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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 14398, 5 January 1911, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (Received Jan. 5, 8.40 a.ra.) LONDON, Jan. 4. Tin.—Tho market is strong on active bear covering. Spot £l7O 7s (id, three months £l7B 16s. Stocks 17,910 tons, spot 8005 tons, afloat 3617 tons. Tallow.—At the sales 1020 casks wore offered and 601 sold. Mutton, fine 37s Od. medium 35s Cd; beef, fine 37s Qd, medium 355. Wheat.—Two Australian cargoes sold at 36s 3d. LONDON, Jan. 4. Wheat.—Twelve to fifteen thousand quarters of South Australian and Victorian January-Febrnary shipments i and another of 14,000 quarters of simi- ! lar wheat Mild at 365. Three Aus- ! t-ralasian cargoes were sold at 36a. j Copper.—-Spot £56 2s 6cl, three 1 months £SO 18s 9d. K Ix-ad.—£l3 la ,3d. I BUCKLAND AND SONS. j (Special to Herald.) j * AIX KLAND, Jan. 5. j Messrs. Bucklaml and Sons report: — ■ On Wednesday, at Westfield fat stork ’ market, 430 h«*ad of Loci wero yarded, nearly all of first-class quality. Theie ! was steady demand throughout and Inst , week’* value# were sustained. We 1 quote; Ox beef, £1 2# (xl to £1 is per ■: lOOlh; row and heifer, 18* to £1 2s (xl. i 'J’here wero the usual numbers of lat ; young calves. Well done choice suckers brought U 13s to £2 Vis, heavy £2 Ids , to £3 ss, medium to light 15s to £1 10s, small and fresh dropped 2s to wore ik;ld. The sheep p*mg wen* meiier-a-tely filled with ordinary quality* J’rime mutton was better- worth by 2c. Prime heavy wethers brought £1 to £1 2s 3d, lighter 15s to 17s fid. unfinished 13s fid to Ms (xl, weighty ewes los to 17s fid, other,s 12s to Ms Od, aged Ts 6d ’to 10ti fid ; 12-10 were sold. 082 lambs ; were penned and biought 16* fid to 17s ■ 0d for Ix-st, medium weights 14* to Ids j 3d, lighi UL to 13s. A fair supply of I pigs found ready sale and prices, were : letter. Baronets £2 3s to £2 Us, large ; porkers IT 12s to £l. 18s, smaller £1 5s ; to £l, 11s, fdips 15s to 18s, weaners 8s j to 11s Gd; 63 were sold. j BUTTER AND CHEESE. \ Following is Mr. Newton King's ; | weekly butter and cheese report irom 1 3lessrs. R. and W. Davidson, ol London , and uir.sgow, under date November 24: ; CO: .’TIN ENT AI, BUTTERS. | Our markets tliis week have been a ; shade quieter. and stocks have not been entirely cleared. Tho labour troubles j jit ill conlimie, and we am now afraid that there is liltlo dinner of a settle- , meet this side of the New Year. The ■ weather during (he past week has been very foggy, with si vero frost. Our ‘ telegraphic advices from Copenhagen i yesterday indicated that the market i there was steady, ami the quotation ; to-day lias been declared unchanged. ! Daiiish ami Swedish. • Tho arrivals \ this week show an increase of 112!) I ranks. The market lias hern disap- i pointing, the full Copenhagen adviuiee , of last wed; not being realised. Some \ stock lias been Jett, over unsold. We .’ quote choicest, quality 118 sto )20s. Siberian. The arrivals this week have been light. Cboieest quality meets with an active demand at an advance : of about 2n per ewt. Medium grades , also meet, with a little inquiry, but, ; lower grades are still difficult to move. ' YVe quote strictly choicest 102 s to 104 s, i medium o(>s, ilS.s, 100 s, and lower ; grades 00s to 00s. , French. The market shows no • change, the demand brine very limited. We ((note: Extra mild baskets ill's to , life, finest 101 s to 110 s. good to fine • 04s to 102 s, lower grades 80s to 925. ;

IRISH CREAMERY BITTER. I The supply coming forward is now ex- ; eeedingly small, and has no effect on • the market. Choicest may ho quoted j 110 s to 112 s. I COLONIAL BETTERS, ! Australian.—The total arrivals this j week are about 37,000 boxes, tho prin- j eipal steamer being the India with fully i I 31.000 ; boxes on hoard. The market j during the week has been fairly firm, 1 and .stocks have been moving steadily I into consumplicm. Owing to heavy fog ; in London, there has been considerable ■ delay this week in discharging both tho ( ( India and also the New Zealand boat. | 4Ye quote strictly choicest imality lo6s to 108 s. choice quality 102 s to 104 s, with cold stored goods at 01s to 100 s. New Zealand.—The s.s. Afhenie with 23.000 boxes is now diseharging. There has been a good demand, and stocks are | being well cleared at Ills to 112 s. I IMPORTS TO THE EXITED 1 KINGDOM. I I The total imports from January 1 to ! week ending November 19 for the last ; four ve.irs are as follows: 3.8)5,632ewt. ; 1908, 3.782 *>S7cwt • ■ 1909, 3,077,050ewt.; 1910, 3,852,C48cwt.’ ! CHEESE. ; Canadian.—Tim demand during the ; past week has been fairly active, and ‘ j prices are a shade firmer. Choicest j quality 56s to 575. , ' New Zealand.—The s.s. Athenic with i > 3000 orates on hoard is now discharging, i i The quality is exceedingly fine. Choicest i ' I coloured is inquired for at from 56s to ' 575, choicest white 56s tn 565. j j I IMPORTS TO THE EXITED ! 1 ! KINGDOM. | J ) Tho total imports from January Ito ' i week ending November 19 for the last ' ! four years aro as follows: I 2,171,119ewt. 1908, 2,m,791cwt.; 1 ! 1909,2,163,088 cwt.; 1910, 2,209,508cwfc.

WELLINGTON WOOL SALE. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report as follows on Wellington wool , sale:— At tlio third sale of tho season, a ; total or -22,700 bales we,ro offered by : tho associated brokers, of which we submitted 7571 bales. The quality of the wool offered was mostly composed ; of strong crossbred and rough logstainod clips, and all of the wool of- 1 feml was much heavier in grease as compared with previous offerings. There was a large attendance of buyers representing all markets, but' competition was very dull. Prices, as i compared with last sale, showed an j all-round decrease of from }d to I}d ; according to quality, although several linos light iu grease and suitable form tho American market,' realised close on ! to late rates. All strong wools, we I estimate, showed a decline on lost solo I prices of from }d to Jd, and in somo cases Id. Bellies and pieces which i have, during the early part of tho sea- ■

son, boon taken for tho French market, allowed a decline of from Id to IJd. Tho following will give an indication of prices ruling as compared with last sale;

December. January. d. d. d. d. Merino 10* to 103 93 to 10 Super Merino ... — lOitolOJ .Super halfbred ... 11 to 12 103 to 113 Medium haJfbrod 10 to 103 93 toll! !H to 10 Super crossbred 93 toll Medium crossbred 8j to 9 8 to 8= Inferior and c’rso crossbred ... 7 \ to 8i t to 75 Shropshire 10.V toll 9 to 93 Pieces 5J to 9 0 to 75 Bellies 53 to 7i 5:1 to 6J Stained pieces and locks ... 45 to 4 3 33 to 4 6 to 63 43 to 5J Nock pieces 9 73