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Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 140, 15 June 1908, Page 5

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LATEST LONDON ADVICES. THE FROZEN MEAT MARKET. [press association.] . (Received June 15, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, June 14. Consols have fallen to £87 75,6 d. Copper, spot £58 7s 6d per ton, thre months £58 17s 6d; tin, spot £128 15s, three months £129 ss; lead, £12 15s: galvanized iron, first brands £14 7s 6d, second brands £14 2s 6d; iron bars, £7; tram rails £5 ss. Copra is quiet. South Sea £16 ss. Linseed oil, £25 15s. Hemp is steady at five shillings advance. Wheat: An Australian cargo sold at 35s 4id. Cheese: New Zealand white 62s to 635; coloured 56s to 58s.' / Sheep: Canterbury light/4jd, medium 4d, heavy 3 7-16 d; other sorts unchanged. _' • Lamb: Canterbury light and medium unchanged, heavy 5 9-16 d; North Island 5 3-16 d. - Beef: Fores 2fd, hinds 3|d. River Plate sheep are unchanged: beef, fores 2 13-16 d, hinds 3 9-16 d. Cement: First brands 5s 9d, second brands 5s 2d.- ---: Wire-netting is quoted at 60 per cent., plus 5 per cent, off list.