COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143784, 7 May 1912, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. By Electric Telegraph-—Copyright. LONDON, May 5. Rabbits.—Dull and unchanged. Now Zealand Meat. —Sheep, Canterbury and Southland unchanged. North Island 3-id, best brands 3Jd. New Zealand ewes, unchanged. Lambs, Canterbury light s|d, medium heavy Southland unchanged, North Island 5-id, selected brands s|d. Boef unchanged. Australian Meat.—Sheep unchanged. Ewes 3fd, lambs (best brands) old, fair quality 5Jd, inferior quality sd. Beef unchanged. South American Meat.—Sheep unchanged; lambs, first quality old, second quality sd. Beef unchanged, chilled fores 3Jd, hinds sd. Wool Sales.—There was a large attendance, and competition was keen. Coarse crossbreds are very keen at average January rates. Fine medium crossbreds are five to ten per cent, cheaper. Scoured slipcs show a five per cent, advance; all merinos closed strong and five per cent, dearer. Lambs; There is a good supply; merinos have advanced five per cent., crossbreds aro at January best level. Catalogued 269,387 bales; sold, Home 141,000, Continent 100,000, United States 12,000, held over 19,250. Moawhanga top price Hid, average Old; Hauini Kkf, B|d, Toko 9d, 83d.

(Received May 7, 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, May 6

Silver, 27 11-lScl. Share Quotations.—Junction 25s Gd I to 26s 6d, Talisman 42s Cd to 455.

WHEAT AND FLOUR

i (Received May 7, 11.15 a.m.) I LONDON, May 6. i The wheat and flour afloat for the V United Kingdom totals 4,250,000 qnar--1 tele, and for the Continent 3,005,000 ’ quarters; the Atlantic shipments arc 248,000 quarters, Pacific nil; the total shipments to Europe for the week amounted to 1,420,000 quarters, including Argentine 626,000 quarters, Russian '270,000 quarters, Danubian 55,000 quarters, Indian 51,000 quarters, and Aus- : tralaeia 70,000 quarters. ARGENTINE REPORTS. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, May 7. The following shipments of produce I have been dispatched from the Argenj tine to Uniter! Kingdom ports during April, 1912. (The figures in paronthe--1 Bes refer to April, 1911): Frozen beef 1 133,000 quarters (147,153), chided beef , 166,000 quarters (160,037), Trozen imit- | ton 152,000 carcases (178,753), frozen ' lamb 37,000 carcases (61,208), butter , 2829 cwt (nil). AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. (Special to Herald.) AUCKLAND, May 7. Mr. Hendry (E. P. Webster local agent) reports tho following Stock Exchange quotations and sales:— Quotations. —May Queen sellers Is 3d buyers Is, Occidental Is 9d and Is i Bd, Waiotahi 2s lOd and 2s Bd, Crown 2s 9d and 2s 6d, Talisman 44s 6d and 44s 3d, Waihi 40s 9d and 40s 3d, Junction 26s and 25s 9d, South British 79s sellers. Sales.—Occidental Is 9d, Waitangi Is, Talisman 44s 3d and 44s 6d, Waihi 40s 6d.