FINANCE AND TRADE.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5311, 24 June 1904, Page 6

FINANCE AND TRADE.

Customs (Int- tor Iho jiorf ot \V<4l inston ye>terday toiailr-d £2-"i23 17s lid. Dalgrty and Co., ird., Wellington, have received the i'ollyv, mg cables.'. l, am trom their London office, dated 22nd in-t.:—Since tin; date ol out last uleI'liini prices uf prime tallow arc unchanged ; other dvscrim.ioiis 3d per r-\ I. higher.

Tho .Southland correspondent of the "Lyttelton Times'’ wn’es: —•■'There is no change to report in (he outs markei so far a, prices are concerned. imt cousidciaMe quant it ie. are moving off lo various quarters. The Hawca look some 3001) sacks for Anekhiml, and n sailing vessel is now loading lor the same- pen. The V.'arrimoo look. 3761! soaks for Sydney, and the Vieioriu IOC! I sacks tor Melbourne. Nothing is doing with South Africa, at pre-cut, as Ausiraiia seems lo be in a. better position to supply that, market. Iho large shipments oi Into to London have relieved ihe overcrowded s.ore. somewhat. When iho oats notv on the way and loading fm Auckland have arrived, the northern market, will likely be full up, for a time a* any rate. There is evidently a market opening in Sydney, hen over, as, in addition lo tho tiUdt) saeks on the way, a further lot cf 3000 .sacks or more arc under order. For fairly good cats- el second grade the quotation at. wayside stations remains as before, namely, Js 1(1 sacks extra. So far about. 370,000 sacks have conic to hand this season.” AUSTRALIAN M.VIIKETS. PRESS ASSOCIATION. (Received June 23, 10.17 p.m.) SYDNEY, June 23. At Honichnsh to-day values were easier. Rost wethers IDs to 21s (id, good 17s to 18s, best ewes ISs (id lo 20s, good 10s Od to 17s (id. Best bullocks £lO ,'tis to £ll os. good £0 10s, best cows £7 10s in .69, good £7. Beef made 23s (id per 1001 b. The final series of wcol sales closed firm, opening prices being fully maintained. MELBOURNE, Juno 23. Tho hides market is firm for light, and dull but unchanged for heavy and mediums. Tho tallow market is steady, with a tendency to get firmer.