HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 4, 6 January 1922, Page 8

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE

s LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. (By Telegraph—Ora Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, this day. The Department of Agriculture has received tlie following cablegram, dated December 80, 1921. from- the High Commissioner for Xew Zealand, London:— Meat.—All markets quiet owing to holidays. >Mutton and lamb somewhat better feeling. New Zealand mutton, lightweight i>|d to sjd, heavyweight 4J<l to od, ewes 43d. Lamb, lightweight Bd, heavyweight TJd. Beef: Unchanged and trade very slow; chill?d hinds little dearer, at 7d to 7Jd per lb; fores, 3Jd to 3jd per lb. Hemp-—Manila market quiet but firm. J grade September- November shipment to November-January shipment quoted at £38 per ton. New Zealand dull, and somewhat easier. Sellers quote hlgbpolnts Febru-ary-April shipments £37 per ton, and fair £35 per ton. Wool.—Bradford market firm tone. Fair inquiry, though not great amount of new business. Official quotations are: Tods, delivery to be In March 64's (merino), oG's (super half-bred) 4/2, 40'g prepared 2/4, coarse crossbred V. Apples. —In fair demand, and value easy with large stocks on hand. American Jonathans 14/ to 16/. Spitz 13/ to l«/ 6. King David 14/ to 55/, Callfornlan Newtowns 15/ to 16/.-Oregon 13/ to 16/ (all hi *ojb boxes). Canadian Baldwins 38/ to 40/. Nova -Scotian 28/ to 34/ (per barrel).