LATEST LONDON QUOTATIONS.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 822, 8 March 1909, Page 2

LATEST LONDON QUOTATIONS.

[by blectbio tblbgbafu— oofybight.] LPEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. 1 (Received March 8, 8.10 a.m.) London, March 7. Copper, spot, £56 10s; at three months, £57 ss. JSlectrolptic, £58; Tin, spot, £130 ss; at three months, £131 15s. Lead, £13 ds 9d. Antimony, £ 715s to £8. Tin plates, 12s 4d and 13s 4d. Angle steel, £5 to £7. Hempis quiet. April- June shipment, £23 10s. Kauri stocks, 458. * Wheat:— A cargo of Australian sold at 4Us. Rabbit© are emsier. Large Australian are retailing at from 17s to 18s; small sor.is, 15>i to 16s. Sheep: Canterbury aic unchanged. Southland 3£d; North Inland 3d j best brands, 3id. Lambs: Canterbury, light, sid; medium, 5 ;i-16d; heavy, isd. Southland <are not quoted. iMorth Island, 4 13-16 d. Beef is unchanged. Australian sheep, heavy, iJ i-ld; light, 2 8-i6d. t •banios, best brands 4su fair quality dgd, interior quality 3d. Beef: r»r^ualpt«rs 2£d, huui quarters unciiauged. River riate baeep: Heavy, z il-ibd; light, Ssitf. Lambs, 3s. iioer: irorequartejrs, 2j,0 ; hindquarters, uncnanged. bnares: vvaini, buyeiv>, £8 16s 3d: st-Hers, £8 18s 9d. xxxt«±x UuiiO.AWiiboi.OjiX.fciv'fcJ JiilfUitT. Weliingtoi,, March 8. The liigli uomnubs. oners weokly cawe is as follow*, . uated London, iviurcli (j : — j.ne mutton market is weak. Stocks on iiaud are neavy, and widely di&tnouted amongst agentf>, who are pushing sales, juargo siupmente are com- -. ing forward, ana prot.pects are unlay- - '* ouraule, as. buyers are not inclined * co maKe forward purchases at present prices, following are current quotations: Canterbury b£d, .North island 3d, Hirer ±>late 2|d, Australian 2id. The lamb market is weak and stock heavy. There is dull sale for all brands. Current quotations are: Canterbury s£d, other than Canterbury 4£d, Australian 4d. The beef market is steady, with a better demand. Hindquarters 2Jd, , forequarters 3id. The butter market is just steady. I There is an increasing demand for the j better grades and less demand for se-cond-class quality. Choicest New Zealand butter 106s, Danish 116s, Australian 103s, Aregntine 105s, and Siberian 102s. . The cheese market is firm, with an improved demand for coloured makes, for which the demand exceeds th sup^ ply, quoted at 645. White makes are at 60s. The hemp market is quiet, with small business doing. Holders are •* more willing to gell. Current quota* tions are as follows: On spot, good fak grade £23 10s, fair grade £22, fair #" current Manila £23, April-June shirs monts'good fair grade £23 6s, fair grade £21 15s, fair current Manila £22 os. The stock held in London ! amounts to 204 tons. Last week's | Manila output was 25,000 bales. There is no alteration in the oocku«>ot s«ed market since last week. The wool market is firm, with more - enquiry, especially for finer quality.