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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13713, 30 September 1908, Page 5

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Press Association-Bv Telegraph-CoDvrigm LONDON, Sept. 28. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom amount to 1,915,000 quarter* and for the continent to 1,815,000 quartere. The Atlantic shipments for the week total 407,000 quartern and the Pacific 125,000 quartans. The total fihipmcnVs to Kuroj»e for tlie week amount to 1,300,000 quartets whereof the Argentina and Uruguay supplied 106,000 quarU-is. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S GABLE. The High Commissioner* cable message, dated London. September 28th. is ;us follows : Mutton. The inaiket is dull on account of heavy arrival. Trade is veiy dkapuointing, there being only a very hand to-mouUi demand. Canterbury mutton. 4|d; Nor'h Island, 3Jd: H ver Plate, s|d. Lamb.—The market is weak. '1 ht-re is a dully NaU* for heavy can-axes, jftid tin market seems likely to decline. Canterbury lamb is at s|d ; other than Canterburv, s*l. ,|le-f. —The market is quiet, but steady. There h~> less demand for New Zealand brands on account- «f chilled beef from River Plate selling at 'he tame price; hindquarters 4£d, fmvquarteitt 3§>l. Butter. —The market reuuunsi thin, and pmqjf-cts are favourable. The follow ing aiv current quotations:- ( hojcest New Zealand. 116s jx;r <\vt (nominal! : Danish. 123 s; Argent'ite, 116s; Canadian, 117s; and Siberian, l€Bs.

Th<*re is a good demand for I'unadiai. brands at 61.* ]**r cwt. Heu.j). —T-Kc wuirk'-t is rather quiet, and a jM»or liUr-inex, has n done. The following ,icurrent quotations:—Good fair glad'-, oil spot, £27 lCti per ton ; fair ijratU-. on M»ot, £2/1; fair current Manila, on sp<>t, £23 10->. OctofH-r to I)eoeuil>--i .shipimlU.s aI «■ tjuo(«d as folio w* : - (Jooo fair grade, £26: fair gntdr, £23: fair t-uireni Man ia, £25. Last output from Manila aniount-d tu 30.000 I>a

Covksfoot wed. Tl'.<- market is Ijuivt. and buyers jir«- not k<-e« to do btiMnewi. The American n<w crop h,n-> lK«-n hold at Bt\> jK*r cut. The market i~> {inn. with a hardening tendency. Oatji. are .••lightly weaker. 11.-aii'i and [» as -The mark* t is tinp. with an upward tendency.

H"pv -The market is quiet, hut rather -t.-adi r.