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Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143766, 15 April 1912, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS 1 , B 3 Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, April 13. Rabbits are dull; best Sydney's, ex store. Is 3d; Melbourne, Is 2d. Sheep; New Zealand ewes, 3 3-ldd. Lamb: ~ North Island, sjd; best brands, 31(1; others unchanged. Beef; I'dre-quar-ters, 3Jd; hind-quarters, 4Jd. Australian sheep: Light, unchanged; heavy wethers and ewes, 3j-d. Lambs: Best brands, sd; fair quality, 4Jd; inferior quality, 43d. Beef; bore-quarters unchanged ; hind-quarters, South American sheep are unchanged. Lambs; First quality, sd; second quality, 4|d. Beef; Frozen fore-quarters, 3Jd, hindquarters, 3 o-16d; chilled fore-quarters, 31d; hind-quarters, sjd. (Received April Id, 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, April 14. Hemp.—Dull; April-June shipment £2l lots, Jutte-April-May £23 2s 6d. Cotton, 6.28 d. Rubber, 4s IOJd. Copra.—Fair business; South Sea bags £25 2s 6d. Kauri Gum. Two hundred and twenty-two cases offered, 70 sold. Three-quarters scraped 137 s 6d to 140 s; etock 519 cases. Tin plates 14s 3d and 15s 3d, fencing wire 160 s, iron bars 140 s, wire netting 53s o(,d and 2i to 5 per cent, off list. ‘Aptimony, £7. Quicksilver,- £8 12s 6d. 'Wool.—Twenty-six thousand and forty-nine bales catalogued and 24,084 sold to date. Prices are firm. Continental buyers are operating eagerly in merinos. The fleece portion of the Doonholm clip brought top price lOd, average 9Jd, Manga-tore 9}d and 9d, Whakaki 10|d and 9|d, Ngaturi lOd and 9jd, Gear lojd and Hid. Wheat.—Two Australian cargoes sold at 39a and 40s respectively. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. (Special to Herald.) AUCKLAND, April 15. Mr. Hendry (E. P. Webster looid agent) reports the following Stock Exchange quotations and sales;— Quotations. —May Queen sellers Is 3d, buyers Is Id, Occidental Is 2d and Is, Waiotabi 3s 4d and 3s Waitangi Is Id and Is,' Crown 2s 7d and 2s 6d, Talisman 43s Od and 43s 6d, Waihi 38s 6d and 3Ss, Junction 25s 3d and 2Ss, New Zealand Insurance 96s and 955. Sales.—Waiotahi 3s 2d, Waitangi Is, Talisman 44s and 43s 9d, Junction 255.