HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18014, 5 March 1924, Page 10

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

The Department ox Agriculture ha 3 receiv. Ed tiie following- cablegram, dated Ist instant, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: Dockers resumed T.ork on Tuesday, and butier and cheese prices declined immediately. BUTTER. Market auiet -with further tendency downwards. All descriptions b!ow. Official quotations are: New Zealand. Finest. Salted. March 1st —186s to ISS3 up to 190s per cwt (Is Sd to Is Sid up to Is SJd per lb). February 23rd —Not quoted. February lEth—l94s to 198s per cwt (Is £Jd to Is 9£d per lb). Uiualtcd. March 1st—18& to 190s per cwt (la Sd to Is Sid per lb). February 23rd—Not- quoted. February 16th —194 a to 200s per cwt (Is BJd to Is 9id per lb). Other Qualities. March 1st —16Gs to 184s per cwt (Is 5Jd to Is 7Jd per lb). Australian. Finest Salted. March Ist—l7Bs to 180s up to 182s per cwt (Is 7d to Is 7Jd to la lid per lb). February 23rd—Not quoted. Februairy 16th—186s to 190s per cwt (Is 8d to Is BJd per lb). /Dnsaltfd. March 1st —174s to 180s per cwt (Is 6Jd to Is 7Jd per lb). February 23id —Not quoted. . February 16th—186s to ISSs per cwt (16 8d to Is BJd per ib). Ot.her Qualities. March Ist—Salted; 1503 to 176s per cwt (Is 4?<l to la 7d per lb). Unsalted: l£6s to 17Cs per cwt (la 4d to Is 6id per lb). Argentine. March Ist—l62s to 1663 par cwt (Is sJd< to Is SJd per lb). February 23rd —Not quoted. February 16th—168s to 174s per cwt (Is Cd to Is 6Jd per lb). Other Qualities. March Ist—l4ss to l£os per cwt (Is 3Jd to Is 5Jd per lb). Danish. March Ist—2l4s per cwt (Is 10Jd per lb). Exceptional: 216s per cwt (Is lid per lb). February 23rd —Not quoted. February 16th—212s to 216s per cwt (Is 10jd to Is lid par lb). CHEESE. A price of BSs per cwt has been taken freely, but market has hardened as demand is improving. Official quotations are:— English. Finest Farmers'. (Steadv.) March 1st —142s to 146s per cwt (Is 31d to Is 3Jd per lb). February 23rd—142s to 146s per cwt (Is 3Jd to Is 3Jd par lb). February 16th—136s to 14€s per cwt (Is 2.Jd to Is 3Jd per lb). Canadian. In small supply.

March 1st —Coloured, 108s per cwt (lljd per lb), September makes. White: loßs p;ir cwt (llad per lb). February 23rd —Not quoted. February 16th —Coloured: 104s to 108s per ,cwt (Hd to ll£d per lb). White: 104s to 108s per cwt (lid to llid per lb). New Zealand. Better demand at reduced prices.

March Ist—Coloured, 88s, 90s to 92s per cwt (9Jd to 9|d per lb). White: 88s, 90b to 92s per cwt (9|d to 9|d per lb). February 23rd —Not quot-rd. February 16th—Coloured: 92s to 98s per cwt (9Jd to 10Jd per lb). White: 92b to %3 per cwt (»ld to 101 d per lb). Shipments of New Zea 1 and produce arrived this week psr s.s. Middleszx, Port Kembla, and Turakina. HEMP. Manila market irregular but closed quite firm. J gjade sold afloat at £3B 15s, Feb-ruary-April shipment £3B 5s to £39. New Zealand market 'quiet but small business ported. Values, Highpoints £36 10s, fair £34 10s. WOOL. Bradford market firm and active and values higher. Tops, 64'e (Merino), 5s lid; 56'b (super halfbred), 4s; 40's prepared (coarse crossbred), 2s ljd. PEAS. Arrivals of Japanese Blue continue heavy and spot market is somewhat depressed. Japanese on passage have been sold at £2l 10s per ton c.i.f.; February-April shipments £22; Tastnanian Blue offered at £2O c.i.f. February-March shipments but buyers' idea about £l9 10s; New Zealand Blue, slow sales for spot £l7toj£l9. New Zealand parltridgo worth about 75s per 5041b c.i.f., but sellers asking 77s 6d for Mairch-April shipments. Maple ex store at nominal values. Tacmanian 90s to 955; New Zealand, 73s to 755; Tasmanian afloat, sellers 90s, buyers 87s 6d; February-March shipments, sellers 86s 6d, buyers Boe. BEANS.

