PRODUCE MARKET

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 46, 24 February 1913, Page 2

PRODUCE MARKET

fHIGHf HIGH COMMISSIONER^ CABtEI* REPORT. , • . The Department of Agriculture, In* dustries, and fc!orrtrtierce has received thd following cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, dated London, 22nd February. (QuotatUms, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot) :— Mutton.~-The market Is quiet, with a; tendency in favour of Titiyei'S. North Island, , 4|d per 1b ; Canterbury, npt quoted. , , Lamb.— -The market is slightly weaker, with less demand. High prices are re stricting business in the market. Buyerfc are cautious. Canterbury, . 6|d per lb j other than Canterbury, 6jd. Beef.— There is a better demand. A moderate supply. New Zealand hinds, 3|d per lb; fores, 3£d. Butter.— The market Is firmer. Ther& has been a favourable change in the weather, which is cold. Continent are buying l ttnsalteti. Choicest New^ Zealand, ealted 116s per cwt, ung&lted 119s; Australian, 112s; Argentine, 110s; Danish, 131s; Siberian, llOsV <- Cheese.-— The market is firmer. A moderate demand. There - ate ■ complaints of the quality of New Zealand cheese this aeaton. The average price for the week for finest New Zealfthd cheese per cwt i« 60s 6d ; Canadian 64«, English Cheddar 745. Hemp.— The market is very quiet; nothing doing, and is weaker, With tendency- downward. Spot : New Zealandgood fair grade, per ton. £33; fair grade," £3l;' fair current' Manila, £33 10s. Forward shipment : New Zealand good fair, £33 10s ; fair grade, £31 10s; fair current Manila, £34. The output ffdm Manila for the week "was 17,000 bales. Hops.— The market is quiet, but moderate business doing. Stock is being re,duced gradually. Stock is moderate. English, 100b per cwt; California., 90s. Wool.— The market l remains firm. Crossbreds are higher all round.