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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8162, 9 November 1904, Page 3

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. <. ; United Press „ Association— <By Electric Tel«gr*p3i — Copyright . (Received November 9, 8.17 a.m.) LONDON, November 8, The British imports for October increased by £1,759000, and the exports decreased by £417,000 compared with, the, previous October. / The report of tho New Zealand and Australian Land Company shows profits amounting to £166,275. A dividend of 5 per .pent and a bonus of 2 per cent have been declared, and £45,000" was devoted to the reduction of the deficit on land sale*, £40,000 added to the fund, and £27,175 carried forward. (Received November 9, 9.20 a.m.) ' Copper— On spot £65 ?s 9d per ton, three months' £65 13a 9d per ton. Tin— On spot £131 10s per ton, three months' £131 5s per ton. Lead— '£l2 16* 3d per ton. The quantities of wheat «hd flour afloat for tho United Kingdom are 2,860,000 quarters ; for the Continent, 1,615,000 quarters. Shipments from Atlantic ports amount to 40,000 quarters, and from Pacific ports to 15,000 quarters. Sharos— Bank of New South Wales, £41; Bank of New Zealand, £101; NewZealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's prior lien debentures, £86 ss ; others are unchanged. (Received! November 9, 10.13 a.m.) A MELBOURNE, November 9. Wool.— Compared' with the opening rates prices have advanced 5 per cent on all descriptions. Merino greasy is selling to 16* d. ' (Received November 9, 10.3^ a.m.) SYDNEY, November 9. ' Wheat, chick 2s lOd to 3s 2£d, milling 3s 6*d to 3s 7d! Flour^ £8 15s to £9, Manitoban £13 to £13 lOe. Oats, Algerian la 8d to Is lOd, Ta6manian white 2s to 2s sd. Barley, malting 3s to 3s 4d, Cape 2s to 2s 3d. Peas, Prussian blue 4s 3d to 4s 6d. Maize, 2s 7d to 2s Bd. Bran, 6d to 6£d; Pollard, 7^d to 7£d. Potatoes, Tasmanian £1 15s to £2 ss, local new £3 to £3 10a. Onions, £5 to ,£5 10s. 'Buffer, B£cl' to : 9d. ' Babbri; .' ss' to 5 . Bd. ' ' ..' . <■ MELBOURNE, November 9. Wheat, oldies 4£d to 3a sd, little business is doing ; new January and February delivery 3s. 4£d. Flour, £8 5s to £8 15s. Oats, ' Algerian Is 3d to Is sd. aßrley, good malting 3s 2d. to 3s 4d. Maize, 2s 4d. Bran and pollard, 7£d each. Potatoes, £2 5s to £3. Onions, £4 to £5 10s. , ADELAIDE, November *9. Wheat, 3s 4d to 3s sd, small sales of new at outports 3s sd. Flour, £8 10s to £8 15e. Bran and pollard, B£d to B|d each. SHIPPING. (Received November 9, 10.21 a.m.) LONDON, November 8. Arrived — Rangatira, from New Zealand. Sailed — Maori and Ruapehu, for Lyttelton. NEW YORK, November 8. Sailed-rAnna Bharsalia, for Lyttelton.