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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1010, 13 November 1917, Page 7

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THE HOME MARKETS, (Pjsr Fukhr Asbooiation.) WELLINGTON. Nov. 12. The High Commissioner’s market report shows :—, ■ l ' "• /' ■ ■ .* 4 ‘ ■ Meat. —Horne-killed mutton and beef in fair mrmlv, selling at maximum prices. New Zealand 'mutton’ and lamb, no supplies available, no quotations;.. Argentine mutton lU'd, Argentine lamb lljd; Dutch mutton, in fair supply, 'lljd : Argentine chilled beef, hinds 11 2 d. fores’-Butie.-.—-Maximum and lower prices maintained tor uu.sal ted butter. Paris 256s 8d for boil) salted and unsaltcd : Danish and Dutch 22!)5; British made butter, ex cream rv, fact cry; or farm, 230s Id; _lU> and 21b rolls, quotations, with the exception of Dutch creamery, Paris and Argentine, at maximum prices Cheese. —in small supply, New Zealand, United States flats, Australian and Canadian at Government price: Dutch, modcrate sup dies coming , iorward,. 150s, to. 156;«; factor.' 130.- to 140s. It- is e; imated that Canadian, eh eon stocks in London, Liverpool and Bristol are 22.004 boxes, against. 120.421 at the smm lime hist vear. I letup." -Manila., little business doing, under Government control. Tie* output for I lie two v.’!’<-.ks ending November 3 was A3,000 bah;.'. Non Zeahuul spot continues in good demand. Then; is great diHienlty in making sales to arrive, as sellers cannot guarantee dale of delivery. Wheat.-—Olferings are. very _ sniaH at ofncial quotations, and litiie. business is doing. To' arrive. English 73s 6d. Oals. —The market, is quiet,- but linn. No, 2 Canadian Wchl/’rri 63s 6d. Hops. —Prices have been fixed at 100--, ns the average price for the whole a.ngiisli crop.