MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12064, 28 January 1902, Page 3

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

London, January 26. Wool,- At the ealea there is teen competition for all classes at a slight advance. The “Westland” clip sold at IBJd, “ Ohoka ”Is 3d, “ Tauro ” 6d. The quantity catalogued to date is 62,089 bales, and 50,304 have been sold. Frozen Meat Market.—Mutton: Canterbury sheep 3 9-16 th d, Dunedin 3 5-16 th d, the rest unchanged. Hemp.—Firm. New Zealand active. Good Wellington January-February shipment £34 10s. Babhitakins.— Competition is active and prices have advanced a halfpenny. Copper.—Spot, £4B 7s 6d; three months, £49 2a 6d. Tin.—Spot, .£lO7 10s; three mouths, £lO4 ss.

AGENT-GENEEAL’S EEPOBT.

[bt telegraph.] Wellington, Monday. The Department of Agriculture have received the following cable from the Agent-General, dated London, 25th instant“ The average price to-day on the spot for Canterbury mutton is 31d, Dunedin, Southland, and W.M.E. Co. 31 d, other North Island 3Jd. The mutton market is dull, Eiver Plate mutton is in large supply. The lamb market is quiet, Australian lamb is in large supply, but is of very mixed quality. New season’s New Zealand brands other than Canterbury 5 Id. Nominal shipments of Eiver Plate lamb are increasing. New Zealand beef, hinds 4jd, fores 3d. Stocks of New Zealand beef on hand are very light and firmly held. Supplies of American chilled beer are small. The butter market is steady. Light shipments of butter are expected. Prices are unaltered. The cheese market is firm. New Zealand cheese is giving satisfaction to buyers; 50s. The hemp market is firm. Thera is a better demand for hemp. New Zealand good fair Wellington grade £34 10s, February-April shipment £33 10e. The cocksfoot seed market is quiet. There is no pressure to sell. Expect no immediate change in market; 405.”

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE EEPOET. [bt telegbafh.] Dunedin, Monday. Sales Golden Elver, 7s 6d; Meg and Annie, 23a 6d, 23s 6d, 23s 6d, 23a 6d, 23a 6d; Orwell Creek, 6s; Paotolus, 365; Premium Trafalgar, 225. Nelson Creek return 90ozs for 112 hours. Notown Creek 24ozs tor 61 days.