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Evening Star, Issue 12868, 18 July 1906, Page 6

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THE MARKETS. LONDON, July 17. (Received July 18, at 9.50 ajn.) Copper : Spot, £79; three months, £7B ss. Tin : Spot, £l6B 15s; three monthe, £l6B 6s. Lead, £l6 8s 9<L

The wool sake close an Friday. The Poporangi clip sold at 20 l-18d, and the C. Kayaton at 12J-d. (Received July 18, at noon.) At wool sales there is a better tone for merinoes, and prices are slightly in eelles' favor. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,645,000 quarters, and for the Continent I,olo'ooo quarters. The Atlantic shipments were 111,000 quarters. Stocks and shares : National Bank of New Zealand, £5 to £5 10s; Bank of New Zealand debentures, £102; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Gompany £94. The rest are unaltered. SYDNEY, Jnly 18. The high price of tin has stimulated prospecting, and a number of promkinq finds are reported. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE REPORT. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. (Received Julv 18, at 9.57 sum.) SYDNEY. July 18.—Wheat: Chick, 3s 4d to 3s 5d.; milling, 3s' s£d to 3s 6<L Flour, £8 ; Manrtoban, £l4 to £ls. Oats : Algerian feeding, 2s lid to 3s 2d; milling, 3s 3d; New Zealand Cartons, 3s 5dMaize, 2s lOd. Peas, 5s fid. Bran and pollard, Potatoes : Tasmaniaa, £8 10s to £9. Onions, to £7 15s. Batter 10£ dto lid. Bacon, sJ*l to 7d. MELBOURNE, Julv 18.—Wheat, 3s Floor, £7 10s. Oats : Algerian feeding, 2s 6d to 2s 8d; milling, 2s 9d • white, 3s to 3s Id. Barley : English maibmg, ss; Cape malting, 3s to 3s 3d; feeding, 2s lid. Maize, 3s Id. Bran and pollard, Potatoes, £6 to £6 15s. Onions, £6 to £6 10s.

ADELAIDE, Julv 18.—Wheat, 3s 3d to 3s 4d. Flour, £7 ss. Bean and pollard, 10^d.