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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 5 May 1914, Page 8

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■-> (Received 9.40 a.m.) LONDON.. May 5. 'There is a strong market for finer crossbred* and Merinoes. Other sorts ait "juration" shares. 26s 6d and 27s 6d. River Plate shipments of mutton total 215,000: lamb, 156,000; frozen beet, 12l'000 quarters; chilled, 302,500 quarters. ARGENTINE SHIPMENTS TO ENGLAND. . (Pkess Association.— Copyright.) WELLINGTON", This Day. ■. The following . shipments of produce were despatched from the Argentine to the United -Kingdom during April, 1914, compared with April, 1913 : r 1914 1913 Frozen-beef—quarters 163,000 170,000 Chilled beef—quarters 429,000 294.000 Frozen mutton (cr.r'cs) 219,000 162,000 Frozen lamb (carcases 109,000 Butters (cwts.) " 5,662 9,815 HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. (United Pbess* \-sociattow ) WELLINGTON, May 4. The High Commissioner's market report from London, dated May 2nd. is as follows (quotations, unless otherwise specified, being average market prices on spot):— ■ . Mutton : The market is weak and prices have declined. The market is affected bv the expectation of heavy arrivals. There is no demand for heavyweights. Canterbury 4id fur liyhtweioht, heavv-w-eight 3?d : ewes 3|d; North Island 4Ad for light-weight. Lamb : The market is steady, with a moderate demand, but no change in prices. Canterbury twos 6£d per lb ; heavyweights s#d: other than Canterbury 5 l~l6d for light-weight. Beef: The market is very weak. New Zealand hinds 4 5-16 d, fores 3gd ; primest chilled beef has advanced in price since telegraphing : hinds 3£d, fores b^d. Butter : The market is quiet. Danish Ills to 113- - New Zealand 10% to 108s. unsalted 114s to 117s; Australian 100s to 104s; Argentine 98s to IpOs; Siberian 95s to 100s. '; Chee=€ : The market is quiet, but tne tendency is in favour of buyers. Canadian, finest white 68s to 70s 1.0.b.. white 65s to 675, finest coloured 69s to 71s, fane coloured 65s to 68s: New Zealand finest white 61s 6d to 625. fine white 60s 6d to 61s finest coloured 64s to 64s fed tine coloured 63s to 63s 6d ; Australian, white €os. coloured 61s to 62s- It ie estimated that the Canadian cheese in stock on May Ist at London, Liverpool and Bristol was 43,003 .boxes, against 82 000 at the same date last year; New Zealand and Australian storks on May Ist at London and Bristol, 73,000 crates, against. 55,6£0 on the same date last The market has declined owin." to favourable news of mediation 111 Mexico. The market is unsettled, but the excitement has subsided. 3S»ew Zealand, aoed fair £26 10s. fair £23 10= : Manila, fair current £27 10s • forward shipments are quoted at the same prices;" The output from Manila for the ;week wis 3000 bales. 'Wool: The market is firm. STOCKS AND SHARES. Wj i«. WELLINGTON> This Day. National Bank - _ J 1 J j} Bank New Zealand 66s 8d pa:d 214 0 Investment, buyer 10s lOd, seller H 3 Trust 7 C Deposit, enm , Auckland Gas % \ Girfjorne, seller "Wellington, Ist 322s 6d, sale dlt 6 prelerence J- » New Zealand Shinning, pref.. ex 205 0 Union Steam, ordinary £? J; ivai=«ooi Woollen. Ist 100 0 Wellington, Ist 82s, pref. 60 " I.evland and O'Brien, seller *i J. Golden Bay £| 0 Walrarapa Farmers, Ist, sellers 26 0 Blackwater, seller £ o Developing 'a. e. Ko*s, buyer 3s 9d, seer 4 £ Taisman. seer 375, 36s 6d, » - Waihi, buyer 435, seer £> - Orand Junction; buyer 27s 3d, s £t a Waitangi A DOG AND HIS RIGHTS. A LONDON COURT ACTION. LONDON. May 3rd. At the City Court, a Mrs Ellen Bishop sued C. W. Loud for the value of a dog run over bv a motor car. Evidence was civen that "the dog walked into the roatl. The .Tiidse paid dotrs were entitled to as much freedom .0 faction as children and grown-ups, and gave a verdict for the plaintiff. ADVERTISING HEALTH RESORTS AND WATERING PLACES. \ HOUSE OF COMMONS DISCUSSION. LONDON, May 3. I» the House of Commons the Health Resorts and Watering Places Bill was discussed, and, incidentally, the question of the value of advertising- The Bill empowers councils to expend the maximum of a penny of the rates on advertising attractions in their districts. Mr Herbert Samuel (Yorkshire) op posed the Bill on the grounds that if all the resorts were advertised all would be in an unaltered position. Mr. T * wson (Mile End) • said that "Punch." would describe Mr Samuel's speech as "prehistoric." The second reading carried.