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Manawatu Herald, 23 August 1889, Page 2

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The New Zealand Loan and MercM* tile Agency Company, in tbeir eifenhtr of 13th July, say :— ln out ltif ii*nC *ft had to record a fall io the pricp of S^w* Zealand fibre in the face of %' nnder. market for Manilla. At ft late? <!»$ however, a tharp decline toojs place in the valae of tbe latter de.-ciiptfan, anfl New Zealand torts with continued flea TX arrivals, again rapidly cave „WA]V tbe decline eventually amounting to aboat £4 per ton. The ma- ket remained more or leas di-pressed until quite recently, wben a recovery in the value, pf Manilla produced a steadier »t. ling, and values of New Zetland advanced to the extent of fully £1 per ioo. About 2000 bales hare been disposed of d->i-ing the month at irn-gnlar price*-. JJW and medium npw meets witb t i?*dy/ d/. mand, but inferior, badly-dressed parcels i continue difficult of sate. Manilla it firm on the spot at £47 per top {or '• fair current " quality. Sisal is quoted nominally at £50 per ton. We qoofek 1 - Superior soft, bright bemp £38 to £84 per ton ; good quality, well dressed, £29 to JL80; medium, fair to good, L 27 to JL2B: common, .coarse, tad strawy, L2B, We annex a comparative ttatement of stocks, landings, and deliveries to 30tb ult., and to a corresponding date in 1888:— 1889. 1888. Tona Toot. Stocks on SOtb June 785 210 Landed, January- June 2.667 686 Delivered „ 2.186 s€*s