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Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1916, Page 5

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METAL MARKETS Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Received Nov. 7, 10.10 p.m. " London, Nov. 7. Copper.—-Spot, £124 ss; three months, £llO 10s. Electrolytic— £143. Lead.—-Spot, £3O 10s; three months, £29 10s. Spelter. Spot, £SO IKb; three months, £sl 15s. Tin—Spot. £lB2 17s Od; three months, £lB4 7s (Id. Silver, 33'/Ld. SYDNEY WOOL MARKETS Received Nov. 7, 10.10 p.m. Sydney, Nov. 7. There was another wool record at today*s sales. Crosbreds reached 25d. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET REPORT. Press Association. Wellington, Nov. (1. The High Commissioner's market report, dated London, November 4. is as follows, quotations, unless otherwise specified, being average market prices on spot: Meat.—There is a poor demand for New Zealand mutton and lamb wing to the large supply ..f home-killed mutton. English lamb and Argentine beef is selling at comparatively low prices. Xew Zealand mutton is very scarce at S 4 d per lb., ewe mutton 8d; Argentine mutton,' heavy-weight B%d, light-weight B%d: New Zealand lamb, (iy 4 d; Argentine lamb, B%d. There is very little New Zealand ox bncf on the market, and only interior quality is available. New Zealand ox beef, hinds 7i/ 4 d, fores s'/ 3 d : Argentine chilled beef, hinds B%d, fores 7%d. The butter market continues Arm. Danish, owing to small supplies, is firmer at 214s to 218s, Irish creamery, small supplies; salted, 190s to 200s; .msaltod, 200s to 204.-; Canadian, salted, 1941s to IPS*. The New Zealand spot market is bare; salted, 200s to 2045; good line qual'itv salted, 2!Ms to IDSs; Argentine, salted; 1118s; unsalted, l»8s to 200s. American creamery, salted, 18(!s to 190s. The cheese market'has a firmer tone since last report. Canadian, white Ills to 110s, colored 114s to 110s; English eheddar. 120s to 12Gs; New Zealand, no oflicial quotations, nominal quotations, white 113s to' 114s; United States fiats, white 112s to ll'Ss. The estimated Canadian and United States cheese stocks in London, Liverpool, and Bristol are 299,000. boxes, against ■"s.OOO at the same time last year. ..' •- v