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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7, 6 May 1912, Page 5

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'■ LONDON MARKETS. a (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) e (United Press Association.) - fj London, May 4. i Dalgcty and Co. have declared a . j dividend of 8 per cent, tj Wool.—The following prices were rc- -[ alised for he clips named: —Galpin, s I top 9)d, average B|d; Kaputone, 19d and 17 1 d. , Kauri.—The stock is 523 cases. Cotton.—A May-June shipment has : been sold at 6.12 d. ■ Copra.—The market is active. South ■ Sea, bulk brought £J2S Is 2d. .lute.—May-.June shipments, 22R1. ■ Hemp is dull and unchanged. Rubber, 4s Bd. RISE IN BREAD. Sydney, May 5. The price of the 41b loaf has been increased to 3id cash, and 33d booked, from to-morrow. FROZEN MEAT MARKET. (Received 6, 9.30 a.m.) London, May 5. Rabbits are dull and unchanged. Sheep.—Canterbury and Southland unchanged, North Island 3id, best brands 3|d. New Zealand ewes unchanged. Lambs.—Canterbury light s|d, medium and heavy 03d, Southland un- | changed, North Island Old, selected I brands 53d. Beef.—Unchanged. Australian sheep unchanged. Ewes 33d; lambs, best brands 53d, fair quality inferior quality sd. Beef unchanged. South American sheep unchanged, lambs first quality 5Jd, second quality sd. Beef unchanged, chilled fores O.jd, hinds sd. LONDON WOOL SALES. (Received 6, 9.30 a.m.) London, May 5. 1 At the wool sales there was a large ; attendance, and competition was keen. ■ Coarse crossbreds were very keen at ■ the average ox .January rates. Fine to \ medium crossbreds were 5 to 10 polecat. cheaper, and scoured slipes showed 5 per cent, advance. All merinos closed strong at 5 per cent, dearer. Lambs wool, in good supply. Merinos advanced 5 per cent. Crossbreds were at January’s best level. The wool catalogued totalled 209,387 bales. Sold, Home 141,000, Continent 100,000, United States 12,000, held 0ver,19,250. Moawhango, top llld, average 9-i-d; Hauini, 10|d; Toko 9fd.