COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14072, 17 June 1911, Page 10

COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE.

Wheat—The market is inactive, in view of the possibility of early harvests in Europe. Cargoes aro fainy steady; 33s ikl is asked for Australian Fobruary-March shipments, 34s for June, 33s (id for July; 32s !>d was paid for a South Australian-Victorian parcel afloat; 33s is asked for a similar shipment May-June parcel. Thoro is quiet trade- on tho spot at 36s- Gd. Flour—The market is dull. Australian ex-stero 21s 6d, 255. Oats—Tho market is firm. La Plata June shipment, Us 9d. Butter —The continuance of tho drought in Europe is already decreasing supplies, especially from Prance and Siberia. The market is very firm, with good demand. There is considerable speculation in purchases. Choicest Australian, 102s to 104s, unsalted 101s to 106s; secondaries aro brisk at 90h to 9Ss; Danish, 112s to 114s. New Zealand stc-cks are exhausted. Cheese—The market is firm, and prices unchanged. Sugar—German, 10s 7d; first marks, 12s 7d. Wool—At Bradford, tho wool market is unsettled, owing to tho "woolcombers , strike. Prices are unchanged. Sheepskins—At the sales, 9100 •bundles were offered. There- was a fair attendance, and good competition. Prices for all descriptions declined a farthing as compared with last sales. METALS. Copper, on tho spot, £56 lls 3d; three months, £57 10s; electrolytic, £58 7s 6d. Tin —The corner has collatised. On tho spot, £199; three- mont/hs, £189 ss. Jron, 46s 7d. Spelter, £24 10s.