HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17806, 4 July 1923, Page 12

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

The Department of Agriculture lias receiver lhe io.i .win.: Ciiok-gram. daiod HOtli ultimo, iram :he High Commissioner for Xsw Zealand, London: Market a-koncd somewhat on account of the- quantity of ill! descriptions available, iluiton, f.iir enquiry ;or heavier qualities, oiner»v;se condition or market, and prices unchanged. Ld.ii!?. siow. and .prices slightly weaKer. _ Canterbury unchanged. Quotauons for frozen beet nominal and unchanged. 2s.Z. ilutton. June 30th. June -3rd. June 16th. JBlb. 82d to 3<? gad to Sd B£d to 9d -19-561b. 3id to 85c BJa to BJsd 3Jd to 3Jd 57-G4lb. TJd to 8d 7=d 'to 8d 7=d to 8d S5-72ib. Gjd to 76 6?d to 7d 6id to 6Jd N.Z. Lamb. 29-361b. I! 3i l.Jd 113 d 37-4-^Hi. Hsd iijd njd 43-501b. - losd Second Cla63. load North Island. 20-361b. Hid _ _ 37-4211"). lid _ _ 43-50lb. 10Jd 10J.I iojd New Zealand Beef. Fores. 2 Sd 2Jd -2Jd Hinds s< i • 5d fid Chilled Beet Korea. 2id 2Jd to 2?d Qd to 22d Hinds. to Sid. 4»d to 5Jd BUTTER. Market qmet, notwirhatandinp reduced prices. Present quotations are: Hew Zealand. (Salted.) Finest. June 30th—1-lfia to 150s per cwt. (Is 3Jd to Is 4d per lb>. June 23rd—150a to 154s per cwt (13 4d to Is 4Jd per IbJ. June 16th—154a to 158s per cwt (Is 4Jd to Is 5d per lb). Unsalted. June 30th—154e t-o 156s per cwt (la to la 4Jd per lb;. June 23rd —156s to 158s per cwt (la 4Jd to la ad per lb). June 16th—156s to 163s per cwt (la 45d to Is 5d per lb). Other Qualities. June 30th—Salted: 142s to 144s per cwt (Is 3;d to Is 3Jd per lb). Un3alted: 150 a per cwt. (Is 4d per lb). Australian. (Salted.) Finast. June 30tli—140s to ver cwt (Is 3d to Is 3Jd per lb). * June 23rd—144s to 150s per cwt (la 3Jd to Is 4d per lb). June 16th —144s to 152s per cwt (Is 3Jd to Is 4id per lb). Unsalted. June 30th—144s to 146s per cwt (la to Is 3Jd per lb). June 23rd— 144s to 148s per cwt (Is 34d to Is 3gd per lb). June 16th—150s to lo2s per cwt (Is 4d to la 4Jd per lb). Other Qualities. June 30th—Salted: 116s to 136s per cwt (13 OJd to Is 2jd per lb). Unsalted: 120 a to 138 a per cwt. (la Id to la 2 d per lb). Argentina. June 30th—124a to 13'2s per cwt (lo lid to la* 2d per lb). June ,23rd—126a to 136s per cwt (Is lid to Is 2jd per lb). June 16th—126a to 13>6s per cwt (la lid to Is 2Jd per lb). Iriah (salted). June 30th—1383 to 142s per owt (Is 2Jd to la Bid per lb). June 23rd —140 a to 144 a per cwt (Is 3d to Is 3id per lb). June 16th—146a to 150 a per cwt (Is 3£d to la 4d per lb). Unsalted. June 30th—149a to 150 a per owt (Is 32d to la 4d per lb). June 23rd to 146s per cwt (Is 3}d to la 3Jd per lb). June 16th—150s to 152 a per cwt (la 4d to Is 4-Jd per lb). Danish. June 30fch—148s per cwt (la 3Jd per ib). June 23rd—152s to 154s per cwt (la 4id to la 4&d per lb). June-16th—154s to 156 a per cwt (la 4sd tc la 4Jd per lb). CHEESE. Prices- unsteady . during this weeik, bu< closed atoftdy. Present quotations are: English. Finest Farmers'. June 30th —106 a to 112s per cwt (lljd to la per lb). June 23rd—108b to 112 a per cwt (lljd to la per lb). June 16th—108a to 