COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 666, 6 May 1914, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLEGRAM. , Wellington. Monday. The High Comniisjiovicr's market report, dated London 2nd inst., is as follows: ; Mutton.—The market ia weak, ard , prices have declined. The market has ; heen affected by expectation of heavy arrivals. There is no demand lor , heavvweights. Canterburv, 4Jd for . lightweignt, heavyweight 31d; ewes, 3i|d; North Island, 4Jd for lightweight. Lamb.—The market ia steady, with moderate demand, and no change in prices. Beef.—The market ii very Weak. New Zealand hindquarters 51-Gd; Sjid. Prices of chilled beef have advanced since last telegram. | Hindquarters, i'ores, Sid. i Butter. —The market is qiiet. Danish, Ilia to 1133; New Zealand, 106s to 108s; ansalted, 114s to 117s; Australian, 100 ato HMs; Arssniine, 98b to 100s; Siberia - ), 96a to 1003. Cheese.- The market is quiet, and hasn tendency in favour of buyerß. Canadian, finest white 6Ss to 70s, (hie white 65s to 675; finest coloured 69s tn 71s, lino coloured 66s to 68a; New Zealand, finest white 61s 6d to 62a, tine whitee 60s 6d to 61s; fineat coloured 64s to 64s 6d, fine coloured 63s to 63s 6d; Australian, white 60s, coloured 61s to 625. The estimated Canadian cheese stock 9 on May Ist at London, Liverpool and Bristol totalled 45,000 boxes, against 82,000 at the same data last year. The New Zealand and Australian stocks on May Ist at London and Bristol totalled 73,000 crates, against 55,600 at the Paine data laßt year. Wool. —The market i 3 firm. The Farmers' Auctioneering Co., report: — On April 29th, we held a clearing snle on account of Mr J. B. Goff, Claudelands, who is leaving for England. There was a good attendance, and we report a successful sale. Dairy cows £6 15s to £9 10s, Holstein cows £l4 7s, Holstein heifers in call: 5 to lUgns, Ilolstoin bull Signs, farm gelding £l6. "At Okauia on April 30t!i we had a . clearing sala on account Mr J. Kam- , mond. He had a nica herd of 42 ; cows, which made from £5 10a to J £8 ss, Holstein bull 4 7;gn:-.. calves , 38s 6d, sow and young £7 sa, wen . ner pi s?a 12s to 18s 6d, farm geldk ing £?.O, 2yr colt £l2 ss.