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. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, June 8. Wheat—A Sydney cargo sold at 29s l_d. Copper—On *»pot £55 8s 9d, three months £56 7s 6d. Tin, on spot £121 15s, three months £121 10?. At the tallow *ales 1750 casks were offered, and 10C0 casks sold. Prices are unchanged. (rRKSS ASSOCIATION TELEGEAM.) NAPIER, June 9. Ttie C.C. and D. Co. has received the/ following cable from its London office: — "Frozen meat quotations: Canterbury mutton 4gd, Napier, Wellington and North Island 4d; lamb, first quality sJdj second s_d; beef, hinds :33d, fores 2Jd." Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable menage from their London office dated June Bth.— "Since our hut telegram tallow in genera] is unchanged.'* SYDNEY STOCK SALKS. (Received Juno 9th, 10.22 p.m.) SYDNEY, June 9. At the Homcbush miles prices for both cattle and >heep showed a decided improvement. Best wethers fold at from 20s 6d to 21s; good 18s 6d to 19s; best ewes, 19n 6d to 21s;; good. 17s 6d to 18s 6d. Best bullocks fetched £11 ; extra, £13; good, £10; best cow, £8 to £8 15sj_ good. £7 10s. Beef fold at 24a 6d per 1001b. TALLOW AND HIDES. MELBOURNE, June 9. Hides are firm at last week's prices. Tallow is unchanged. KAIAPOI. Messrs Conway Matson and Sons yesterday sold weaning pigs ot lis to 14s 6d, roosters to 3s lOd a. couple, hens 2s 9d, chick wheat 2s 7d a bushel, barley 2s 6d, oat chaff la per sack, potatoes 2* pig potatoes Is, swede turnips Is. BOROUGH COUNCILS. ♦ KAIAPOI. Tlie Kaiapoi Borough Council met on Tuesday. The Mayor (Mr Pearco) presided, and nil members were present except Crs. Sullivan and Hoskin. Lengthy correspondence with the Minister of Public Wcrks, Portmaster-Gencrul, Mr Buddo, M.H.R., and others, was read regarding the dials of the Post Orliee clock, which the Mayor said would now be sft in diameter, and the Council .would pay the cost of the alteratiorts to the tower. The Mayor's action was approved. A case of scarlatina and one of diphtheria was reported. It was decided to purchase 100 yards of metal, at 7s 6d per yard, from the Miuideville Road Board. The Mayor's action in agreeing with the Eyreton Road Board to maintain the South Waimakariri footbridge, was approved. The receipts were £39 0s Bd, and the present overdraft £282. Accounts were passed for payment totalling £48 ss. A motion to obtain the Governor's consent to the present width of Cass street at Darnley pqiiaro was negatived. It was decided to ascertain if the city road roller could be hired for a few weeks. Attention will bo given to the state of the right-of-way at the Pier Hotel, and a footpath at Mafeking bridge, and a lamp will be erected at tlie junction of Walker and Ranfurly streets.