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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13742, 25 May 1910, Page 3

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I United Prcrs Association—Xsy Klcctric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, .May 23. The, quantity of wheat ami flmir afloat for the. Unitsd Kingdom is 4.090,000 quarters; lor tho Cciitim-nt, 1,960,000. o> Atlantic shipment.* -u,»t.il 27d,C03, Pacific -!•">.CGi). Tot::l iJiipments to Europe this week wen: 1.'.M0.U00 quarters, including ]2'.)/){)0 quartcim from the Argentine,. uSO.L'OO h-r.~:i Russia, 7.6,000 1 j ironi India, snsd 02,G00 from Austral- ,, j asia. Ms Liclit, the suyar expert, estimates tfiiit the production of sii"ar has dei (.-riT..hrd l).v'-J().!,();K) tons. Tlio prospects jor tut , sfiii-oii are uiifliarcccJ U i .... , Ala- 21., 1 he wheal, market is very dull: 3-1 s Gd is risk', d for vSjii.h Australian and Vict! ri;\n J ■uiii-.My-t ,, ehi;uiry. C-lijols are "quoted at CS2 7s (>d C'nr;-.':T. sp>i. £5(5 7.s (id; three 3 months, ,'J.J7 Us 3d. Electrolytic £3!) JOs. \piTo 1 ' S1)ot, £150 15s J three nioni.lis, Load, £12 15.5. BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALKS'. (Received 3lay 24th !),o pm ) • SYDN'KY. .May 2!. . -Btink-of >~-v- South X\'aks il was stated ; that tlio net- profit for the half-roar Mnxinnted to £133.M8, ivhic]) with' the uudividrd lipJnnoc from the hp.lf- ' ■V^ , .- .Ifnvt's £22f),im for distribution. A dividend at tho r-ite cf 10 pPr <«nk was doehmrl, CJO.noO was added to the roferve. t.n iJio. officers' p-o'-idrnt fund, and .Ci!),fi-J3 oarriod f:>r-,ra••{}. The chairman f-t-;t:d that vr:>r hctl l>ren n fond o:u\ for Australasia. Tlie I cxporV trade had sliown ure-nt activity, •and thmiph the invert tr-dc had not shown any undue pxtxuision. it hnd *»ionly kc'nt naoe with requirenients. Tp. Xou- Z'->->bnd. tho tencWicv tj> infliiffnn of values, ta which reference \r:i.s ir:adr last yenr. bad I>pou chc?ke<l. The posiiion was much n "d pw - no /-auso for any pnsietv. The Dominion was prosperous, and the hank's hnvines-- li.-'d he<?u -nmlueted civ l ■\h\y cunservntivo I.'ii(;s. .f': , l-AIX AND PUOni'CK AIARKKTK. I (lIV OUR COMMERCIAI, EDITOR.) j Tuesday Kvening. I There is no ■■change to report in the I local wheat market. Very little husiliosf! is passing, and there is a wide rant;e of prices for the different qualities. Prime brijjlit samples have been sold nil to 3s ;id and 3s Id, at country stations, hut tlicsc prices are for exceptionally uood quality. Lines suitable it)! , .shipment hare changed hands at Bs, thouj.>;h not much business has been tVuio durintr tije past week. For infcrio' , descrijlions, practically fowl \\ heat, up to 2s lfkl has been yiven. There is not the same keenness in Hi.. , eiH|uiry for oats as was the case ten days ii«o, and the .fact that the Soufhlanr : market is rather weaker has made business slower. Growers are asking i!]-' to 2s at country stations for Gartons, and Is lid 'has* been paid this week. •

Potatoes have further firmed., as crops arc now in pit and growers are not, anxious'to sell. The underjuentioncd are the prices paid t-o litntK'rs. at rountry stations, free of commission, except -where otherwise stated :— Wheat.—Prime 3s 3d to 3s 4d, f.a.q. 3s 2d to 3.5, damaged 2s 6d to 3s, at country stations.

Oats.—ls 7d to is lid, Algerian 2s to 2s Id, at cmintrv stations. Cocksfoot.—l2lb to 2-llb seetl' 31<1 to 4d. 12.}1b to 1311b seed -Id to 4Jd. Kyeyrnss.—Perennial 2s 6d to 2 S 9d, Italian 2s 8d to 2s 10d, at country stations. Teas.—Partridge 4s to 4s 3d, Blue Prussians 4s to 4s 3d , Imperial Blues 4s 6d to 4s. 9d, at country stations. Beans.—2s 9d to 3s, at 'country stations. Cow grass.—6d to 7d. white clover Gd t.i-7-Jd. Flour.—£lo per ton. liran.— £3 ds, local £3, f.o.b. per toil. " '' Pollard.—£4 per ton. Oatmeal.—£'ll 10s jter ton O.ifcsheaf Chaff.—oos to 60s for bright, and up to 70s for extra prime at country stations. ' Potatoes.—Up-to-Dates and Derwents £4 to £4 os, at country stations. Onions.—3os, at country stations DaiO-Prodnoo -Cheese, factory. 53d, dairy 4ld, loal ud : btjtter. factory 1M scvarator 10d. dairy "SM ' bacon, sidi\s rolls 7Jd; Jiams. yd:' lw-Jiey, cxtr.iftcd 8;d por lb, iv.n is •''d per lb: lard (packets) o}d; fresh egirs' Is '-k\ per doxen.