COMMERCIAL.

Northern Advocate, 28 January 1922, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

THE LONDON MARKETS HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated January 21, from the High Comrrissioner for New Zealand, London:— Meat —Mutton market has advanced. Great demand for all weights on market. Supplies in few hands. New Zealand mutton: Light-weight, selling up to January 21, 7d; January 14, 6Jd; January 7, 6id. Heavy-weight, January 21, 5Jd to tiid; January 14, to 53d: January 7, s£d. Ewes, January 21, 5d to 53d; January 14, sd; January 7, 4Jd. New Zealand lamb: Good demand with harder tendency. Best light-weight quoted at, January 21, 10d; January 14, .'Hi; January 7; BJd. Heavy-weight, January 21, 9-Jd; January 14, 8d; Januaiy 7, 7fd. N«w Zealand beef market shows no improvement. Chilled supplies plentiful, selling at: Hinds, January 21, 6id; January 14, 6&d. Fores, January 21, 3Ad; January 14, January 7, 3Jd. Butter—Market firm with good demand. It is reported thrit Government lias disposed of last of Austral.an stocks. Official quotations are: —New Zealand: January 21, 130s to 135s per cwt (Is 2d to Is 2Jd per lb); January ]4, 128s to 130s per cwt (Is l£d to Is 2d per lb); January 7, 118s to 126s per cwt (Is o ; }d to Is lid per lb). Danish, January 21, prices normal. January 14, 170s to lS5s (Is 63d to Is 7!d per lb); January 7, 100s to 170s per cwt (Is 51 to Is 6}d per lb).

Cheese. —Market quiet and steady. New Zealand quotations firm on short spot stocks. Xew Zealand: January 21, Coloured, 88s to 90s per cwt (9£d to 9:fd per lb); white, 80s to 88s per cwt (9*d to 9id per lb); January 14, coloured, 86s to 88s per cwt (9}d to 9sd per lb); white, S4s to 86s per cwt (9d to 9}d per lb). January 7, coloured, 84s to 88s per cwt (9d to 9|d per lb); white, 82s to 80s per cwt (Scl to 9}d per lb) .

Hemp.—Manila market continues quiet. "J" grade, .Tanuarv-March shipment, quoted £39 per ton value. Xew Zealand still negleced. Quotations nominally unchanged.

Wool. —Sales continue with well maintained competition and occasional harder tendency, though prices show no quotable change. Xhis week B.A.W.R.A. offering consisted of: —Australian: Meriro, greasy, 9700 bales, scoured 3550 bales; crossbreds, greasy 4465 biVs, scoured, 1300 bales. Now Zealand: crossbreds, greasy 5300 Vales, scoured 900 bales, slipe 2000 bales. Sale of loth comprising 4540 bales, postponed until January 16, on account of fog.

Honey.—Market qtnef". Sale New land has been mnde of ljamber, 82s pc cwt (83d i-er lb' up to fi i per cwt (9}d per 'b N for b??: qu.i'itj'. Molium amber has sold in smu'.l qmntHie®, 75 per cwt (8d per lb). Eggs.—With poor demand and severs forcing sale, prices easier. Present quotations are: English, 30s; Irish, Danish, 27s to 30s; Reumsnian, Aig?atine, Hungarian, 18s to 20s, Moroccan lfrs, Egyp to IV