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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7701, 8 July 1903, Page 3

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♦ United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. (Received July 8, 8.29 a.m.) LONDON, July 7. The fifth series of colonial wool sales will be limited to 140,000 baks. The sixth series will 'be unlimited. Three months" bills are discounted at 2 3-16 per cent. Copper— On spot £56 7s 6d per ton. (Received July 8, 11.20 a.m.) The wool sales opened brisk, with prices at from par to 7£ per cent advance on the closing sales of the last series. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom ia 2,115,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,620,000 quarters. The shipments from the American Atlantic ports are 153,000 quarters, and from tho Paoific ports 9000 quarters. Shares — Australian and New Zealand Mortgage Company £85 10s. (Received July 8, 10.26 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 8. Wheat, chick, New Zealand 4s 9d to 4s lOd; milling, Argentine 4s 8d to 4s 9d, Ca'liforniau 5s to 5s Id. Flour £12 5s to £12 10s. Oats, Tasmania*! and New ZeaIxnd feeding 2s 7d to 2s B£d', milling- 2« lOd to 2s- lid. Barley 3s 9d' to 3a lOd. Maize, prime 3s 7dl to 3s Bd. Peas, !Prus-" sian Blue 7s to 7s 3d. Bran and) pollard lOd to- lid each. Potatoes^ Circular Heads £2 10s to £3, New Zealand Early Rose £6 15s to £7. Onions £4 to £4 10s. Butter, best Is Id to Is l^d. Cheese 6d to Bd. Bacon 7^d to lOd. Hams,' New Zealand Is to Is Id. MELBOURNE, July 8. Wheat, Argentine 4s lid, Californian ss, local to 5s 2d ; the quantity now held in 'bond in Melbourns is 310,000 bags. Flour £11 10s to £12 10s. Oats, New Zealand B grttde 2s 7Jd to 2s Bd, local 2s 2d to 2a sd. Barley, .prime malting 4-s 6d. Maize 3s Id. Bran 10id. Pollard) lid. Potatoes £1 10s to £2 10s. Onions £2 10s to £2 15s. July 8. Wheat 5s 4d. Flour £12. Bran Is Id. Pollard Is 3d.