LONDON MARKETS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 101, 29 April 1912, Page 7

LONDON MARKETS.

♦ HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Tho Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Touribto has received the following cablegram from the High Comniiuoionor for New Zealand, dated London, 27th April, 10.12. (Noto— Quotation*, unlegb otherwise t>pßcitied, arc averagemarket prices on &pot): — Mutton — The market i& quiet and prices are slightly weaker. Nominal quotations — Canterbury. 4£d per lb ; North Ifcland, lightweights s{d per lb, heavyweights 3jd. Lamb — The marhut its firm- There is a good demand for all lamb. Canterbury s|d per lb ; other than Canterbury, s£d per lb. Beef — Tho market in firm. Stocks of N.Z. beef on hand are light. N.Z. hinds, 4»d per lb; foro», 3^d per lb. Butter — The market ia dull and unsettled, but lower prices are encouraging business. The average price for the -week for choioent New Zealand butter per owt, is 109 a, Australian 105«, Argentina 105b, Daulbh 119s, Siberian 107b. Cheese— The market is slightly weaker, with less demand. The average price for the week for linest New Zealand cheese per owt ia 1Q&. Hemp — The market 16 quiet, but steady. Now Zealand quotations are Unchanged, v'i7. : — All positions — Good fair grade, £21 10s to £21 15s; fair grade, £20 per ton. Tha market is firmer for Manila. Fair current Manila, spot, per ton, is £21 16s; forward shipment, £22. Tha output from Manila for the week wa<> 24,000 bale*. Wool— The market ratnajas Gem.