HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 317, 6 December 1906, Page 4

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

! i'ke fteparlmerit of industries and Commerce has recfeived tb> following i dated London, Ist irist. :— | The mutton market is dull, but hold- • ers are firm and stock on hand is I small. The Average price of Canter- ! bury "is 4|d-,. North Island 4id, i{Ed River Plate 3Jd. Argentine sellers firs pushing; sales wjfh th.? . object of lowering prices; Tile lairl.b market is I firm, supply falling short of demand, j The weather continues favourable for ' salo of lamb. The nominal price of Can- j terbury brands is s|d a lb. This sea- j son's Australian is selling at s|d a v lb. < The beef market is dull. Supplies of > River Plate are heavy. New Zealand » beef is quoted at 3|d and 3 jjd a lb. for • hind ana forequarters respectively. ) ] The butter market is over-stocked and ' ' depressed, and buyers are holding bark expecting prices to go lower, The ; father is vfrry ,■ unfavourable for sale of butter, arid Heavy arrivals ar6 .anlicipated. Danish butter is quoted at 116s, choice New Zealand 110s, Argen--1 tine 108s, Australian 107s, and Siberian ■ 93s a cwt. The cheese market is 1 steady, but there is only a 6mall de- ! mand Canadian is quoted at 62s a cwt. j The hemp market is firm. The ex- ' citement lately prevailing on the market is subsiding There is a go6d demand for all'; descriptons Good fair grade on spot is quoted at £39, and January-March shipments £37 10s a I There Is better demand for cocksfoot I seed Bright, clean 171b New Zealand seed is quoted at 45s a cwt. j 1