Home Markets.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7404, 20 September 1902, Page 3

Home Markets.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright, [Per Press Association.] Received October 20,9.4 a.m.

London, Sunday. Eheep — Canterbury, light, 4fd; medium, 4jd; heavy, 4id; Dunedin and Southland, none offering; North Island, 4Jci.

. Lambs — Canterbury, light, 5Jd; heavy, 5Jd ; Dunedin and Southland, none offering; North Island, 5Jd. Cuttle—New Zealand beef, 180 to 2201 bs, fair average quality, ox fores, did; hinds, sd.

River Plate Sheep, 4 3-16thsd- Beef is unchanged. At the sale of sheepskins 4762 were offered and 4561 sold Merinos and coarse crossbreds a Jd higher. Fine crossbred a id to Jd higher.

Hemp is dull. Fair Wellington October--December shipments, £33 10s.

Copper—Spot, £53 5s ; three months, £53 7s 6d.

Tin—Spot,' <£120. Three months, £118 15s.

Wellington, Monday. The following is the Agent General's cablegram dated 18th October: — Mutton -Market very firm. Stooks on hand light and firmly held in few hands. Average price, 4^d; Dunedin, Southland, and Meat Export Company, 4.', d; other North Island, 4|d; River Plate, 4Jd. Lamb—Very firm. Stooks light and firmly held. Canterbury lamb, s|d; other brands, 5Jd. Beef-Dull. New Zealand hinds, Bid; fores, 4d. Butter—Steady. Cheese —Firm at 55s per cwfc. Hemp—Steady. " Good fair Wellington," £35 per ton; January-March shipments, £81. Cocksfoot—Finn. Hew Zealand 171b , gi,andard, 60$,