112s per cwt (ll£d to la per lb). Canadian. June 30th—Coloured and white, 843 to BGs per cwt (9di to 9sd per lb). June 23rd—Coloured, S6a per cwt (9ld per lb); white, 88s per cwt (9£d per- lb). Juno 16th —Coloured and white, 86s to 88a per cwt (9Jd to 9%1 per lb). New Zealand. June 30th—Coloured, 82s to 64a j.er cwt (82d to 9d per lb); white, 82s to 66s per cvj. (BJd to 9id per lb). June 23rd—Coloured, 883 to 90s per cwt (9Jd to 93d per lb). White, 92a to 94s per cwt (9Jd-to lOd per lb). June 16th—Coloured, 84s to 88a par cwt (9d to 9Jd per lb). White, 863 to 88a per owt (9jd to 9-Jd per lb). Shipmenta of New Zealandi produce arrived this- week per s.s. Mahin, Port Nicholson, Rarajiga, Hurunui, and Kailroura. HEMP. Manila market'quiet ond easier. G grade June-Augußt and July-September ahif nicnts quoted at £37. Sellers, offering at end of weeik J grade Juiy-SepteniTier shipments for £32 Iss per ton. New Zsaland market unchanged. WOOL. Sales continue well attended. New Zealand offerings comprised largely greasy clips, a small quantity of .\hich has It en withdrawn. Scoured and iiipij luive a tcndiTicy to harden, otherwise no maletial alteration since opening. FRUIT. Last aliipment cf iiuatralian hir- T>fen discharged'. Only a' small cnr?o and prices irregular on account of wuate. Values 7s 6d to 14s per case. The 3a. ilihia and Bar«nga have discharged, but part on.y of t>ich shipment yet sold. Condition fair to gr.od, though some varieties are frosted, especially Wasliingtons. Present quotations ore: — Cox's Oranjre, 40s to 4i»a; ,7 out ban, ;8s to 203; Sturmer, 17s to 18s; Cioiton, 17s to 17s fid; Newton Pippin, 2Js to E4e>: London I'ippin, 16a; Waahinijton .Vasty), 6.1 t) 10s to 12s;. other varieties, 16s to 17s 6d Weather much wanner, and Engiieh soft fruit now in the market. EGGS. Better demand at l>wer pricee. Irish, Danish, Dutch, French, English, lis to 13a; Chinese, Polish. Lithuanian, Brittany, 8s 6d to 10s. FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES. (BT CABLE—FBB3S ASSOCIATIOH —COPTBIOHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AMD H.Z. CABLE A3BOCIATIOIf.) LONDON, July 2. The exchange rates ajre as follows: London on Par June 28 July 2 Paxia, fr to £ 1 - • 25.255 75.05 77.30 Okristiania, kr to £1 18.159 Copenhagen, kr to £1 18.159 25.96 26.10 Stockholm, kr to £1 18.159 17.36 17.31 Berlin, marks to £1 20.25 670,000 815,000 Home, lire to £1 .. 22.22J 103J 105 i Montreal, dol. to £1 4.86 4.70J 4.69$ New York, dol to £1 -4.86 4.59| 4.57J Hong Kong, dol. to £1 * 27Jd 27id Yokohama, st. to yen 21.50 ffijd 25»d Calcutta, at. to ipe. 10 to gold £1 16Jd 16Jd 'Determined by price of silver. SHARES. • (Beceived July 3Td, 8.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 2. Mount Lvell—Buyers 22a 3d. LONDON WOOL SALES. (Received July 3rd, 8.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 2. At tha wool sales an average selection in all claß3oa met with good competition. Late rates were maintained. | BRADFORD TOPS MARKET. (Beceived Jnly 3rd, 8.5 j,.m.) LONDON, July 2. The Bradford market is unchanged. There is litt«.e enquiry and. no business is passing. Quotations &r« zrominaL