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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 250, 28 February 1911, Page 8

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, February 20. Cheese.—Dull. New Zealand white 56s to 575, colored 58s to 595. Hides. —Sales quiet. Basils steady, first Wellington 19% d. and Southland unchanged. North Island 3%d, best brands 4d. Lambs.—Canterbury light 5%d, medium sy>&, Southland unquoted, North Island 4%d, best brands sd. Beef. —Unchanged. Australian Meat.—Sheep, light 3d, heavy 215-16 d; lambs,.'best'brands 4%d," fair quality 3%d; beef Unchanged. River Plate Meat.—Sheep, light 3y.d, heavy 3%d; lambs, 4 l-16d; beef, fores 2 7 / s d, hinds unchanged. Silver.—24 7-10 d. Tin Plates—l4s lid and 15s lid. Angle Steel.— £O.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. By Teltgraph.—Pr«s« A»»o«i»tk>n. Wellington, Monday. ; Following is the High Commissioner's cable under date London, February 25 f Mutton.—The market ia quiet, but there is a good demand for prime qualities, which Are scarce. There is dull sale for heavy carcases of mutton, which are in large supply. Canterbury and North Island 3%d, light weight North Island 3%d. Lamb. —The market is weak, ana there is dull sale for all lamb. Canterbury 5%d, other than Canterbury 4%d; Australian 4d; Argentine 4(1. Beef. —The market is dull, with no change in prices, viz., New Zealand fores 3y B d, hinds 3%d. Butter.—The market is. quiet and rather steadier for best quality. Choicest New Zealand 100s. Australian 102s, Danish 1225. Cheese.—The markot is a shade weaker. White 50s Od, colored, of which supplies are increasing, 58s. Hemp.—The market Is dull, and very Httlfi tUSiD£»? Oping- Lnr#c shipments are arriving. nW Zealand good fair on spot, £l9 ss; fair grade 'f I s 15s < fair and current Manila £l7. Forward' shipment New Zealand good fair, £l9 10s; fair grade, £lB las; fair current Manila, £lO 10s. The output from Manila for the week was 23,000 bales.

Cocksfoot Seed. —The market, is quiet and firm. Bright clean Now 'Zealand seed weighing 171bs per selling at 74s per cwt. Wheat. —The mattat >is weaker and inactive. New Zealand long berried wheat, on spot ex granary, per quarter 'of 4961b5, 335; short berried 325,0 d. Oats.—The market is steady, and there is an improved demand. New Zealand oats, short sparrow bills, on spot ex granary, per quarter of 3'B4lbs, 19s; Danish, per quarter of 4201b5, lfls 9d. Beans. —The market is steady, but the demand is only moderate.,. New Zealand f.a.q., old crop, per 5041b5, 355. Peas. —The market is rather quiet. New Zealand peas (partridge), per 5041b,' 455. Wool.—The market remains firm. SYDNEY HIDE MARKET. Mr. Newton King received the following cable from his Sydney agent re hides: "Very firm."