HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17607, 9 November 1922, Page 10

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

The Department of Agriculture bos received the following cablegram, dated 4th instant, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— MEAT. Trade generally quiet, fair supply of home-killed and Dutch about. Canterbury mutton not quoted. Lamb slightly easier. Plentiful supplies chilled beef. .\ew Zealand Mutton. North Wand: gd-9d, according to weight. Nov. 4th. Oct. 28th. Oct. 21st. Light-weight. 82d to BJd B!di to Bid Medium. 8d to 7Jd to 8d Heavy-weight. 7idto 8d 7d to 7Jt* a Ewes. r 6id to 7d 6d to 6id Bid to 6id New Zealand Lamb, Best Quality. J Light-weight. | la Ojd Is OJd Xb OJd Medium. 8 la Ojd Is Oi<l to la °i d 18 OH to la Ojd t Heavv-weieht. , 10jd IOJd to 101 d 10id to 10id 1 Ordinary and Second-class "Quality. 1 113 d Is is Old Chilled Beef. Fores. I Sgd 3Jd 4|d t Hinds. 5J d sid 1 New Zealand Beef. j Fores. f Sid Bid 8 id Hinds. 1 4?d c Enelish retail priceß are as follows: c Mutton: t Legß. Loins. Shoulders. j Enelish .. la'Bd la lOd Is 6d Imported .. Is Od 03 iOd Os lOd Lamb: I pinglish .. 2s Od Is 8d Is 9d s Imported . ■ Is od Is 8d Is 4d c F Beef: T Ribs and e ; Sirloin Rump Steak. , English .. •• 2s 6d « Imported chilled I s 14 ?" jj , Imported frozen .. Os 9d . Is id t BUTTER. € Market remain* steady, and demand has s improved .for best qua-iity. New Zealand at € present selling at nbout 206 ato 208s per owt. a OfEcial quotations are:— f New Zealand. Salted. November 4th-200s to 208s, up to 210s per cwt (If lOd to Is 10id up to Is IOJd p«r lb). ? October 28th—206s to 208s up to 210 a per l ' cwt (la lOd to 1b IOJd up to Is IOJd p«r lb), £ i October 21ftt-206f to 208 aup to 310 a per a cwt (Is lOd to Is 1 Old up to Is IOJd p«r lb). y Unsalted. . November 4th—2lßa to 220s per cwt (Is lljd J to la Hid per lb). , , I October i2Bth—2l6s to 220 a per cwt (Is lid t , to Is liid per lb). r October 21st—216s to 218s per owt (Is lid a to la llid per lb). _ , I Australian. Salted. November 4th—2oo» to 204s per owt (Is 9Jd 0 to Is 9Jd per lb). . ® October '2Bth—l9Bs to 202s per cwt (la 9d B to la 9®-d per lb). ® October 21at—200s to 204s par owt (Is 9Jd t to Is 9Jd per lb). Unsalted. • y November 4th—2o4s to. 208s up to 210 a per cwt (la 9Jd, la 10id to la lOidi per lb). « Or.tob-'- r " I( ss to 210b per cwt (la lOd 11 to la IOJd per lb). 8 October 21st—2CSs to 212 a per cwt (la 101 d a to Is 10|d per IbV **> 1 Argentine. Unsalted. I • November 4th—l9os to 200 a per owt (Is BJd ( to Is 9id per lb). Exceptional 204 a per cwt t , (la 9Jd per lb). I October 28th—200s to 204s per cwt (Is 9Jd , to la ~9Jd per lb). I October 21at—196a to 206 a per owt (la 9d l to ts ICd per lb). ... . . C I Irish. £ November 4th—l94a to 198s per cwt (Is BJd t ' to Js 9Jd per lb). ■ . . . October 28th—Not given. October 21st—194g to 198s per cwt (la BJd ® to 1« 9Jd per lb).- * . Danish. . B November 4th—22os to 229 a per cwt (la t ll}d to la lljd peT lb). 1 October 28th—212s to 216 a per owtf (Is 10} d I .. to la lid per lb). - v October 21st—21Ss to 220s per cwt (la lid , to la lljd per lb). French. T November 4th—2lob to 220 a per cwt (1® ▼ IOJd to la lljd per lb), i October 28th—206s to. 220s per owt (la lOd t to Is lljd-per lb). , • .., i October 21at—210a to 220 a per cwt (Is c IOJd to la ll'Jdper lb). 4 fi CHEESE. . jj Market very firm. Scarcity of spot aup- t plies has : resulted in sharp rise in Values. , Official quotations are: English. Finest Farmers'. , . November 4th—ll6B to 126s per owt (la Ojd to la .lid per lb), . ■ - October 28 th—ll6 sto l2os per owt (Is Oid i ' to Is Id per lb). t October to 116s per ewt (Is to t i la OJd per lb). + Canadian. - ' • November 4th—Coloured 114s to . 