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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15496, 1 January 1914, Page 5

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LONDON MARKETS. By Telefrs,ph,_.Presa Association.—Ctopyrljht (Received December 81. 8 p.m.) London, December 30. JUTE. DECEifBEB-January, £35 10s. WHEAT. There was a very slow sale to-day. Australian, to arrive in January, was quoted -t 35a 9d. The official estimate of the Argentine crop is 16,500,000 quarters, giving an exportable surplus of 8,(500,000. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Acency Company, Ltd., have received the following cabWiftrn from their London house, under date 24th inst:—Wheat: An Australian parcel has been sold at 555, i.i.f. There is very little demand, end th 0 market is likely to decline. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. By Tolosraph—Press Association—Copyright. Stdnbt, December 31. Wheat.. 3s 6d to 3s 6Jd. Flour, £8 10s. Oats : Algerian feeding, 2s< 4d to 2s sd; rmllir.tr, 2s 8d ; Sparrowbills, 3s Id to 3g 2<l : Giants, 3s 2d U, 3s 3d; Now Zealand A Cartons, 3s 3d. Barley : Capo mnltine, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Maize, 4s 3d to 4s 4.1. Bran, £4. Pollard, £4 ss. Potatoes : Tnmrsanian. £7 10s Onions : \ u-tomn, £9 9s to £10. Butter, selected, :07s; secondary, 102s. Cheese, 5Jd to 6-1. liaoon, Bjd to 9d. Adelaide, December 31. Wheat, 3s 6d to 3s GW. Flour, £7 15s to £8. Bran and pollsrJ, lid. Mklboi-rnb, December 31. Wheat, 3s 5Jd. Flour, £8 10s. Oats, ?* Od to Is 10.1. R.irlov, malting, 2s 9d to 3s 6d. Maize, 3s 9d. Bran, £4 10s. Pollard. £4 15s. Potatoes, £4 to £4 15s. Onions, £8 10? to £9. LONDON SHAREMARKET. By Telegraph—Press —Copyright (Received December 81. 6 p.m.) 1 I.oroojr. December SO. Tho following were the Quotations for col-mial stock on tho London Stock Exchange to-day: — Australian Mercantile Land md Finance * ixr r-ent debenture stock. £89. Dainty and Co., Buyer*,. £5 17s 6d; seller? £6 Vs Cd. Goldsbroueh, Mort, and Company, 4 per .'■at. "B" deber.turM, £93 10b, ex div. STOCK SALES. AUCKLAND. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ago icy Co.. Ltd , report as follows: — At Wostficld Yards on Monday we held 'ur weekly lain of fat slock. There was a . jod yarding, and prices were firmer than last week, best oxen aelliiiß to 32s pot 1001b, others 28s to 31s: cows and heifers. 24s to 28s. Steers sold at from £7 150 to £13 12s 6d. rows and heifers £5 to £9 10s. A draft or K0 small but extra fatted steers averaged •tip lis 6d. Voal pens woro well filled, prices again advancing. Heavy vealers £i' to £1 15a, medium weight £3 8s to '£3 18s, smaller £2 to £3. lighter £1 to 38a, fresh dropped 3s to 16s. Sheep in average munbors. and prices ruled at last week's rates for prime wethers, others sold a shade lower. .Prime wpthors 23s to 245. others IBs 9d to !E?a 6d, lighter 17s to 18s 9d, heavy ewes 17a lid to 20s others 13s to 16s 9d. Lambs in hill numbers, and declined in price, owing to tho freezing buyer not operating. Best duality 17a fid to 19s fid. good 14s 9d to 17s, others 12s 9d to 14s 3d, smaller 8b 9d to lis. a iga were penned in short supply, and sold well. Baconojrs, £2 16s to £3 lis: large porkers. 35s to £2 8s; porkers, 26s to 335.