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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16301, 7 August 1916, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. WHEAT AND FLOUR. Australian and X.Z. Cable Association. (Received 7 p.m.) LONDON. August 5. Wheat is nominally 2.= dearer. Chicago September options, 1303 cents to 134J cents ; December, 1542 cents to 138J cents. Wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom, 1.815.000 quarters; ffer the Continent. 4.090,000: Atlantic shipments 645.000; Pacific, 24,000: total for Europe, 1.335,000; India, 142.000; Argentine. 129.000: Australia and New Zealand, 72,000 quarters. RABBITS. Market flat, owing to plentiful supplies. -New South Wales blues, ex store. 23s 6d. HEMP. July-September shipments. £48 10s. RUBBER. Para. 2s 2d: plantation, 2.« 04d: smoked, 2s 2id. COPRA. July-August shipments. £30. COTTON. August-September shipments, 8.43 d. CHEESE. Market very firm. New Zealand, 92s to 945. Buyers are anxious about future supplies, and paying 94s to 95s c.i.f. for Canadian. JUTE. September, £30 10s. SILVER. Silver is quoted at 30|d. OTHER METALS. Copper : £106 15s to £103 15s. Electrolytic : £123. head : £28 10s to £27 15e. Spelter : £47 to £42. Tin : £169 2s 6d to £168 17? 6d. —————_____ UNION COMPANY SHARES. I LONDON QUOTATION NOW 48s. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 7 p.m.) LONDON. August 5. Union Steam Ship Company shares are now quoted at 48s. RECORD PRICES FOR STOCK. [BT TF.I.JV.RAr-H. —PRKSS ASSOCIATION'.] FEILDING, Saturday. Record prices were obtained at the Feeding stock sale yesterday. Hereford Shorthorn fat bullocks fetched £27 ss. and a line of crossbred wethers and Southdown ewes 50s a head. BUTTER AND LOGS. The Dairy Produce Committee has fixed the wholesale price for butter and eggs for the week ending August 12. as follows:—Farmers' butter, first grade, Is pel lb : fresh eggs, Is 3d per dozen. WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TKLFPKArH. — PRKSS ASSOCIATION*.] "WELLINGTON, Saturday. Stock Exchange sales included :—Talis man. 9s 6d.