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United Press Association —By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright.
LONDON, August 8,
Silver. —2s 4 l-16d per ounce. Wheat.—The visible American wheat supply is 34,718,000 bushels. Shares.—Waihi 33s Id to 31s 4d; Junction, 21s Gd to 22s 6d. Trade Returns.—For . July the imports increased by £7,266,170, and the exports by £7,778,724, while the reexports decreased by £1,085,050. Tallow.—At the auction there were 2SOB casks offered and 1933 were sold; mutton, fine 36s 3d per cwt; medium, 345; beef, fine, 36s 6d; medium, 335. (Received August 9, 10.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, August 9. Wheat.—The market is firm, and prices are from 4s ljd to 4s 2d per bushel; flour. £9 5s per ton; bran and pollard, £5 15s to £G per ton. Oats. — Tho market is quiet ; New Zealand, Sa Id to 3s 3d per bushel; Algerian, feed, 3s 2d to 3s 3d; seed, 3s 9d to 4s. Maize.—4s to 5s Id per bushel. Peas.— Dun, seed, 4s 3d to 4s 4d per bushel; grey, 4s 4d to 4s sd. Potatoes. —The market is firm at £9 10s to £lO 10s per ton. Onions.—A firm market at £2O per ton.
STOCK EXCHANGE OF CANTERBURY. The following aro the latest quotations: — Buyers. Sellers. £ b. d. £ s. d. BANKS— National of N.Z. . 6 0 0 Union jf Australia . 60 15 0 BREWERIES— Crown .... 1 14 !> Manning ... 416 FINANCIAL— Permanent Investment 10 0 0 GAS— Christchurch (ex. div.) 8 10 0 MEAT— Canterbury Froaen Meat . . .800 WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi ... 67 6 Wellington . . 310 0 MISCELLANEOUS- . Mason, Struthers (£1 paid) ... 160 Mc.non, Struthsre (lis paid) ... 0 17 0 N.Z Farmers' Co-op. 210 0 MINING- _ B'acktvater Mines . 15 0 Watchman ... 010 The following sales Were reported:—National Eank of New Zealand, £6; New Zeivland Farmers' Co-op., £1 10a. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, Christchurch, have received tho following cable message from their London office, dated August. 8 I There •is a slightly better demand for frozen meat, at prices somewhat in sellers favour, except heavy frozen lamb, for which tho market is dull.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10535, 9 August 1912, Page 3
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