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Evening Star, Issue 12866, 16 July 1906, Page 6

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THE MARKETS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 15. (Received July 16, at 7.31 a.m.) Copper : Spot, £7B ss; three months, £77 15s. Tin : Spot and three months, £166 ss. Lead, £l6 7s 6d. Silver, 50 15-16 d per ounce. Copra ; Firm. £2O 7s 6d is ashed for a South Sea steamer shipment. Linseed oil, £22 ss. Wool : Unchanged. Sooureds are somewhat slow of sale, but for greari.es there is keen competition. To dot© 47,600 bales hav© been catalogued and 40,380 sold. Tho sales include the Wairau clip 12£ d, Pare 12 l-sd. Ells 12|d, Ruatangata Is, Mihi Ufd. At the rabbitskin sales 3.037 bales were offered, and 2,695 sold at 3d decline. Hemp : Strong; large business. July and September shipments, £34 ss. Frozen meat : Sheep Canterbury medium, 3 11-16 d; all other sorbs unchanged. Lambs—Canterbuiy light and medium, 5d : heavy. 4|d ; all other sorts unchanged. Beef—Fores, 25-16 d ; hinds, 3>*d. River Plate sheep—Heavy, 3' • light, unchanged. Beef—Fores, 2 l-16d ; hinds, unchanged. THE BUTTER COMMISSION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 14. The Butter Committee’s report has been issued. It confirms the summary which was cabled on the 11th imfc. The Committee are of opinion that butter blending is a legitimate industry, but the blend must not contain more than 16 per cent, of moisture.