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Feilding Star, Volume II, Issue 353, 26 August 1907, Page 3

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LONDON MARKET. [Btf EI.ECTBIO TELEGBAPB — COPTBIGHI.] [PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received August 26th. 9.2 a.m.) London, August 25. Wheat— Very strong; held for 6d higher. Another Australian cargo sold for 37s 3d. Frozen Mutton.— Canterbury, only quotation given 3 15-16d; North Island, unchanged; New Zealand lamb: Canterbury light, s|d; medium, Hd; heavy, sd; Southland, 5Jd; North Island, 5Jd. New Zealand Beef— Ox fores, unchanged; ox hinds, 3Jd. River Elate sheep are unchanged. Beef— Fore-quarters, 2fd; hind-quar-ters, unchanged. Copper, spot, £77 16b; three months, £75 17s 6d. Tin, spot £167 ss; three months, £166 15s. Lead, £20. Antimony, £8 10s. Silver, 2s 7 7 16d Copra, general decline 2s 6d to 12s 6d, South Sea £21, New Zealand hemp steady, New Zealand nearly due fair quality £29 ss ; good, £33. Linseed ofl, £25. Wheat, two Australian cargoes sold at 36s 7£d and 36s 9d respectively; third cargo and 13,000 quarters South Australian Sep-tember-October shipment 375. Rabbits quiet but improving in tone; Sydney, large 12s 3d to 12s 6d ex ship. Hides— Periodical sales extremely depressed, business insignificant. Leather, small supply, first WelI lington 12Jd; basils, farthing to halfj penny dearer. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. Wellington, August 26. Mutton, steady, notwithstanding the fact that arrivals are increasing rapidly. There is good demand for all qualities at prices quoted last week. Lamb continues in good demand for light-weights, but there is dull sale for heavy carcases. Canterbury brands, sid; other than Canterbury, s|d. No alteration in the beef market since last week. Butter, firm for best quality offerings. Choicest New Zealand, very small, 106s; .Danish, 112s; Siberian, 965; Canadian, 105s. Cheese, quiet, tendency favours buyers; no change in prices Bince last week. . No material change in hemp, buyers not being keen to do business. Cocksfoot seed, no pressure to sell, only light stocks on hand; prices unchanged. Grain market, firm, with hardening tendency. Current quotations for Bradford tops, 36's, low crossbreds, Is 3£d ; 40's, low crossbreds, Is id ; 44's, medium crossbreds, Is sd ; 50's, halfbreds, Is B*d ; . 66's, quarterbreds, 2s |d; 60's, mermoß, 2s 4d.