HIGH COMMISSIONERS CABLE.

Bay of Plenty Times, 25 February 1910, Page 4

HIGH COMMISSIONERS CABLE.

The High Co— mlssicner's; weekly market rep.ort, datfd February 19, is *as follows ,:, — ITutton.— The market is iirm, but the demand is only 'moderate. Stocks in hand are light. Canterbury) is excremely scarce, and cannot bo quoted. North. Island averaged 3sd. River Plate mutton is in, small supply and is nrmly, held; at -B;£d. Aus-tror Han is freely olTered at 3 id. Lamb.— The market is steady anfi there is good demand for pHme quality. The average price of new seasen's Canterbury lasnb: is s||d (nominal). A large pfeportion of second quality; lamb has arrrved iwccatly. The priM« of New Zjtalaud,. other than CanteVbury, range from sjjd to 4Jd. Beef.— The market; is iqjuiet, Ibut steady. Supplies of American chilled beef are largo, but prices are unchanged" at last week's quotations. New jZteal,ami : hinjdcjjuartors, ;j-}d ; iorofljua»ters, _Id. Butter . — The imirktefc is a- sfrade weaker, 'but there is more demand. | The present (quotations are :— - Choicest New Zealand Initter, 118s per cwt ; Danish, 12&s ; Australian and Argentine, 115s. The butter and oheoso shipment ex. Athenic arrived in good condition. Chouse. — The market is firm. The price of finest New Zealand white is! 00s and coloured 59s ,-y Canadian, 2s moie. Hemp.— The market is quiet, with a tendency in favour of buyers. Prices are as follows : — Spot : New Zealand, good fair grade £26 10s, fair grade £25 JOs ; Manila, fair current. £26. Febi^iary-April shipments of good fair, £25 15s; fair, £25 ; Manila, j £24 10s. The (Manila output vor the week was 20,000 ibales., Cocksfoot seed.— There is no alteration in the market' since last week. .New Zealand, 745. Oats. I—The1 — The market continues/ dull. New Zealand sparrowbills, ex granary, per quurter of 3841 b, 19a \ New Zealand Danish, per 'quarter of 820 Ib, 17s 6d.