WHEAT AND WOOL MARKETS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 118, 17 May 1909, Page 7

WHEAT AND WOOL MARKETS.

QUOTATIONS FOR FROZEN MEAT

[PBESS ASSOCIATION.] , (Received May 17, 8.15 a.m.) S LONDON, May 16. Wheat: Two Australian cargoes sold, at 43s and 43s 6d respectively. Wool is animated. Everything is very firm. Puketoi realised B|d, Waipaoa Bid. R S over T Is, Pare 9£d, Koprine lo|d. The amount catalogued to date is 126,905 bales; sold to date 122,642. _ : ' Linseed oil, £25. Hides: At the periodical sales all offerings were withdrawn. . ' Leather advanced £d. First Wellingtons, dressed Is 2fd. Basils advanced id to |d. First Wellingtons £16 10s to £18 10s. . , . • Sheep: Canterbury light 3 11-lbd, medium 3£d, heavy 3 7-16 d; Southland, none offering; North Island 2|d, best brands 2fd. ' Lambs: Canterbury light 4§d, medium 4jd, heavy 4d; Southland 4fd; North Island 4 l-16d/ selected brands 4 5-16 d. Beef, foresSJd, hinds 3£d. . . Australian sheep, heavy 2d, light 2 3-16 d: lambs, best brands 2|d, fair quality 3Jd, inferior 3|d; J beef, fores 2d, hinds 3|d. . , . : ■- River Plate sheep, heavy 2|d, light 2fd; lambs 3§d; beef,, fores 2£d, hmds 3*d. . . ; ... v *Hemp is slow of^ sale. Prices are unchanged. v _ Copra is irregular. South Sea, in bags, £18 2s 6d. Copper, spot £59 12s 6d per ton, three months £65 6s .3d, electroyltic £61; tin, spot £131 17s bd, three -months £132 17s 6d; silver 24jd Tier oz.; antimony £7 15s per ton; tin plates 12s 4d and 13s 4d; iron bars £6 12s 6d ; cement 5s 3d to 5s 6d. Shares: Waihi, buyers £9 2s 6d, sellers £9 5s j Junction, buyers 42s 6d, sellers 455.: . •