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■ United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 9. Tin—On- spot £139 per ton, three months £llß 15s per ton. The market was quiet at £129 per ton till just before closing, when there was a sudden rise, owing to the scarcity of warrants for immediate delivery. , At the wool sales there was good competition. Prices are unchanged. (Received July 10, 5 p.m.) A large selection' of superior merinoes was offered at the sales. There was strong competition, with a hardening tendency. The quantity wf wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,290,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,550,000 quarters. SYDNEY, July 10. Wheat, chick 23 5d to 2s 6d, milling 2s 7d to 2s Bd. Flour, £5 15s to 1 . £6 ss, Manitoban £lO 10s. Oat®,' feeding, New Zealand prime 2s Id to 2s 2d, medium Is 8i to 'ls* 10d, milling 1z 2d, local sorts Is 7d to Is lid. Barley, feedimg to Is lid, seeding 2-s 2d. Maize 2s 4d to 2s sd. ; Peas, Prussian Blue 5s 3d. Bran and'pollard ■ B|d each.- Potatoes, Circular Heads £6 to £6- 10s. Onions, Victorian £ll to. £ll 10s, New Zealand £9 to £9 10s. Butter, New Zealand Is Id to Is 2d. Cheese-, loaf s£d to s|d. large sd, Bacon, New Zealand flitches s£cl to s£d. (Tbe above quotations are those ruling between merchant acd retailer, and do not represent the slightly lower values obtained by the recognised broker.) MELBOURNE, July 10. Wheat 2s B|d to 2s 9d. Oats to Is 9-jd. Barley, malting to 3s 6d, feeding 2s Id. Maize' 2s 4d. Bran lOd. Pollard 10£d.- Potatoes to £7. Onions £lO 10s. ADELAIDE, July 10. Wheat, 2s 7£d to 2s Bd. Oats, Algerian Is 9d to 2s, stout 2s 3d to 2s 9'd. Bran and pollard ll£d each. SHIPPING. LONDON, July 9. Arrived—Paparoa, from Auckland. • Sailed—Taranaki, for Dunedin. [Feb Peess Association.] WELLINGTON, July 10. The Paparoa arrived at Plymouth on J>-l.y 8, with her cargo of meat in good U^Uion.