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HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. WELLINGTON, Aug. 17. The High Commissioner's cable, dated London, August 15th, is as follows (quotations, unless otherwise specified, aro . average market prices on spot) : The meat market is. quiet, with small business doing. The retail trade is bad. The consumption since August 4th haa been less than normal. Prices have declined, except for mutton. ' Frozen Mutton: Canterbury 6d per lb. North Island 4gd, ewes 4£d. Frozen Lamb: Canterbury twos 6j{d, , heavy-weight fours 6£d, other than Canterbury 6|d for light-weights. Frozen Beef: New Zealand hinds 6;sd f fores sid. Supplies of American chilled beef ura large. Hinds'sgd; fores 4gd. The butter market is dull, with very little business doing. Prices arc irregular. Danish, is quiet at 140s to 146s per cwt., Australian 130s to 140s. Siberian is slow of sale at 130s to 140s. In Irish creamery there is nothing doing, and quotations are 130s to 140s. ■'. The cheese market is quiet. Canadian is quiet; white and coloured 72s to 745. New Zealand white 74s to 765, coloured: 72s to 745. , The hemp market remains very depressed, and nothing is being done. Quotations are nominal. New Zealand goodfair grade £25 per ton, fair ±>22 lOe. Fair current Manila £25. The output from Manila for the week was 16,000 The wheat market is slightly easier,, Business is quiet, Prices aro nominally... unchanged. Australian wheat 45s per qU New Zealand Garton oats 30s per quarter c.i.f. • . . . New Zealand beans (new crop) pe* 5041b 37e. / „-," New Zealand peas (Partridge) per 5041b 545. . ■ ■' ■' •' v Flour 345. Wool: There is no change in pricos, but more business is "being done., STOCK AND SHABE LIST. /Bv to "M»1L"1 <By lel^^ This Mr A. T. Bate, of Wellington, report* tfie Wellington Exchange at noon toBank New Zealand, 2nd 295 l> Plate, buyer 375, seller, . 41. -J* - AVcstport, seller 2 fe Stockton i oi ft Leyland, seller J Manning Pental 01 fl Sharland, preference, sellor qq§ Talisman, buyera 28s, seller 28 3 Waihi, seller f «. »
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 18 August 1914, Page 1
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330COMMERCIAL. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 18 August 1914, Page 1
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