HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.
The Department a£ Agriculture has received the following cablegram dated 6th October, from tie High Commissioner of New Zealand, London:—
BUTTER. Market slow and prices easier. Present quotations are: —
Aew Zealand. (Salted, finest.) October 6th—l96s to 19Ss to 2Gus per cwt (Is Dd to Is 9id to Is 9id per lb; September 2tft'u— 198s to '2o2s per cwt (Is 91d to la 9;d per lb). September 'iind— 190s to 198s per cwt (Is Bid to Is 91d per lb). Ur.salted. October 6th—2Cßs to 210 a per cwt (Is 101 d to Is 10£ d per lb). September 29th—212a per cwt (la 10Jd per lb). • . September 22nd—201s per cwt (Is 9Jd per lb). Other qualities. October 6th—Salted: 190 a to 19is per cwt (Is B;.i to Is BJd per lb). Australian. Salted. Finest. October 6th—K4s to ISCs per cwt. (Is 7Jd to Is lid per lb). Septemoer 29th—186s to 190b per cwt (Is 7jd to Is Bid per lb). September 2and—lS2s to 186s per cwt (Is 7Jd to Is 72d per lb). Other Qualities. October 6th—lCOs to 180s per cwt (Is 4Jd to Is 7Jd per lb). Argentine. Finest. October 6th—lift's to 186s per cwt (la 7id to Is 7id per lb). September 2ath—l-SOs to 180s per cwt (Is 7id to ie 7Jd per' lb). September &snd—l76s to 186s per cwt (Is Ojd to Is 7id per lb). uther Qualities. October 6th—ls4a to 17Cs per cwt (1b 4Jd to la 6|d per lb). Irish. October 6th—lß6s to 1903 per cwt (Is 7Jd to 13 Bjd per lb). September 2i)tli—l9os to 194b per cwt (Is Sid to Is Bj[d per lb). September 22nd—186s to 190s per cwt (le 7|d to la 8;d per lb). Danish. October 6th—2o4s to 20Ss per cwt (Is 9id to Is lOd per lb). September 29th—212a to 216s per cwt (Is 10id to Is lid per lb). September 2'2nd—2loa per cwt (la IOJd per lb). CHEESE. Market very slow and prices have declined. Present quotations are: — jinguau. jj'ineat Farmers'. October 6tti—l3ss to 145s per cwt (Is 2Jd to Is 3id per lb). September 29 m—l3ss to 140s per cwt (Is 2Jd to Is bd per ib). September iind—i3ss to 140s per cwt (la 2Jd to Is 6d per lb). Fintat. October 6th—Coloured: HCa to 118s, to 120s per cwt (Is OJd to Is Ojd per lb). V/hite: 114s to 116s to USs per cwt. (Is Oid to Is Ojd per lb/. September 29th—Coloured: 120s to 122s per owt (la Oid to Is Id per lb;. White: 120s to 122s per cwt (Is Oid to Is Id per lb). September 22nd—Coloured: 120s to 122s per cwt (Is Ojd to Is Id per lb). White: 120s to 122s per cwt (Is Ojd to la Id per lb). ■ )U\ci qualities. October 6th—Coloured: 114s per cwt (Is Ojd per lb). White: 112 a per cwt (la per lb). JSew Zealand: Finest. October 6th—Coloured: 118s to 120s per owt (Is Ojd per lb). White: 118 ato 120s per cwt (Is Oid per lb). September 29 tn—Coloured 122s per" cwt (la Id per lb).> White: 120s to 122s per cwt (Is Ojd to Is Id per lb). \ September 22nd—Coloured: 122 a per cwt (Is Id per lb). White: 120s to 122s per cwt (Is Ojd to Is Id per lb). Other Qualities. October 6th—Coloured: 116s per cwt (la Ojd per lb). White: 114s to 116s per cwt (la Old to Is Ojd per lb). A shipment oi jSew Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. Athenic and Maimoa. Estimated stocks of cheese on October Ist at London, Liverpool, and Bristol were:— Canadian) 182,000 boxes against 135j000 boxes for the same time last year; New Zealard and Australian, 17,000 cratea against 25,450 for same time last year. ■ / HEMP. Small enquiry for New Zealand. Spot, good lair grade sold at £34 per ton. No interest in forward shipments, and prices nominally unchanged. PEAS. Tartridge quiet. 'l'asinanian ex store 90s to iuus p<ir quarter. xtew /.eaiunu 70s to bvis ba> accoming to sample. able,at lioni 66a to 60s. , iSew'oiop oi we#, Zealand Juarch-April shipment onered at Tin txl, but no business ieported. .blue peas ir. poor demand. New Zealand afloat bold lor £lB 5s per ton; forwuid siiipinents £l7 10s. Tannianian quoted at £2O to £2l ex fljore. ■ BEANS. Engli&h, good quality, selling' at 43s to 50s per quarter, 'ex store, but no enquiry for imported, FKUIT. Short supplies of American, but heavy crops of Oregon Newton apples iu green condition selling at 16s 6d to 18s per caso. Caliiornian Newton apples, green, badly packed and graded, lis (id to 13s 6d. Calilornian Jonathan apples, poor colour, 14a 6d to 16a 6d Kome Beauty apples, poor colour, 14». Cox's Orange apples, 18s to 19s. No Canadian fruit in the market yet. WOOL. . Bradford market quiet. Medium and low crossbred little more active. Botany section shows no improvement. Present quotations for tope:—i>4's (merino), 5s 2d; 56' a (super half bred), 2s lid; 40 / s prepared (coarse crossbred), Is 4d. EGGS. Demand is chiefly for cheaper selections; best slow. English, Dutch, Danish, French, Irish, South African, 16s to 22s per long 100; Brittanys, Lithuanian, Styrian, Russian, Polish, 12s to 15s 6d per long 100. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON. October 8. The quantities to be offered at the London wool sales, opening on October 23rd, are B.A.W.K.A.'s stocks, 60,000 bales privately owned, 133,500 bales. THE COMMONWEALTH LOAN. LONDON, October 8. The Commonwealth Loan has been oversubscribed. There were numerous small applicants from all parts of the United Kingdom. Amplications for amounts not exceeding £2OO were allotted in full, but thoja exceeding £2OO will receive about 65 per cent. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. (Reoenred October loth, 1 a.m.) w «. , ', S ™NEY, October 9. At the wool sales the offerings included a large proportion of fine wools, and competition for these was excited'. The market lor good to euper woola was especially firm, and for broader haired prices were •unchanged. Thero was good competition for fine croasbreds, prices advancing 6 per cent. Thore was also a better demand for ings. Greasy merinos Bold up to SOJdi
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