HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 5 May 1921, Page 6

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

The Department of Agriculture has 3-eceVed the following cablegram, dated jEsTS/ft™* the High' Commissioner • 3©r New Zealand, London:— MEAT. Market is dull,'with a forward tenfleztcy for beef and heavyweight mutton Owing to a poor demand, (*ov*Sment mutton has been reduced^ to 2d per lb., according to weight. De ZAa »W for New Zealand lamb and new season's arriying soon, has been S for Is lid per lb c.i.f. Qwrtatiom are- English mutton, April 30, Is 3Jd fi 7dT April 23, Is s^d New Zealand .- .mutton, April-30, Bd9d; April 23 Bd, «fd; April 15, Bid. 9d. English lamb, April 30, 2s; April 23, 2s OJd. New Zealand lamb', April 30,, Is o*d, la 2d;.. April 23, Is Id, Is 2d; April 15 Is OJd, Is 3d. Beef, chilled hinds April 30 10£ d; April 23, 10* d. Beef .chilled fores, April 30, s*d; April 23, s|d. New Zealand beef, ox, hinds, April 30, 4id, 6d; April 23. 62d; April 15 6d, Bid. New Zealand beef, ox, fores April 30, 3|d, 4d; April 23, 3^; April 15 4d 5d New.-Zealand beef, cow, lands April 30, 3U, 4d. New Zealand beef, cew", fores. Apr'l 30, 2%d, 3d. New Zealand beef quotations nomi ual; no demand for beef. BUTTER. { Butter.—Danish. market duller; higher pricel obtained early this week, 4>ut present market nri'ce is,: £11 10s to £12 per cwt. t (2s Oid to 2s l*d per lb); April 23, £12\6s to £13 10s per cwt. <2s 3Jd to 2s 4f d per lb) ; April' 16, £13 j6i to £14 2s per cwt. (.2s s|d to 2s 6d per lb). Nef Zealand, Australian, *and Argentine, demand practically at a standstill at same prices as last week, viz: .New Zealand, £13 5s to £13 10s per cwt. (2s 4Jd to 2s 4fd per lb); Australian, £12 13s to- £12 18s per cwt. /2s 3d to 3s 3£d P«r lb); Argentine. £11 4s to £11 18& per cwt. (2s to 2s ljd perib). " CHEESE. English, stock small, price nominal. Last quotation, £7 to £9 per cwt. (Is :3d to<-le 7^d per lb). Canadian, April 30. white, £7 16s to £7 18s per cwt. (Is 4§d to Is 4fd per , lb); coloured, £8 2s to £8 4s per cwt. <ls sjd to Is ssd per lb).-Stock practi■cally exhausted. i New Zealand, April 30. £7 2s per! «wt. (Is 3r per lb) f colorued. £8 to £8 i 2s (Is 5d to Is s^-d ncr lb): April £23, £6 14s""to £7 2s per cwt. (is 2£d to Is 3d per lb); coloured, £7 16s to £8 2s per cwt. (Is 4Jd to Is 5d per lb). April 16, &fi 14s to £7 2s per cwt. Is 2^d to Is '3d per lb); coloured. £7 18s to £8 2s per cwt. (Is 4fd to Is -5d per lb). Market firm, available stock small. Australian, April 30, white, £7 per cwt. (Is 3d ncr lb): coloured, £7 16s to £7 18s per ~cwt. (Is 4Jd to Is 4fd per lb); April 23, white. £6 14s to £6 18s per cwt. (It. 2.|d to Is 2fd per lb) ; coloured;-. £7-14s to £7 18s per cwt. (Is 4Jd to Is 4|d per lb). April 16. £6 14s to £7 per cwt. (Is 2Jd i«o Is 3d per HA; coloured, £7 14s to £7 18s per cwt. (Is 4|d to Is 4i|d per lb). HEMP. Manilla market remains firm, but quiet, no doubt owing to_continuance of / ooal trouble. Value of J grade MarchMay arid April-June shipments about £41 per ton. New Zealand market lifeless. Nominal value April-June shipment, high-points £40. fair £37 per ton. Reports hav§ been receive^ that spot high-points sold at £40 3 fair £35' 10s . per ton. WOOL. Wool.—Sales commence next week. B.A.W.R.A. offerings will consist of 31,700 bales Australian, 7200 bales New Zealand, 1100 reconditioned. Privatelyowned will consist of 34,000 bales Australian and New Zealand, 2500 bales Cape, 500 bales South American- From Bradford' it is reported that date of of higher American tariff has been postponed, and quotations for tops ,\ are higher. Other business not improved. Currjent quotations . are: «4s (mermo), April 30, 3s 2d per lb • Apni 23, 3s per lb; April 2, 3s 4d per ,1b; $6V(lialfbred). April 30, 2s 4d per '■*iV- AA pril 23 ' 2s 3d Ib' A Pril 22« ■ I^ rI, J 40's (coarse crossbi-ed), April 30. la o oid per lb: April 23, Is ncr lb; Apral 2, Is 2J-d ver lb. ~