LATE COMMERCIAL.

Mataura Ensign, 10 November 1908, Page 3

LATE COMMERCIAL.

HKUI COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. WELLINGTON, Nov, 9. The High Commissioner's cable, dated London, November 5, is as follows: Mutton.—Market weak and dull, on account of heavy arrivals from the Continent. New Zealand stocks are firmly held in few hands, and are quoted at 3Jd for Canterbury brands and 3-Jd for North Island. River Plate mutton is quoted at Sid. Lamb.—Market quiet, prices slight-, ly weaker. There is little demand, but stocks of New. Zealand lamb on hand are light, and are quoted: sjjd for Canterbury, and 5Jd other than Canterbury brands. River Plate lamb is quoted at 4{-d. Beef.—The market is steady, with moderate inquiry. Hindquarters are , quoted at 33d, forequarters ' 3£d. Supplies of River Plate beef are . heavy. Butter.—The market 'is firm for best quality, owing to short supply. i Is'ow Zjealand • butter is quoted at 1265, [Australian 1235, Argentine 121s, Danish 1295. 1 Cheese.—The market is quiet but steady. The ! demand improving, 1 prices are unchanged. Hemp.—The market is very uncer- ; tain, and busiuess is dull. The de- * mand is chiefly for prompt delivery. Quotations: Good fair grade on spot £26, , I'alir grade on spot £23 10s, fair current Manila on spot £24.'November to December shipments are quoted as follows: —Good fair grade £25 10s, fair grade £23, fair current, Manila £24.. Last week's output from Manila amounted to 27,OOU bales. There is a better demand for cocksloot seed at a reduced price. Bright clean 171b seed is quoted at 78s per cwt. Wool.—Tho market is firmer. There is, a general und active demand. Bradford tops are quoted: 36's low crossbreds yjcl, 40's low crossbreds IOJd, 'l4's medium crossbreds Hid, 50's halfbreds Is 8 l-3d, 56's quarterbreds Is GJd, 60's; merinos Is 10d. Hops.—Aii increasing, demand exists for better grades, and holders are |Uriu. Current quotations: 80s cwt. New Zealand beans.—The market t0 firm, the demand being only moderate at ;S2s 6d per 504 lbs f.a.q. Old crop Partridge peas: Tho market is firm, rwith a hardening tendency at •12s (id«per 504 lbs. Tho grain market is quiet but firm. There is no supply of New Zealand on hand. The following shipments arrived from River Plate during the month of October:—Mutton and Lamb: London, 746,967,523; Liverpool, 191 - Oil, 11,482; Hull, 9921, nil'; Newcastle, 11,854, toil; Southampton, 13806, 1483; Plymouth 1539, nil I Cardiff 3386, 49; butter, London and I Southampton 7024 cwta.