THE MARKETS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1030, 7 June 1910, Page 6

THE MARKETS.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLK.

WOOL MARKET FIRM,

(Fress Association). Wellington, Yesterday, jjj Tiio High Commissioner oablea as follows

Tho mutton market is firm with au upward tendency owing to high prices for beef and purk and the best clomaud for mutton. Canterbury is quoted at 3%d, North Island B%d, River Plate tyid. The iamb market is firm with a good demand for all qualities. A large Hupply is ooming forward aud no stock is accumulating. Canterbury othera 5%d, Australian 4%d. The beef market is very firm and excited on account of the small supply on hand. The advance hasuheoked business and prospects nre that prioeß miißt be, maintained for some time. New Zealand hinds 5 J 4d j fores i%H; North American chilled beef, hinds I%d, fees s^d.

The butter market is firmer aud there is a better demand. The stook of Now Zealand butter on hand is small. Choicest New Zealand butter 108s, Australian 102s, Uanish 115s, Siberian 10:3s. The ohoese market is firmer with more demand for white at 575, coloured 55?. The hemp market is weak and inactive aud prices have slightly deoliuod iu all grades. The output from.Mauila for the week was 44,000 bales. Wheat—The market is dull and decliuing. New Zealand longberried wheat on spot, ex granary, 4961b5, 32s Gd; New Zealand shortborried wheat, ex granary, 9Glbs, 81s fid. The oat market is dull and very little business doing. New Zealand oats, short sparrowbills, ex granary. 3841b5, 17s Gd; New Zealand oats, Danish, ex granary, 3201 bs, His fid. The peas market is quiet, but steady. Supplies are increasing and buyers aro more 'eserved. Now Zealand peas Partridge, 5041b5, ss. The bean market is quiet and prices are slightly weaker. New Zealand beans f.a.q. new crop, 5041b5. Sfls. "

Tho wool market remains firm for fine wools and is a shade weaker for coarso wool?. Values—3fi's low crossbrods, la ll%d; 49'b l»w oro3sbrods, Is 2%d; 44' a, medium orossbreds, Is ; 50's, halfbreds, la CG's, quarter-breds, Is GO'a, merinos, 2s 4%i1. River Plate shipments of meat received during March are as follows: Mutton Lamb London 76,027 13.474 Liverpool 271,915 (52,545 Hull 6,307 683 Newcastle 8,000 500 Southampton 8,t)1>9 2,(157 Cardiff 5,608 2,571 Ireland 2,120 IT Total 1i78,i)7(i 82,712 FEILDING MARKET REPORT. A. H. Atkinson and do., Ltd., report a small yarding only of pigs, chiefly weanois, of which the best sold well. Scores made good value.Poultry valuos were on a jxu' with late rates. Wo sold a quantity of produce and grain at quotations. Prices-Woauer pigs 3s (id. 4s, 5s 3d, 59 Gd to 78 Hd; sloriiS to 20s. Aged horses 15s to 35s to £B. Poultry, at per pair: Hens Is 9d to Bs, oockeiels Is (id, 2s t) 2s 3d, geese 4s 6d. Dops 10s. Produce: Bran ss, maize to 4s (id, wheat 4s to 4s 3d, oats 2s Bd, barley 3s to 3s 3d, chaff 3s (id to 4s, table potatoes 9s to 10s Gd, pig potatoes :Js fld to iisi ouions £5 to £5 10s, marrows 2s Gd sack, Nelson apples da case, rabbits Gd to 1b per pair, factory bacon sides 7d, hams B!4d per lb.