116s' per *■ 1 cwt (la Oid to la Ojd per lb). "White: 104 a £ 'to 116 a, per cwt (Is Old to Is Oid per lb). t OQtober 28th—Coloured: 104 a to 106e peT 1 owt (lljd per lb). "White; 104s to 106 a per B owt (lljd per lb). " j October 21flt—Coloured: 100s to 104 a pet . cwt (101 dto lljd per lb). "White: 102 ato _ 104 a per- cwt (lid to ll}d per lb). • ' . New Zealand. u November 4th—Coloured 114s to'Jf6s per c ! cwt (Is Oid to la Oid per lb). White: 114» o ' to 116 a per cwt (la Ojd to la/ Ojd per lb), j ! To-day's (Saturday), value: white, 120 a to B 124 a per cwt (Is Ojd' to Is lid per lb). October 28th—Coloured: 104s to 106s per owt (llid per lb). White: 104s to 108s per ' cwt (llid to Hid per lb). ... 7 October 21st—Coloured: 100s to 10<s per t ; owt (IOJd to llid-per lb). . 102 a to i 104s pet cwt (lid to lljd, tier lb).. . s No shipments of New. Zealand produce art rived this week. t HEMP.. ■ Manila market easier early this week .hut j, closed steady. "J" grade Novemher-Janu- . ary shipments sold down to £3O 15s per , 1 Present quotations are: November January ! shipments. "G". grade £34 per ton, "J" J grade £3O 15s per ton, buyers. New . Zea- ( land market quiet and weaker' in sympathy, £ though values nominally unchanged. Octo- s her-December and November-January ship- <] ments Highpointe, £3l 1,0s; Fair, £3O 10s j per ton. No transactions reported. ; WOOL. £ Bradford market quiet for new business.' j , but valueß firm and are influenced by good v i world demand for wooL ' ■'. ' £ NELSON BEOS.' DIVIDEND. , t ■ i . (By Cable—Press Associations-Copyright.) (Aiistralian and N.Z. Cable "Association.) (Received November Bth. 10.20 p.m.) LONDON, November 7. The report presented at toe annual meeting of Nelson Bros, showed' ft credit balance of £74,974. A of 10 per cent, for the year, tax' free, was declared, and {he sum of £25,686' was carried forward. THE SALMON PACK, The Pacifio Canned Fish Brokers' Aesooia- il tion of Seattle, in estimating the salmon pack for this season, states that the figures Z. nave been, prepared by a special, committee, I and allowance for autumn fishing has been made, except in regard to that of British -r Columbia. The total of Alaskan reds is given at 2,252,000 oases, King's 42,000 cases, A Cohoes 100,000 cases,' Sockeyes-Puget Sound JV 55,000 cases, Springs (P.S.) 7000 cases, Cohoes. (P.S.) 75,000 caaes, Alaska pinlca v 1,830,000 esses, Ohums 608,500 oases, and Puget Sonnd Chums 100,000 oasea. The total American pack _is estimated at 5,579,500 a cases. The British Columbia, pack of Sock- a eyes is stated at 268,000 cases, Springs 33,000 V, cases, Cohoes 34,000 cases, Pinks 500,000 oases, Chums 38,000 cases. That, of Siberia is given at 660.000 oases, 1 400,000 cases of reds and 260,000 cases of other grades. The Siberian figures may be P subject to amendment, as a fire recentlv 1 destroyed 40,000. cases of reds. ' ■ a > t: OTHER EXCHANGES. a I (PBB3S ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.) AUCKLAND, November 8 Sales:—Bank of New Zealand, 663 9d* South British Insurance, 33s 6d; Auckland Gas, 245; Auckland Trams (pref.) ISs 3d* "* Waihi, 31s 6d: Grand Junction, 10s 10a-Id' Soldiers' Inscribed, £99 15s. * ' WELMNGTON, November 8. 1 | . Sale reported:—New Zealand Insurance £1 7s 6d. ' 1 . • >ou November 8... I e' j Sales on, Change :—Westport Coal 83a 6d T (three). New Zealand and Malay Rubber 7s : f, :. r U