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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 14002, 10 September 1909, Page 5

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BRITISH IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. Tress Awoeiation-Bv Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, Sept.* 8. The imports into'the'United Kingdom for August increased by £5,670,000, and the, exports -increased by £170,000, compared with the previous August. At the tallow aiiction/3, 2536 casks were offered, and 1754 sbld at par to Od advance on all sorts-except fine. -/"' SALEOF WHEAT. LONDON, Sept. 0. A cargo of Australian; - wheat has beeh Sold at 41s 3d. > jv THE BUTTER. TiIADE. ,:' SYDNEY,' Sept; o.' At. the Co-operative Butter Conference, various- suggestions were considered. amo% them freezing for dairy farmers ami ihe manufacture of margarine. It was the Opinion of the conference that no colouring matter should be allowed in margarine. Tthe Chief -.Secretary has promised sympathetic consideration of the request of a deputation froiif the connerotive biitter .conference to- prohibit the use of/.'colouring thatter in the maiiVfacture of margarine. - ' ißeceived 11.45 p;tn.,-Sef>t. fltii.

AUSTRALIAN QUOTATIONS

I Wheat, 4s Od to 4s 10d. Flour, £ll Oats, Algerian feeding, 2s 2d to 2s 3d; seeding, 2s 4d; Tnsm.ihian, 2s ?d. Barle.y, Cape, 3s to 3s 3d. Maize, 3s lid; South African, 3s lOd. Bran and pollard, £4 1.35. - P.qtatoes, £7 to £7 10s. Onions. Victorian, €-3 to £6 10s; Jipnno*?, £lO. Bntter'. 11C?. Cheese, Mto GUI.' Bacon, Bjd. ; Mi;ii6tiß?fK,"sopt^o; Wlieat, 4s Sil. ' Flrtuf, £lO 6lr>s., Oat?, Algerian, Is 7}d. Barley, inalting,.,3s 9d; Cape, 2s Bd. Maize, 3s 7d. Bran, 10d. Pollard, Is. Potatoes, ,'£4 to £4 i>s. Onions; £.3 to £O. 1 The prices of liide«v are tuiehangcd. There was good conipetitibh; supplies were, moderate. ADELAIDE; ftejit. 0. "Wheat, 4s Od to, 4s?d. Flour, £lO 10s; Bran, lid. Pollard, 12id. >lessrs Dalgefcy and Co. report under date London, September 8th —"Prices of low nnjl inferior descriptions oi tallow are higher by 3d to (3d per cwt; for *other descriptions- ahy change in prices is ,in favour *of