 00.43 118.80 2.1.323 Uonic (lire) 100J 100 23.2-j:} Stockholm (kr).. 1G.37 lti.4« IS.ir.n t'hristiania (kr). . 2!).60 29.43 lS.l3i> Copenhagen (kr) 24.43 24.43 18.139 Calcutta (d) 17J • 171 24 Hongkong (d) ... 2S 2S — Yokohama (d)... 23 9-16 -'3 11-10 24i Exchange on Berlin is quoted at lit to 21 billion marks to sterling, against 1C! to 20 billions ou December 27. — (A. and X.Z. Cable.) WAIHI SHARES. LONDON, January I. ■Waihi shares are quoted at 27/ buyers. 27*3 sellers. Waihi tirand Junction shares are quoted at 4/O.—(A. and X.Z. Cable.) N.Z. AND AUSTRALIAN BANKS. LONDON, January I. The following are the current quotations for New Zealand and Australian bank stuck< and shares:—National Bank of New Zealand, £G 10/, kx dividend: Bank of Ne« Zealand, £2 10/. ex dividend: Bank of Australasia, £13; Bank of New South Wales .C3S 10/. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile ordinary stoiik is quoted at £80, ex dividend. (A. and N.Z. Cable). TALLOW STOCKS. LONDON". January 1. Tallow stocks on December 31 totul!«il casks. Imports during December amounted to i>44 casks and deliveries 3123 casks. (A. and N.Z. Cable.)