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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 82, 3 April 1912, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

WHEAT SHIPMENTS

'By Electric Telegraph.—Copyrigrt.) (United Press Association.) London, April 1. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is -1,180,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,930,000. At- 1 lantic shipments 195,000, Pacific 20.000. Tne total for Europe was 1,175,000 including Argentina 354,000, Russian 135,000, Dauubian 193,000, India and Persia 47,000, Australasia 125.000.

Silver, 27|d. Shares: Waihi 3Gs 3d to 38s 9d Junction 2Ss-to 295, Talisman 45s t< 50s,

LONDON MARKETS

The following is exerpted from tin weekly report dated February 22m received by the iNcw Zealand Loai and Mercantile Agency Co. from tin London house:—

Wool.—Since the close of the firs series a quiet tone has prevailed ii the home manufacturing centres a; regards new business, though top makers and spinners continue to b well employed on old contracts. Va lues have tended in favour of bus ers, the threatened general coal strik being a disturbing factor, while busi ness with the Continent has boon din appointing. In America a firm bu quiet market is reported. The export, of wool from Bradford to the TJnitec States during January show a mark cd increase as compared with the coi responding month last year, and should this state of affairs continm crossbred generally may be expectc. to benefit.

Sheepskins.—At the auctions lief, from 3Lst January to 2nd install there was a full attendance of buyer: including operators on American ac count 'and with fairly active bidden, the bulk of the offering of abou 7000 bales Australian was cleared Prices generally showed but little v. nation from those established at th preceding sales December 13th to 15th coarse crossbred combing, however, be ing fully -R1 per lb dearer.

Tallow.—There have been four pul lie auctions since our last advice, am with a quiet demand prices have di dined Gd and 9d per cwt. There is ; considerable quantity of South Am erican beef tallow on the market wide is offering cheaply and until tins u all disposed of improved inquiry f< Australian can hardly be looked foi On c.i.f. terms very few offers hav been received from the colonies an the bulk of the business done has bee in parcels near at hand. Hard mutto has sold at 33s 6d and fair to goo: beef at 31s Gd to 31s 9d per cwt c.i.f We quote : Finest mutton 35s to 38: fair to good 33s 6d to 31s Gd, edib] beef 345. to 34s Gd, and fair to goo: 32s to 33s per cwt ex warehouse; Frozen Meat.—The demand for No Zealand • mutton ; has been quiet are with larger quantities offering price, have ruled in buyers’ favour, but Aim tralian and River, Plate description, have been in good request at aboi last quotations. For Australian lamb, a good trade has been experienced an -for best quality which are in modern! compass rather more money has bee obtainable. There is but little inquir for new season New Zealand lam! and the arrival of 126,750 carcase; per Corintbic, Patella and Marcrc, be mg niucb in excess of present require merits, less money lias been accepted A fairly, good demand lias ruled fo River Plate chilled beef but in fan of tlio much larger quantities receui ly to band values liave materially cb dined. Frozen beef, which is in ligb supply, has heou hut little enquire! for and prices have been again sob crs. We quote: Scotch and Englirsbeep Gd to 7.U1, Canterbury 3ld t 4fjd, North Island 3-Jd to 4d, Austro

lian 3d to 3|d, River Plate 3RI ti 3£d, New Zealand ewes 3 } f d to 3g-cl Canterbury (new' season) lamb 5:Jd 1 sd, North Island 5d to G.kl, Australian 4}d to s d, River Plate 4s to 4Jd River Plate chilled beef (hinds). 3:J to 4-J-dj do fores 3d to 3Jd, Rivcr plat frozen beef (hinds) 3£d to 3£d, d(. fores 2|d to 3d, Australian beef (hinds 3|d to 3gd, do. fores 2|d to 3d, Nci Zealand beef (hinds) 3jjd to 3|d, do fores 2Jd to 3Jd per lb off the hook: at Smithfield.