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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 235, 2 October 1916, Page 7

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" -.., ■ .. HIGH COMMISSIONERS CABLE. ! DROP IX NEW ZEALAND MUTTON. CHEESE MARKET HARDENING. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON-, this day. Following is tbe High Commissioner's market report, dated London. September 30 iquotations unless other, specified being average market prices on spotj: Meat.—There is less demand for all descriptions of frozen meat, owing to large supplies of home-kil.cd mutton and Scotch iambs, which are selling at comparatively low prices. New Zealand mutton prices are lower. Xew Zealand mutton, per lb, S}d; ewe mutton, Sd; Argentine mutton. 7}d: home-killed ewe mutton. 7*d and 7}d: Xew Zealand lamb, Old: Argentine lamb. Sid: Scotch lamh, lOjd; Argentine chilled neef. hinds l)d. fores 7d. Butter. —The market continues tirm. owing to continued small supplies, but the demand is likely to decrease. Stocks of cold store are very light, and are declining rapidly. The position will remain most difficult for buyers until the arrival of the new season's make of colonial butters. Danish, .salted, per cwt, 204/ to 210/: Irish creamery, salted 194/ to 196/. unsaKed 196/ to 10S/. exceptionally good 200/: New Zealand, salted. 19©/ to 201/.- Canadian, salted. IS9/ to 190/; Dutch, salted 100/. nnsalted 192/: Argentine, unsalted. 194/; American creamery, salted. 184/ to 186/. Cheese. —The market is firmer, and prices hare a hardening teudency. There U a fair demand for Canadian white at 107/ to 100/, coloured 107/ to 109/: New Zealand, white 100/ to 108/. coloured UHJ/ to -OS/: English cheddar, US' to 122/. Hemp.—A tirm marker exists, especially f.r best quality New Zealand, of which the snpply i-i runuin? short. Mood fair New Zealand, ye- r ... fr, i. f a i r Government crnried (::;• .'fa'!., i £'_~ roars? f.9; Ortoher-lJe' ember shipment. _rro_ fair New Zealand £19 10/. fair £47. The output of hemp from Manila for the week ending last Saturday was 16,000 bales. Wheit—The market is Ann and the demand only .moderate. Canadian, arrived BH/6, October-November 65/. Oats.—A steady market, but Inactive. New Zealand, ex store, 33/6. Wool.—A strong market ia reported.