HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18725, 23 June 1926, Page 12

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE.

The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram,, dated the fflth iris" from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London. BUTTER. Quiet. Official quotations are:—Nlw Zealand: Finest salted. June 19th—175s to 176s per cwt (Is 61d to Is 6Jd per lb). Exceptional: 178s per cwt (Is 7d per lb). .., „,.' June 12th—176b to 178s per ewt (Is 6Jd to la 7d per lb). Unsalted. June 19th—175s to 176s per ewt (Is 6Jd to Is 6Jd per lb). ~ ~, June 12th—176s to 178s per cwt (Is 6Jd to la 7d per lb). Other qualities. Jane 19th—140s to 168s per cwt (Is Ba to is 6d per lb). Australian:_ Salted. June to 173s per ewt (la 6jd per lb). Exceptional: 176s per cwt (Is 6Jd Pe june'l2th-172s to 176s per ewt (Is 6Jd to Is 6Jd per lb). Unsalted. •• June 19th—174s to 176s per cwt (Is 6Jd to Is 6Jd per lb). , , June 12th—172s to 174s per ewt (Is 6Jd Per * Other Qualities: Salted. June 19th—146s to 166s per cwt (Is 3Jd to Is sid per lb). . . Other Qualities: Unsalted. June lbth—l46s to 164s per cwt (Is 3Jd to Is old per lb). . Argentine; Unsalted. . .June 19th—160s to 164s per cwt (1b 5d to Is 5Jd par lb). . , June 12th—158s to 164s per ewt (Is 4Jd to Is 5Jd P« lb). Other Qualities. June 19th—150s to 158s per ewt (Is 4d to Is iU PW lb >- ' . Irish: Creamery. • June 19th—168s to 170s per cwt (Is 6d to Is 6id per lb). _ . June 12th—174s to 176s per cwt (Is 6Jd ito Is 6Jd per lb). Unsalted. June 19th—170s to 172s per cwt (Is 6*d to Is 6Jd per lb). Danish. June 19th—176s to 178s per ewt (Is 6?d to Is 7d per-lb). . . June 12th—178s to 180s per cwt (Is 7d to Is 7id per lb). Siberian. June 19th—154s to 158s per cwt (Is 4Jd : to Is 4Sd per lb). Exceptional: 160s per 1 cwt (Is. 5d per lb). ■ ' ■ June 12th—152s to 160s per cwt (Is 4Jd to Is 5d per lb). CHEESE. Quiet! Official quotations are:— Canadian: Finest coloured (new)- ,• Juno 19th—92s to 94s per cwt- (93d to | 10 June er i2 b th-91s to 92s per ewt (Old per lb) ) ' White (now), r June 19th—93s to 94s per cwt (9Jd to > lOd per lb). /0 ,, , ; June 12th—92s to 93s per cwt (91d to 1 lOd per lb). ' r Coloured (old). , June 19th—106s per cwt (Hid per lb). 1 June 12th—106s per cwt (Hid per lb). White (old). 3 June 19th—106s to 108s per cwt (lljd to Hid per lb). . .„.. . " June 12th—106s to 108s per cwt (Hid to 1 HJd per lb). '.,._, ~ - ; New Zealand: Coloured. . June 19th—94s to 96s per cwt (lOd to . 10 J U nri2 l th-94s to 95s per cwt (10d per

