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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11027, 16 March 1914, Page 6

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:7- LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. •(Received March 16, 8 a.m.) WOOL. . ; LONDON, March 15. At. the wool sales there was better competition for greasy cross-breds, hut merinoes were unchanged. 'The following prices were realised for • the fleece portions of the clips named : —. JO, top 12id, average Hid ; Aochanga, . top lid, average -lOJd; Arakihi,' top \ I3rl. average lljd. The quantity catalogued was 129,518 bales, all of which was sold. WHEAT. . The' wheat market is dull, and unchanged. The price asked is 36s;4id. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for. the United Kingdom amounts to 3,925.000 quarters, and for the Continent to 2,2b0,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments total 309.000 Quarters, and Pacific Coast 5000 quarters. The total for Europe from America is 1.525.000 quarters, and from Australasia 310,000 quarters. COPRA. The copra market is flat. South Sea, in bags, March-April, £26 10s. COTTON. March-April cotton is quoted at 6.68 d. HEMP. The bemp market is steady. MarchMay, £26. RUBBER. Para is quoted at 3s, plantation 2s 4Jd. '*'■ AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. [Pbr Press Association*. 1 AUCKLAND, March 16. .•SaJea 'reported:—Rous 4s 3d to 4s lOd, sTaihi :46s ,3d to 46s 9d, Grand Junction 265. ,- STOCKTON COAL COMPANY. ' The Christchurch Stock ExcWnge has been advised that during last weeTi the Stockton CSff 'Company shipped 3589 tons ex Westport, whilst 114 tons .we're sold at the mine for local consumption. ! The following were the ruling prices in this morning's markets: — v Apples, dessert,-4s to 7s 6d per case. Apples, cooking, 3s to 4s per case. Peaches, 3s Gel per case. Oranges, 10s per case. Peajs, 3s,to 7s per case.) Bananas, 9s to 13s per case. Cucnmbers, Is 6d to 2s per case. Passion' Fruit, 6s per case. W'a.ter • Melons, Is each. •.-v Mushrooms,- 6&d per lb. ■'-■ Tomatoes, lid per lb.