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Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13297, 28 May 1907, Page 5

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THE LONDON- MARKETS': Press Association-Bv Telegraph-Copyright • LOIvDON, May 26/

Sheep—C'jiiterbiuy light, 4.' v d; medium, 4 l-16d; heavy, ■s%&■•, Southland, 3gd; North Island. 3§d; be*t brands, 3 13-l6d. Lambs—Canterbury light, s£d; medium, s£d; heavy, s|d ; Southland, s|d; North Island, s£d. New Zealand beef, fair average quality, 130 to 2201bs ox forequarters, si-d: ox hindquarters,' 3|d. River Plate sheep, heavy. 3J.d; light, beef, forequarters, 3 '3-161; hindqua'iterre, A±d. Hemp is flat at a decline of 15s to 20s pei* cwt. Shares.—Waihi, buyers, £8 16s 3d; sellers, £8 18s 9d; Waihi Junctions, buyers 37s 6d;'; sellers, 40s. Ai'strfiiian wheat cargoes have sold at 34s l£a to 35:3 9d; Australian June-July shipments, 365. ' Copra is firm,; 24d is asked for South Sea shipments. ' Copper, on spot, £lO2 per ton; three months. £99 10s. Tin, on spot, £192 per ton ; three months, £lB7. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MESSAGE. Th;< Department of Industries and Commerce has received from tliß High Commissioner the following cable message dated London, May 25th; ' Mutton—The market is steady with a better demand. Canterbury is quoted at 4d; North Island, 33d. " Lamb—The market is firm There has be°n no change in prices. " Beef—The market is firm owing to reduced supplies.'/ Hindquarters are. quoted at 33d, and fore-quarters, at 3J-d. " Butter—The market is dull and only fine quality is in demand. Choicest New Zealand. 99s' per cwt: Danish, 105s; Siberian, 90s. " Cheese—The- market is steady with no' eh an see in price. > "Hemp—The mnrke-fc v.-ith business doing Reports from Manila in- [ dicate a disposition to sell di.ste.nt. delivery hemp, and some of the holders are. forcing sale.s. Good fair grade on spot is in small supply, .and is quoted at.' £34 ner ton. fair grade on spot/'£29 Wn. failgrade. May to July shipments. £29; fair current Manila on spot £36 10s. " Cocksfoot Seed—There is no alteration in the market.