LONDON MARKETS

Evening Post, Volume 55, Issue 55, 3 September 1923, Page 8

LONDON MARKETS

HIGH COMMISSIONEE'S CABLE.

The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated ist instant, fom the. High Commissioner for New Zealand, .London:— ,; - ■, , : ■ . ;'■.": -. 'MEAT/ " ;•''•■■•■■■•■ "■'••"■;■■• ■ Fair trade this week. New Zealand lamb a little slow, but prices are maintained. Mutton market firm with good demand. Chilled beef firmer on short euopiies..!. ; V. i:_;-:-; -•■'..• '■-.:--":'-.- ■'■-'.■ : -■:■• V^ 0111, ;? ealattd Mutton—Canterbury, 49----501b,,8Jd; 57-641b, 3d; 65-721b, 7Jd.-North Island, . ordinary, 49-561b, 8d: 57-641b 7»d; 65-721b, 7^d. Ewes, 6£d." *'mlD ' New Zealand Lamb.—Canterbury 29----36!b, llid ;37-421b, llfid^-43-50%:10gd sec-' qnd-class, 10£ d- North Island, best, lOid; second class, lOd. " : -. ' :_New Zealand Beef.—Fores, 2Jd'; hinds ■4Jd. ... .Chilled -Beef:—Fores,-3id-3id;" hinds, &2Q-'"- ' ' V ■ BUTTER. - Market firm and demand is good. Official, quotations are:— . ••■••-. New Zealand : Salted,: finest loSsj 188s up to 190s per cwt (Is 73d-ls Bid per lb\. Unsalted, 188s.-190s per cwt (Is od per lb). Other qualities: Salted, 178s, 184s, per cwt (Is 7d-ls 7Jd per, lb). •^Argentine: Finest, 168s-170s per cwt (Is od-ls 6Jd per lb). Exceptional, 174s per cwt (Is 6Jd per lb). Other qualities:, 148s- j 164s per cwt (Is 4d-ls 5Jd per lb). ■ ; Australian.—Salted; finests, 176s to 180?' per cwt (ls,6Jd'to Is 7id per lb); unsalt- i ed.-176s to 180s per cwt (Is 6Jd to Is 7id per lb); other qualities, salted 142s to I<*3 per c^ (Is oid to Is 6Jd per lb) .Irish.—l72s to 178s iper cwt (Is 6id to 1b 7d per lb). . Danish.—l9os to 192s per cwt (Is Bid to Is 83d per lb).

.". ' ■ CHEKSE. . Market very firm'; Official quotations are: English—Finest farmers', 126s to 130s per cwt (Is ljd to Is 2d per lb). Canadian.^-Coloured, 116s to 118s per cwt (Is OJd to Is Oid per lb); white. 118s per cwt (is Old per lb). New Zealand.—Coloured, 118« to 120s ??£ CW<\(™ °id to lE ld Per lb); white, ; 118s to, IZOs per cwt (Is OJd to Is Id'per J HEMP AND \TQOL.'". Shipments of New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. Middlesex and I Bimutaka. : I Hemp: Manila market steadier for low •rrades. "J" grade, October-December shipi ments, sold up to £31 ss; "G" grade now ; quoted at £35. New Zealand market continues dull. Fair grade* spot sold at £31; highpomts quoted at £32, Tmyers. Wool.—Bradford market better tone . maintained. Crossbred yarns and piece (food trade more active. Present quotations for tops are: 64-'s (merinos), 5s Id: so"s . (super haHhredt, 2s lid; «'s, prepared j (coarse crossbred), Is 4d.