White. June 19th—95s to 96s per cwt (lOd to Lo Junr r i2t b h-*si. to 963 per cwt (104 to y told per lb). ~ ... Australian: Coloured (in accordance with size). Jane 19th—90s to 93s per cwt (9Jd to }S Jane' 12th—91s to 93s per. cwt (93d to LOd per lb). : White. Jnne 19th—92s to 94s per cwt (9Jd to 10d c P4 Jone"lßtli-M» to 94s per 'cwt (Old to lOd j per-lb). TALLOW. • Spot market quiet but firm, and only moderate business has been done, ho change in C "spot" prices. HEMP. J Manila firmer, <KJth good demand early this-week. "J" S^de- June-August and September-November shipments, sold up to £4l. Sellers at the close quote £4O 10s. Sisal steady and business i» few. /•»■ x ' Tanganyika "spot,", afloat, an/- forward shipments £42; No. 3-not wanted, value £3B to £39. New • Zealand market steadier, some small business reported .lir Higbpoints afloat £36 10s, with buyers, early shipments, £3b. Fair'grade Junc'August shipments sold £33 10s. Good enquiry for. No. 2. 16* on the basis of £23, but no business reported. WOOL. '• Bradford "position is not satisfactory for specially-cressed goods section. Loss of purchasing power through continuance of miners strike aggravates situation. Present .quotations are for tops':—64's. warp (merino), 4s Old per lb; 64's (average, merino), 3s lOid per lb; 56's super halfbred, 2s 8d per lb; SO's fine crossbred, 2s. Id per lb; 40 s. prepared, Is 71d per lb. ■ •■■••• .' APPLES.: Market shows no improvement. Port Victor discharged, and principally fully ripe, some Jonathans wasty. London prices are: —Jonathan, Stunner, Cleopatra, 8a to 12s per case; Delicious, Borne Beauty, Dunns ■ Favourite, King David, and Statesman, 83 to lis per'case. Hull auction, ex Mamari: — •Dunn's Favourite, 10s 9d to 18s 6d-per case; Jonathan, 95.9 d to 12s 6d per case; Delicious, 9s to 10s per case. Southampton Port Victor auction: —9s to lis per case. Average Bristol auction, Port Victor and Tonganro: —Jonathan, 12s to 13s 6d per case. TARANAKI OILFIELDS. *' (FBIBS.A880CIATIO» TZIEOBAM.) ' . NEW PLYMOUTH, June 22. The Taranaki Oilfields report is as folTa'rata Bore: Recovered • all casing < except 900 feet of twelve-inch. . We ate now plugging and filling the well. East Coast: Waiapu well has been drilled to 564 feet in shale. Struck water, at 561 feet, making about six barrels each twentyfour hours. Are now running a string of twelve-inch casing. WHEAT. (BT CABU6-PBISB ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTKALIAIT'AND H.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received June 22nd, 5,5 p.m.) • .■ ■ NEW YORK, June 21. ' Chicago wheat quotations are: July, 137J cents a bushel; September, 1381 cents; and December, 135Scents. LoNDoN;;run62l : •Wheat—The market is 'quieter in sympathy with America, but prices are fully steady owing to reports of drought in Manchuria damaging'the crops. - . Parcels are in quiet request and occasionally lower. i T . .. Liverpool futures are quotes-July, 11a 7id; October, 10s 7d; December, 10s sßd5 B d per cental. WOOL. (BV CABLE-PBBBB • ASSOCIATION-COyxaiGHT.). (AUSTRALIAN AND Jf.S. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) • LONDON, June 21. ' At Bradford the wool tops'trade has been, practically suiipendid pending ft- settlement of the coal strike. Meanwhile, the tone 18. confident and quotations are maintained. ■ - '■'• 'METALS. (Received June 22nd, B.IS p.m.) K LONDON. June 21. Copper—Spot £57 8s 9d, forward £SB Is 3d LMd-Spot £30.. 5., forward £3O 5s a ' .'"spelter—Spot. £33 2«. 6d, forward £33 3s 9d Tin—Spot £270 17» 6d, forward £270 7s 6d 80. 7-16 d, flna 32 7-Sd per ounce. ■ SALE OF DAIRY COWS. H 'O Smith, of the Farmers* Saleyards, held" the monthly sale of dairy cows on Friday last. There was an entry of 17 head. The majority were not up to the usual standard,, a-number being rough and backward ealvers. The principal lots sold es follows:—Heifer, 6gns; Shorthorn springer, 14gn»; Jersey cow, sgns; black cow, springing, 13gns; Jersey cow. in profit, 15gna; yearling heifer, 21gns; Jersey heifer, 3Jgns; backward springer, 4gns; _ Jersey " crosa cow, in profit, 4Jgns; Holstem cross cow, springing, 143gns. i ' ELECTROLYTIC ZINC. "IW-production etAtement of the. ElectroJytio Ziao Cov, of •Auatralasis(,'lamit«d l for tk» four weeks May sth, .1936, and four week* «nd»d Jun» 2nd, 1926.ia as fol- . lows:—Zino 3636 tons, 8640 tons; of. which J uaed at thtnworks 125 tens, 125 tons; sil- _ ver lead product for shipment.to Port Piria i. for realisation: Lead 670 tons, 730' tons; •Over IOI.OOOor, 91,00005.