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United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, March 21. Consols are quoted at 1021. Tin is at 1365. Wool—At yesterday’s sales cross-breds were firm and merinos irregular, many lots being withdrawn. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3.180.000 quarters,, and for the Continent 1.205.000 quarters. Shares in the Australian and New Zealand Mortgage Company are quoted at per cent, and debentures at 88^. At the tallow sales 1050 casks were offered and 43 (?) sold. Prices for all kinds were nominally 6d lower. SHIPPING. WELLINGTON, March 22. The Aotea left Monte Video on the evening of March 20, with’ her cargo of meat in good condition. [Pee Press Association.] NAPIER, March 22. Messrs Nelson Bros., Tomoana, received the following cable from the Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company today : —Frozen meat market—Best Canterbury s|d, best Dunedin and Southland 3|d, best Napier and North Island to 3|d, Lamb—First quality sd, second 4|d.
Tne New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following cable message, dated ■ ■ ■ - ■ ■ LONDON, March 21.
Frozen Meat.—Mutton market firmer.Tallow.—Tallow is dull of sale. Tallow nominally has declined 6d .per cwt since last report. (Last quotations were 30s 9d,. for fine mutton, 29 6d for good beef.).
Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cable message from their London office, under date March 21 :
Since our last telegram prices of tallow in general are lower by 3d to 6d per cwt. No business doing by public auction.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CIII, Issue 12158, 23 March 1900, Page 6
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