English old winter crops sold up to 66s per quarter, spring crops 635. COCKSFOOT. Danish, 90 per cent to 95 par cent, germination quoted in London at 92s per cwt c.i.f. London. EGGS. Dock strike accumulation has reduced price --but business is quiet as buyers anticipate lower prices. English, Irish, Danifh, Dutch, 17s 6d, 20s per long 100; Italian, Belgian, 15s, 16s 6d per long 100; Styrian, Moroccan, 12s, 14s 6d per long 100. ASHBURTON MARKET. There was a big attendance at the Tinwald yards yesterday, where there was an entry of 1938 fat ewes, 171 wethers, 7COO lambs, and about 5000 stores. Bidding was kaen for the fats, but the ewes showed a decline in valu-03 of from Is to is 6d per head on last week's prices. Wether mutton was firm at about last week's rates. Lambs were again eagerly Bought by the freezing buyers at an over-all price of just about lOd per lb. The principal sales were:— Ewes —39 at 16s 9d, 12 at 15s, 12 at lis, 12 at 19s 7d, 6 at 18s 6d, 6 at 23s 3d, 20 at 21s Id, 40 at 20s Bd, 24 at 15s 3d,. 16 at 17s lid, 94 at 21s Id, 16 at 19s, 23 at 22s 6d, 33 at 25s 9d, 28 at 20a 4d, 14 at 17s, 18 at 20s 9d, 12 at 19s 7d, 18 at 17s 4d, 8 at 14s 4d, 13 at 22s 6d, 15 at 19s lOd, 76 at 21 2d 12 at 16s, 16 at 19s sd. 17 at 23s 3d, 14 at'- 18s 7d, 16 at 225, 35 at 20s lOd, 15 at 21s 2d, 12 at 19s 9d, 8 at 21s 6d, 18 at 19s 3d, 8 at 22s lid, 14 at 18s 9d, 14 at 17s 4d, 6-2 at 17s 9d, 15 at 17s 4d, 15 at 20a Id, 47 at 16s Bd, 11 at 16s 3d, 26 at 17s, 48 at 21s 4d, 21 at 15s, 54 at 19s 9d, 36 at 20s, 18 at 20s 4d, 16 at 24s 7d, 32 at 15a, 18 at 18s.

Wethers—sl at 275, 5 at 28s 9d, 12 at 29s 3d; 3 at 31s Id, 25 at 24s Id, 15 at 26s 6d, 2 at 28s. Lamfca—33 at 29s 9d, 33 at 80s, 64 at 27s 63, 66 at 27s 6d, 37 at 31s Bd, 69 at 25s Bd, 70 at 22s 6d, 10 at 30s 3d, 78 at 32s 2d, 17 at 235, 7 at 27s 9d, 12 at 20s, 7 at 27s Sd, 9 at 30s, 16 at 27s 6d, 72 at 30s, 163 at 295, 20 at 265, 77 at 31s 6d, 208 at 27s 4d, 90 at 25a, 251 at 30s fid, 77 at 27s 7d, 138 at 26s 3d, 50 at 325, 90 at 295, 204 at 28s 6d 47 at 27a 6d, 67 at 3'2s Id, 101 at 30s, 4a at'27s Bd, 69 at 28s 4d, 109 at 28s 9d, 89 at 265, 109 at 25s'9d, 65 at 29s 6d, 226 at 33a sd, 154 at 32s Id.

Cattle—There was a fairly good yarding. A few prime fats were forwaird, and these were passed at auction. Cows in forward condition" brought from £3 17s 6d to £5, heifers £3 17s 6d, and a number of IS-months-old heifers brought 10s to IBs. NEW BIG RIVER MINE. (SPECIAL TO "THS FBXSS.") HEEFTON, March 4. The New (Big Eiver returns for January and February are as follows: Crushed—s2l tons of quartz for S29oz 16dwt melted gold. Cyanide—3so tons of sands were treated for 4loz bullion. The total estimated value of the gold won is £2230. HULL WOOL SALES. ~ Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London office, dated March Ist: "Wool Sales—B.A.W.R.A. ofiered at Hull 19,600 bales crossbred wool and practically all sold. The attendance of buyers was large, and competition anim&Ced. English buyers were the principal operators. Prices as compared with closing rates of the last London wool sales are for gTeasy fine crossbred unchanged, greasy medium crossbred par to 5 per cent, higher, greasy coarse crossbred 10 per cent, higher, scoured crossbred unchanged."