PRODUCE MARKET.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 203, 28 August 1913, Page 2

PRODUCE MARKET.

HIGH COMMISSIOi^ER'S CABLED j

REPORT,

The Department of Agriculture, In- j dustries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High , Commissioner for New Zealand, dated j London,. 23rd August. (Quotations, ■, unless otherwise specified, are average j .market prices on spot):— Mutton.—The market is quiet. \ There is no change in prices. j Lamb.— The market is steady, with , a better demand for heavy weight. '. Canterbury two's, s£d per 1b,.; heavy- j weight four's, 4 11-16 d;. other than ; Canterbury, s£d. j Beef .—The market is steady." There j is no change in price. - .' Butter.—.The market is quiet, with ; a fair demand for best butters. Lower { grades receive little attention. The j supply exceeds the demand. * It. is \ Stated that stocks in cold stores are ; very heavy. Prices are practically j unchanged-. { Cheese.—Tlie market is firm. There j is no change in prices for New Zealand and Canadian. Finest English cheddar, per cwt, 723. to 765; lower j grades, 61s to 70s. ' j .Hemp.— The market opened dull ; and during this week Ava*s depressed, j but at the close the demand was bet- ; ter. New1 Zealand, good fair, grade, j per tori, £31 (nominal); fair, sellers i £27", buyers £26 15s; August to Octo- . ber, 5s more; fail- current Manila, £31; forward shipment, £30 10s. The j '. output from Manila for \he week was j 27,000 bales.- •' , . i Wool.—Tlie current Bradford quo- j tations for tops are: S6's low cross- \ breds, lo^td per lb; 40's low cross- ! breds, 15f d; 44's medium crossbreds, j lG^d; 50's half breds, 19fd; 56's quarterbreds, 22^d; 60's merinos, 23jd. The market remains firm. A good business has been done in yarns of. all qualities. . "'....