COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 115, 17 May 1909, Page 6

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.

LONDON MAKETS. By Telegraph.— Press Association.—Copyright. (Received March 17, 8.15 a.m.) LONDON, 16lh May. Two cargoes of Australian wheat havo been sold at 43s and 433 6d per quai'ter ! respectively. Linseed oil, £25. Hide? — At the periodical sales all the lots offered were withdrawn. Leather has advanced id. First Wellingtons, dressed, Is 2^d. Basils have advanced id to id. First Wellingtons, £16 10s to £18 10s. Frozen Meat. — Sheep — Canterbury, light 3 11-16 d, /medium 3ad, heavy 3 7-16 d; Southland, nona offering ; North Island 2|d, best brands 2|d. Lambs — Oanterbiiry, light 4|d, medium 4^d, hea,vy 4d; Southland, 4|d ; North Island 4 l-16d, selected biands 4- 5-16 d. Beef — Fores, 2gd per lb, hinds 3£d Australian sheep, heavy 2d, light 2 3-16 d. Lambs— Best, brands 3|d, fair quality o^d, inferior 3id. Beef — Fores 2d, hinds 3gd. Kiver Plate Sheep— Heavy 24d, light 2|d. LambsSid. Beef— Fores 2id,_ hinds 3id. Homp, low sale ; prices unchanged. Copra irregular. &onth Sea, in bags, £18 2s 6d. Copper — On the spot, £59 12s 6d per ton ; three months, £65 6s 3d ; electrolytic, £61. Tin— Spot, £131 17s 6d per ton; three months, £132 17a 6d. Silver, 24R Antimony, £7 15s Tin plates, 12s 4d and 13s 4d ; iron bars, £6 12s 6d. Cement, 5s 3d, ss. Shares — Waihi, buyers £9 2s 6d ; sellers £9 ss ; Junctio- buyers 42s 6d, sellers 455. (Received May 17, 9 a.m.) LONDON, 16lh May. Tho quantity of wheat and flour afloat for tho United Kingdom is 3,055,000 quartern, and for the Continent 1,845,000. Atlantic shipments, 80,000 quarters. The total shipments to Europa during the week amount to 955,000 quarter?, including 165,000 from the Argentine.