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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18062, 10 April 1922, Page 5

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LONDON MARKETS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. April 8. FROZEN MEAT. Sheep.—Canterbury, medium Bid; Tata-' gonian, not offering. Lambs,—Canterbury, light Hid, medium Hid seconds 10Jd; North Island, ordinary Ud. Frozen Beef (New).—New Zealand, fores 3id; Australian, crops 3Jd, hinds 4id; Argentine, fores 3Jd. Frozen Beef (Old)— New Zealand, lores 2(d, hinds 4d; Australian, crops not offerins, fores 4d. Chilled Beef.—Argentine, fores 4d; Uruguay, not offering; others unchanged. COTTON, RUBBER, HEMP. ETC. (Last week's prices in parentheses.) Cotton.—May delivery, 10-28 d (10.41 d). Rubbeir.—Para., IOJd flO)d), plantation, B}d (8d); emoked, BJd (M). Homp.—April-Juno shipments, £32 10s (£3l 10s). Jute.—April-May shipments.—£26 10» (£25 15s). Copra.—March-May shipments, £24 5s (£24 ss). Linseed 0i1.—£36 10s (£36). Turpentine.—£3 lis 6d (£3 6s 3d). PRICES OF METALS. Copper —Spot, £58 8s Od; three months, £59 8s 9d£21 17s 6d; three monthfi, £21 7s 6d. Spelter, £26. 16? 3d ® pot * threo months, £145 Silver, 2a 9ld per oz. standard. WHEAT CARGOES. J!- *he»t cargo market ie dull&owinfe to »? f ; World , shipments, and a bearish inter- !.„, " ' on of the Washington report. Austrian careoos afloat and loading are quoted at 555. and parcels afloat at 545. r 6VT Zea,a ?<i Low and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, haa received the following cablegram from its London house under dato Apnl s;_ Tallow.—We quote present spot values for the following descriptions:—Fine mutton, 42s per cwt; good beof, 40a ; mixed, 34s 3d. The market is (imet. Now Zealand Frozen Meat.—Lamb: lljd per lb. Mutton: No change in market (last quotations March 22, 1922) —W©tli«r and maiden ewe—Light, 7Jd per lb, heavy, 6id "° r 11 P er lb; .heavy oid per lb. Beof: Thoro is moro inquiry; quotations unchanged (last quotations March 22, 1922)—0x. hinds 4Jd per lb, fores 2{d; cow, hinds 3jd per lb, fores 2d. London Woo! Sale Fixtures.—Tho opening dates for tho remainder of tho year narft boen fixed as follows: —Sixth series, September 5; seventh 6erioe, October 17; eighth serios. November 21. The quantity to bo offered at the third, fourth, and fifth series will bo approximately 160,000 bales each sorios. For tho remaining sales the limits will bo fixed later.