LONDON MARKETS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13922, 29 March 1909, Page 3

LONDON MARKETS.

(Rwoiveil March 29, 8 a.m.) LONDON. March 28. Wl'e'jt — Five cargoes of Australiaw sold at 40s, 40s lid, 4Or, 3d, 40s 4Jd and 40s 9d respectively, and a car>v> of i 28,000 quarters of Ihe January-Fel>-ruarv shipment ut 30s 9d. AVool.—The sales included the Onnt-i and AVakatai clip, 7Jd, and Maxwellton, 225 J. Rabbits.—The market is flat. The best larfte are retailing at 16s to 17s. Hides.—There is a fair demand. Queensland heavy ox brought scl, light ox and cow 4.1 d, Sydney heavy ox 4;«\ light and cow 4gd. Leather is neglected and unchanged. Basils are quiet. First Wellington i. quoted at lo^d t© 18Jd. Sheep.—Canterbury light 3id, medium 3|d. heavy 2^l, Southland is not quoted. North Island 2sd, best brand;; 2^l. Lambs: Canterbury light 4^d, medium 4jjd, heavy 4rl, Southland is noi luoted. North Island 4Jd. ' Beef.—Fores 2jjd, hinds unchanged. Australian sheep, k heavy and liffht 23x1, lambs, best brand 3^(l, fair quality 3Jd, inferior quality JfSJd. Beef—Foros 2id, binds unchanged. River Plate.—Shoep, hpavy 2Jd, light 2§d. lambs 3^l. Beef—Fores 2 5-16 d, hinds 3 1-I6d. Hemp is quiet. The June-August shipment sold at £22 los. Copra is quiet. South Sea in bulk is quoted at £17 10s. Copper.—On the spot. £56 7s 6d. three months £.>7 Is 3d; electrolytic £57 ss. Tin.—On the spot £130, three months £132 2s 6d. Antimony, £7 to £8. Tin Plates.—l.C. coke 12s 3}d; I.C. I charcoal 13s 3sd. Angle Steel, £5 2s 6d. Cement.—Best brands 5s 6d, second brands 5s id.