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North Otago Times, 7 January 1908, Page 1

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• —r-f ■ 110MU iUAHkL'/rS. (By Electric Telegraph.-Copyright.) Per Press Association, Received Jan. G, atJ7.2B a.m, ; London, Jan. 5. Copra-Slow; South Sea, J-18, Linseed oil, 255, New : Zealand hamp—Firm; Decem-ber-January shipment, £2-710s, .: Kauri' Gum—Stock, 628 cases, . Rabbits show a steady upward tendency. .. Frozen mutton-Light, 3d M-lGtlia; medium, 3jd; heavy, 3j|d,. Southland -v-Noms: offering. North Island, 3-d; best brands, 3Jd. New Zealand 1 ami)—Cantorhury, light 53d, medium s]d ; heaVy sd. ' South ; laiid,-5Jd, North Island, sjd. , Now Zealand beef-Ox hinds, 3jd. hiiids," '3§d. New Zealand beef-Ox fores, 2jd'j ox River; Plato sheep-Heavy 3d, light 3?d. Bbef—Fores, 2d 11-lfiths, hiiids, aid;

Shares—Waihi: - Buyers,. £8 3s ! 4d, sellers • £8 0s 3d. Waihi Grand Junction : Buyers, 17s 6d; sellers'22s Cd.

HIGH' COMMISSIONER'S ADVICE, 'Per Press Association. Wellirigton, Jan. fi. The High Commissioner cabled from Loridoil on January sth: New Zealand mutton in very limited supply, but 1 markot' weak and inactive,, as there aro largo supplies cf River Plate Mutton • which is being strongly pushed for l salo at 3d. No .immediate change in ■ market expected. Current quotations: Canterbury 3jjd, North Island 3id, ■ Australian 2£<l.' : • ■ . 7 ■ Australian lamb is in Very larae, supply; but is ofverj* mixed quality, mid is quoted at 43d. Good demand for prime quality lamb. . Beef ; market remains very flat and supplies of' River Plato nro heavy. New Zealand 3jjd< for hindquarters, ard . 2gd for, forpquarters.Ruttir market remains firm, an'l there is a ffcncraf and, active demand lifht shipments expected, -Best Ne\V f Zealand, llfls, Australian'lMs,' Argentine 117s, Danish 12'lspi and Siborirtnj 113s. . . ,> . Cheofeo'' market "remains' firm,''iwith nir unwnrd tendency. White makes 61s.' fclored 62a Hemp market steady, but warty

unecsdin/6nd,; transactions moderate, Good fair, gradd 0 n spot £2Blos, fair grado-'in samd position ij/lOs, Jan-uary.-MiJrch' fihipMents good fair grade -£27 lOkj fair.grado £27. Fair current Manilil £29 pef'ton. Oockplpot * seed markot very; firm,, and n'6j imtnediato change 'expected.' Thei'ii -arfl^light; stocks in. hand, and .quotations.ore 7Cs per cwt for I7lb 'THerfl-i a? bettor 'demand l for wool and -pMes' aro 'firni,