COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 9187, Issue XLI, 11 April 1910, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTION SALES. The Manawatu Auctioneering Co. call attention to the sale of Mr F. Guy's furniture and effects at his. residence, Taonui street, on Wednesday, at 1 p.m. This is a nice little lot,of well-kept clean, furniture, and as Mr Guy is .leaving there will be no reserve. Wβ may draw attention to a- nice sideboard, hall stand, brass rail bedstead, a really good White sewing machine. For fuller particulars see advertisement. Gorton and Son advertise a eale of motor cars, accessories, and engineer's sundries, to be held at Feilding on Friday and Saturday. April 15 and 16, on account of the N.Z. Farmers' Motor Co., Ltd. The Company is relinquishing its wholesale business, therefore no reasonable offer will be refused. Further particulars can be had on application to the Company or the auctioneers. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. (Per Phess Association.) WELINGTON, April 11. The High Commissioner reports under date London, April 9: — The mutton market is weaker and the tendency downwards on account of high prices and shipments being made from the Continent. The average price of Canterbury mutton is 4fd, North Island mutton 4gd. The lamb market is quiet with good demand for all descriptions. Average price of Canterbury lamb is s|d per lb, other New Zealand lamb The beef market is dull and supplies of American chilled beef are large. The average price of Now Zealand hindquarters is 4-gd, forequartere 3|d. Australian chilled forcquarters ex Marathon realised 3£d. The hinds were reported the previous week as having sold at about 3gd. The butter market is firm, with a hardening tendency. The- average price for the week for choicest New Zealand butter was 1235. The cheese market is steady and the demand only moderate. The average price of New Zealand finestwhite cheese is 62e per cwt, coloured 60s 6d. The cheese transhipped from the Kaipara is making la per cwt less. The hemp market is. dull for_ NewZealand. Prices on spot—Good fair £24 10s per ton. fair £23 10s. Nominal April-Juno shipment —Good fair £24, fair £23. Tho stock of New Zealand hemp on hand is 20S tons. The week's output at Manila was 32.000 bales. The cocksfoot seed market is quiet, owing to the poor demand. New Zealand bright clean 171b seed on spot, 71s per cwt.