COMMERCIAL

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13653, 23 July 1908, Page 5

COMMERCIAL

Tress Association-By; Telegraph-Copyright GL.ONDON, July 21.

At the -wool sales the demand is inanimate* for all sorts at yesterday's .level. The sales included the following, clips : Kawara, "17 jd; Amuiudale, 9id; Black Head, 9J.1. Wheat is-'firmer and sixpence dearer. Shares are ■•unchanged.

Copper, 1 on spot £57 17s;-6d per ion; three months £SB 10s.

Tin, on spot, £133 per : ton.; three months; £134. Silver, 2s l's-16d per oz. . ■

AUSTRALIAN QUOTATIONS!

SYDNEY, July 22.

'■Wheat, 4s 2Ad to 4s 3d. Flour, £9 ss. Oats, Tasmanian Algerian, 3s 7d; South African, & 7d to 3s 8d; New Zealand while, 3s 7d. Maize, 4s 4VI. . Barley, Cape, 4s 6d. Bran and ; pollard, £6. Pol-aloes, Tasmanian,. £5. Onions, Victorian £8 10s.. Butter, 130s to, 134s per cwt. Cheese, 8d per lb. . Bacon,. 7^d.

MELBOURNE, July 22.

•Wheat, 4s lid. Flonr, £9 ■ 10s, Oate, Algerian 5s 3d;. Tartarian, 3s 9.d. Barley, Cape prime, 4s 2d. Maize, 4s 3£d. Brand and pollard,. Is 2d. 'Potatoes,: £3 15s lo £4 15s. Onions, £7.

ADELAIDE, July 22.

Wheal* 4s Id to, 4.s 1-id is offered;, 4s 2d is wanted. Flour, '£o 10s. Bran and pollard, Is 3d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company* Ltd.-, "have received' the following cable message from" their .liondon house in reference to the progress of the wool' sales :—" As compared with last sales closing rates, .prices are about 7 .par to 5 per'.cent, higher , for greasy..'merino super, lambs) . fine . greasy '■ crossbred.-' and fine crossbred" Slipe; about 5 per cent, higher for coarse' scoured- crossbred, -coarse jcrossbred slipe, ■ medium crossbred slipe and medium, scottred • crossbred; about .5 per cent.- tb per ; cent, higher/; for; merino -medium 'and inferior,' scoured. merino super, coarse and : medium- greasy, crossbred; and about per cent, to-10 # .per cent, higher for greasy crossbred lambs. Sal?s prngreS? firmly." ' .'■•'■-•■•'•■