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LONDON MARKET PRICES
The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated April 4, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — Tallow. —Market continues quiet on spot; more interest shown for shipments. Spot quotations nominally unchanged. Hemp.—Manila, irregular business has been done. "K." grade for AprilJune shipment, £20 10s. Tone firmer at the close. Sisal market quiet and easier. March-May shipment sold at £27 10s; April-June and May-July shipments valued at £27 15s. New Zealand, occasional demand for lower grades but offers at competitive prices difficult to obtain. Nominal value on the basis of Highpoints is £21.
Fruit. —S.S. Dorset now discharging; s.s. Wairangi to discharge on Monday. Cox's Orange apples generally in good condition. Apple market still sluggish; pears, demand is improving. The following are the market values of sound-conditioned apples of the varieties mentioned, the range of prices generally representing the difference between the several grades and/or counts. Variable conditioned fruit of similar varieties proportionately less in value: Gravenstein, 8s to 9s 6d; Worcester Pearmain, 10s to 12s; Alfriston, 10s to 12s ■ 6d; Cox's Orange,! 16s to 20s.
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Evening Post, Issue 82, 6 April 1936, Page 11
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