LONDON MARKETS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 11 August 1921, Page 5

LONDON MARKETS.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED I REPORT. The Department of Agriculture, has received the following cablegram, dated August 6, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, Ixjndon: | ' MEAT. ■,-.* ; The market remains very firm ; indeed foj: lamb, for which demand is good. Discharge from steamers slow, and all. available stocks going into consumption. Mutton, position onlyfair and price much about the same. * Quotations are: N.Z.. mutton, lightweight, August 6, 8"£d; July 30. 7£d, B§d; July 23, Bd, 82d. Hewy-weight* August 6, 6|d; July 30. sid, 6*d; July 23, 6d, 6*d. Ewes," August 6, sd, s£d. N.Z. Jamb, August 6, Is, Is l|d; July 30, Is,, Is 2d; July 23, ; Is Id, Is 2d. N.Z. beef, trade slow, August 6, hinds sd, 7d, fores 3£d> 4£d; July 30, hinds sd, 7d fores 3*d> '- 4-J-d; July 23, hinds 6d, fores 3jd. Argentine chilled scarce, at prices averaging, August 6, hinds 9£d, fores 4|d; July 30, hinds 9d, lOjd fores 4d, sd; July 23, hinds 10d, lid, "fores sd. BUTTER. Market remains quiet. Danish checked by high prices, which, however, expected tof be maintained for a long time to come. English: Very little available at from 250s to 255s per cwt (2s 2fd to 2s 3id per lb). Danish": Easier. August 6, 258s to 260s per cwt (2s 3£d to 2s 4d per lb); July 30, 260s to 264s per cwt, 266s to 270s per cwt (2s 4*d to 2s 5d per lb). New Zealand: First and second grade. August 6, 259s to 262s per cwt (2s 3|d to 2s 4d per lb); July 30, ditto; July 23, ditto. Australian Demand quieter. (1) First grade salted', (2) salted first and second grade together, (3) unsalted first and second grade together. August 6 (1) 242s to 244s per cwt (2s Hd to 2s 2£d per lb)^ (2) 239s to 241s per cwt (2s l^d to 2s lfd. per lb); (3) 244s to 246s per cwt (2s"2d to 2s 2£d per lb. July 30 (2) 236s to 241s per cwt (2s l^d to 2s l^d per lb). July 23 (2) 239s to 241s per cwt (2s l^d to 2s lifd per lb). Argentine:- August 6, 214s to 228s per cwt (Is lid to 2s-o^d ' per lb); July 30, 214s to 228s per cwt (Is lid to 2s o^d per J}j) - July 23, 21-7s to 230s per cwt (Is 11^ to 2s o|d per lb). Free Argentine: .g^gust 6, 214s to 224s per cwt (Is lid to 2s per lb); July 30, ditto; July 23, ditto.- Gov- . ernment, ex store price: August 5 to .11, July 20 to August 4, and July 22 to 28. New Zealand, 257s per cwt' (2s 3|d per lb); Australian. 240s per cwt (2s l^d per lb); Argentine, 225s per cwt (2s per lb).

' CHEESE. Market quiet but firm. English in short supply. Finest farmers, 14<5s to 150s per cwt. (Is 3^3 to Is 4d per lb). Canadian: White, 1325, 138s per cwt. (Is 2d, Is 2,2d ner lb); coloured, 1325, 136s per cwt. ~?ls 207 Is 2*d per Idl. July 30, white 1345, 136s ner cvt us 2ld per lb).; coloured 1325, l*36s p e r cwt. (Is 2d, Is 2*d per lb). July 23, white 130s, 134s per cwt. (Is 2d, 'is 2}d per lb); coloured 130s, 134s per cwt. «.{* 2d Is 2W per lb). New Zealand: August 6. white 1325, 140s per cwt. (Is 2d, Is 3d per lb); coloured 130s, 136s ner cwt" & 2d40P S 2*d ver lb)- July 3°> white 1625. 136s per cwt. (Is 2d, is 2*d per lb); coloured 1265. 132s per cwt. (Is lid, Is 2d per lb). July 23, white, 1365, 138s Per cwt. (Is 22d per lb)-. coloured KiOs 132s per cwt. (Is 2d per lb). Austrian 6* whlt, e 128s, 132s per c -vt. (Is l^d, Is 2d per lb); coloured 119s 6d, 126s per cwt (Is OJd Is ljd per-lb). 'july' 30, white 1245., 130s per cwt. (Is l^d, is id per lb); coloured 120s. t ;4s per white 128s 130s per cwt. (Is l|d per lb) ' l^ter^. 1288^^^180^ CASEIN. Sellers asking for offers. Nominal quotations axe-. French rennet £40. Argentine £50 per ton.