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United Press Association—By Eleofcrid ' Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, Dec. 9. The total quantity of wheat and flour» afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,155,000 quarters, and for the Continent quarters. ■ . ' . j Shares are unchanged. " \ SYDNEY, Dec. 10. •:' Wheat—Large stocks of imported chick are available, local is quoted at 6s, New'" Zealand at 5s 9d,,. and milling at 6s 3d. Flour £ll ids, Manitoban £l2 ss. Oats,} New Zealand and Tasmanian 3s 9d to 3s lOd, Algerian 3s 7d to 3s Bd. Barley, New Zealand feeding 4s 6d, milling 4s 3d to' ss, Californian 4s 4d. Peas, Prussiaa Blues 10s. Maize, local 5s 6d to 5s 9d, New Zealand 5s 7d, Argentine 4s 104 Bran, Is 9£d. Pollard, Is lid to 2s., 1 Potatoes, Hunter River £ll to £l2 55.-' New Zealand Derwents £8 10s to £9. Onions, Wellington prime £5 10s, other sorts to £4. Butter, best 10J,d to Bacon lid to Is 2d. Hams, New Zealand Is Id. London experts have reported favourably on the samples of 'Manitoban wheat grown in New South Wales. LONDON, Dec: 9. - Copper.—On spot £sl per ton, three, months' £sl 7s 6d per ton. Lead, £lO 13s 9d per ton. MELBOURNE, Dec. 10. Wheat—Old is quoted at 5s 7d to 5s 8d j there have been sales of new for December and January delivery, at 5s 6d. Flour, £ll 15s to £l2. Oats, Algerian feeding to 3s 6£d. Barley, New Zealand 5s 3d . duty paid. Maize, 4s 7d. Bran, Is 7dl Pollard, Is 9d. Potatoes, new £8 to'£9.. Onions, new £4 to £4 10s. ADELAIDE, Dec. 10. Wheat, 5s 2d. Flour £lO 15s to £ll. Oats, Algerian 2s 9d to cs, stout 3s 3d tc 3s 6ct Bran and pollard. Is 8d to Is $( each. SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 9. . \ Sailed—Whakatane and Mama*?:' for . Wellington ; from Liverpool, for Wellington. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, ■ have received the following cablo message v from their London office, under date Dec. :•' 9:—"Since- our last telegram, prices of butter are higher by Is to 2s per cwt.'* Messrs A. Iff. Turnbull and Co. are in receipt of a cable from Messis W- Weddel andi Co., umfer date London Dec. 9, wherein they advise that shipments of from Australia to London are expected! to be not less than 150,000 for the season.