HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 2, 3 January 1924, Page 10

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

BUTTER MARKETS FIRM. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated December an, froih the High Commissioner for New Zen In ml, I-onilon :— Butter.—The position is much belter, and the market is firm and steady, with better outlook. Oflicial quotations arc :—New Zealuml. finest salted. December 2'J, 1108/ to UlO/ per cwt". exceptional, 'IVI/ per owt: December Uii, 201!/ to HQii/ up to per C\vt; December 1">, 'IV2/ to 1210/ per cwt; exceptional, 218/ per cwt: unsaltcil. December 29, 212/ to 214/ per cwt: December 22. 210/ to 212/ per cwt. Australian, salted finest, December 29, 200/ to 204/ per cv. I: December 22, IJ>l/ to 200/ per cwt; December 15, 204/ to 210/ per cwt: unsaUcd,. December 29, 202/ to 200/ per cwt; December 22, 200/ to 204/ per cwt; December 15, 210/ to 212/ per ujwt; other quulties. December 2!>, 190/ to I'JB/ per cwt: December. 22. 172/ to IUO/ per\cwt: December 15, IfMJ/ to 200/ per cwt. finest, December 29. 180/ to ISC/ per cwt: December 22, 170/ to ISO/ per cwt; exceptional, 184/ per cwt; December 15, 186/ to 104/ per cwt: other qualities. December 2!l, 160/ to 170)/ per cwt: December 22, 150/ to 174/ per cwt: December 15. 100/ to 184/ per cwt: December 22, 211/ to 21S/ per cwt.: December 15, 222/ to 224/ up to 220/ per cwt. Cheese.—The market, for English is steady, and colonial firm with upward tendency, and better oiulook. OfHcinl quotations am :—English, finest.- farmers : December 20, 135/ to 145/ per cwt; December 22, 135/ to 145/ per cwf, December 15, 135/ to 145/. Canadian, coloured, Dccembrr 20. lOrt/ to 110/ per cwt-: December 22, 9S/ to 108/ per cwt; December 15. 108/ to 110/ per cwt;; white. December 3!), 104/ to 108/ per cwt; December 15, 106/ to 10S/ per cwt. New Zealand, .coloured. December 2!>, too/ to 104/ per cwt; December 22, 102/ to 104/ per owt; exceptional, 10(5/ per. cwt: coloured. December 15. 108/ to 110/ per cwt; white. December SB, 100/ to 102/ per cwt; December 22, 100/ to 102/ per cwt; December 15, 106/ to 108/ per cwt. [Shipments of New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. Port Napier and Mnhan.i. Hemp.—On the Manila market a holiday tone prevailed, butp rices finished firm. .T. crude shipments, December-March, sold at £35 and sellers. New Zealand market very firm. Uuycrs high point, £3i, fair,'£32 10/ per ton. Wool.—Fair demand for all grades of crossbred tops, wltji Increasing .efintldenre for the future. Quotations: til's, 5/4r.G's, a/7; 40 - s (prepared), 1/S. Fruit. —Christmas trade not. up to expectations. Light shipments expected, therefore market may be steadily maintained. Prices: Oregon Newton apples, 11/ to 12/ti • Jonathans. !t/e to 13/ ; Stnyman's Whieaan' 11/ (0 12/0; Delicious, 11/ to 12/0. FIJI PINEAPPLES. A MARKET IX CANADA. SUCCESSFUL sniPMKNT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) SfVA. -December 28. Some two months the .-FIJI <Jovernm«it sent a trial shipment of pineapples to the Dominion. Canneries Ltd.. in Canada, to let th<» people ttlere se"e for themselves what kind of plueupples Fiji produced. The CmiiierleH, Ltd., are Interextod, with a wealthy jfroup of Kngllsh capitalists, which includes the Tvnuuhl family, in ctitalillsliinj; the pineapple growing and canning industry in Fiji. They wanted to see the fruit ere sending over a representative to go into details. The report on this sample shipment is just to hand, and it very satisl'UCtOT*}'. 'FllC 0011 Si J£D THOU t OOHSiSt(*tl of KUilc.vs and tile smooth leaves Cayenne, lioth we.ro carefully packed in sisal Jieinp Tlic inspector at Vancouver writes to the chief inspcetoi , in Suva: "Am nleased lo Inform you that the majority of rhe pineapples arrived in excellent condition, and were as tine, a sample us any shipped to this port. Such fruit should command a good

market in Vancouver at any time of the year. Samples that have been received from Hawaii and Florida recently have been all of an inferior grade."' This is very satisfactory news lor those interested in tho furtherance of the project. The report .states tb-.t the smooth-leaved Cayennes class order, but some ot the It'ipieys were in rather an overripe condition. This endorses the opinion of local people who have been of the opinion all along that the Cayenne would prove the most suitable variety for the purpose. This view was. later endorsed by .lap.inese and American experts who visited Fiji about this time last year to Inspect our fruit and soil. It is hoped tuat a start will soon be made in gutting large areas under crop.