HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET REPORT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 66, 11 December 1917, Page 8

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET REPORT

Lite Department 0 f Agriculture. Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram, dated London, December 8, from the High Commisswner for New Zealand. (x\ote -Quo, tations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):— Meat.—There has been no material oniuige m the market. All descrip. tions of meat are in small supply. se (l. ing at maximum prices without any regard to quality. Small supplies <if Dutch mutton, frozen, Hid.: New Zealand frozen meat, no supplies avail, able; Argentine mutton and lamb, small supplies, md. ; Argentine chilled beef—hinds. ll}d.; fores, 9Jd. Butter.—Government pooling all ; uiP° rt cd butters a !'d distributing at flat ia,i9 of 2525., without any rcgnr<l io origin. In addition to butters' already Government property, Food Controller ■will take over all butters 011 arrival at price to he decided later. Maximum prices remain unchanged. No quotations for uncontrolled butter owinc to [mutilated word here]. Cheese.—Cheese is very scarce, Gov. ernment prices. . Estimated Canadian cheese stocks London, Liverpool, Bristol, 8806 boxes, against 13,002 at same tune last year. Hemp.—Manila, market continues weak. Low grades are scarce, probably 111 consequence of the alteration in method production owing to high price obtainable for high grades in America, Output two weeks ending Decernber 1, 44,000 bales. New Zealand market remains as last reported. Business for forward shipment difficult on account of freight. St. Helena has been sold at auction this week as hieh hero f ° S ' '^ o ' Tl ' r - —tilated word V> heat. Market is very quiet owinc , scarcity of offers, No change in prices. Oats.—Market continues firm.