LONDON MARKETS
HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED
REPORT
The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram, dated London, 23rd February, 1918, from the High G'ommis-' sioner for New Zealand. (Note. —Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot). Meat.—Meat continues in active demand, market poorly supplied. Supply falls short of tho demand. Supplies consist chiefly of New Zealand and Argentine lamb, each ll^d, United States frozen beef, Argentine, and Brazilian chilled beef, in each case selling at hinds Hid, fores 9id. Butter and Cheese. —No change since last report. In active demand, with short supplies'. Wheat. —Business is curtailed owing to the absence of offers for account of Government. Official . quotations have not changed.' Number' 2 Northern Manitoba and No. 2 Hard Winter, 765. ' Oats.—Market firm, especially for landed. American white, 61s 6d; (muti-< lated word here) Western Canadian, 635. Hemp.—Manila and New Zealand, market quiet but firm.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19180226.2.89
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 49, 26 February 1918, Page 11
Word Count
152LONDON MARKETS Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 49, 26 February 1918, Page 11
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in