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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16039, 4 October 1915, Page 3

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* MEAT AND PEODT7CE RATES. 'By .; Telegraph— Association Copyright. '.■ (Received October 3. 5.5. p.m.) , London, October 2. * FROZEN MEAT. Lambs, North' Island, 7 13-16 d; Australian, inferior, 6|d. Beef, Argentine, chilled, for*, 6§d; hinds, B£d. Other meats are unchanged. ■"•■', WHEAT AND FLOUR, The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 985,000 quarters, for tbe Continent 1,745,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments total 669,000 and Pacific 'shipments 58,000 quarters. The total for Europe is 835,000, for Russia 40,000. ,and other countries 19,000 quarters. The wheat market is firm. Chicago; May options are quoted as follows: Sellers 964 cents, buyers 96£ cents. It is estimated that the American winter wheat crop will*total 646,000,000 bushels end the spring crop 352,000,000 bushels. HEMP. Hemp is quiet and unchanged. COTTON. Cotton, October-November shipments. 6.70£ d. ■ , *-**■»» JUTE. Jute, September-October shipments, £25 ss. COPRA. Copra, September-October shipments. £22 7a 6d. ' RUBBER. Rubber, Para, 2s 4|d, plantation and smoked 2s 4|d. SILVER. Silver, 23 13-16 d. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. By Telegraph—-Press Association— Melbourne, October 2. Wheat is nominal. Flour, £17. Oats, Chilian, 3s Id to 3s 6d; Japanese, 2s 5Ad. Maize, 4s 9d. Potatoes, £8 10s to £9 ss. Onions, £5 10s to £5 15s. WEEKLY MARKETS. The Dairy Produce Committee has fixed the wholesale price for butter and eecrs for the week ending October 9 as follows:—Parmer's, separator .and dairy butter, lOdj eggs, lOd per dozen.