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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 11 May 1915, Page 8

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HI<JS COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

(United Press Association.! WELLINGTON, This Day. - --The" High Oommissioner's cable, dated London, May 8, is-as follows (quotations unless otherwise specified, being average market prices on spot): — Mutton: Market steady, -with very good, demand. "Canterbury 6£d; North Island 6 l-6d, ordinary sgd. . '?:£ambT '.Market weaker and. slightly lower ; , supplies increasing, but high pricey are. restricting business. Canterbury 7|d for all weights; other than Canterbury 7|d; for best quality second-grade 7 9-16 d. Beei: Very little frozen beef avail-: able. Market quotations nominal. NewZealand/ hinds 6|<i, fores 6£d. Chilled,; moderate supply; hinds 7fd, fores &id.. Butter: Market remains firm, and good demand continues for colonial. Prices j are firmer on account of small supply. I -Danish 148s to 1545. New Zealand butteir has been firm this week, and the j "market has advanced 4s. New Zealand j 138s to 140s, unsalted 140s to 1445. Australian 132s to 1365; Siberian 130s to 1345; Irish creameries, little offering, 140s to 1425; Argentine 132s to 1365. "Oheese: JJarket firmer. Canadian ■ white 96s to 98s,' coloured 94s to 965. New Zealand market closed. firmer with more enquiry. White and coloured 95s -■ to 945. United States in- good demand.; last season's make, white-and coloured, iBB s tb 92s j ; this season's 1 white and "coloured 2s - less. The estimated Canadian Mid United. States' cheese stocks at London, -Liverpool, and Bristol on 3rd May were 87,000 crates, chiefly United States flats, against 48,000 crates at the . same time last year. New Zealand and * Australian cheese stocks at London and oh 3rd -May were 19,000- crates ( which"- amount - does not include 14,00 C elites on the Kaikoura, which is docked but has not :yet discharged), against 73,000 crates at the same time last year. • -Hemp:' Market firm ,* prices slightly advanced for all grades. New Zealand good-fair .grade £33, fair £531, fair current- Manila £39 10s, May to July goodfair .£32 10s, fair £3O 10s. The output f rpm • Manila for the" week was 20,000 -Hops:. Market craiet but steady ; Eng Jish IOQs to. 755; Californian 95s to iQs. '"' ■Wheat : Market active; with good demand for immediate deliyery during this "but the market for forward shipment quiet. Canadian, oh passage, 675; May 'to. June 665; American, - July: to August,, 56s ; Augustrto September 55s ; Argentine, on passage, 645. ." r . - "OateTMarket firm, with more enquiry. Argentine," on. spot, 31s ; April-May 30s; -N&w Zealand, short . (Sparrowbills), on stiot,*3sß'per quarter of 3841b5. . -Wool: Market weaker, "with downward tendency for crossbreds: during the week, but now a great improvement, ..and market is firmer for all wools.

WELLINGTON MARKETS. "*■" (Special to "Mail.") • . -The N.Z.F.D.C., Ltd., reports under Sate, Wellington, May 6The market for potatoes -is weaker -with larpre offering«- - jWe anticipate .■values will firm towards ;.the !end.. of the month, ana consider thepresent a, good time for buyers to" obtain. lorward supplies. W T e recommend farmers to-acquaint us with their requirements in seen potatoes for the coming; season,- as we can. purchase more advantageously, than later.- WftJiuts .are in good demand. . Cheese* remciifis very ■ firm. - , 1 Vegetables:—Savoy cabbages are ; in larger supply"since last -report, and demand is equal to that of last. week. ■Other varieties are sellintr at. lower rates, and inquiry is 6low. Choice-cauli-flowers are to-day realising fancy prices, but the greater portion of consignments ■are inferior, and prices "for these axe only" medium. Beetroot and red cabbage are' easier. All root vegetables Belling frefely.' Ironbark pumpkins are inqmreo fpr! but others are dull of sale/» " Lettuce -has taken a sharp decrease in values since last report. Spring--onions, leeksand celery are sealing freely.. marrows meet good demand. - , Swedes areiselling freely. ~ , . ' ~ • feuit:—There is still fairly laige^ghipr "ments of-cooking and dessert apples arriving,- and : choice ; lines are raa<ly sale, .but inferior samples meffr a, poor market. - The demand for quinces _. vemaihs good, and the market could do with larger consignments.. Cooking, pears are v selling- freely; while dessert - lines are ruling about the same ae last week. *J?he'- demand for tomatoes is good for welt-graded lines, and to-day V prices show an increase in values. _ Higher va-lues-are ruling, for sound varieties. _ . Potatoes, prime £6; .others £55 to £5 ■" 10s."' ~ ■ 1 1 - Cabbage, "choice Savoy, 4s; to ss; 5 others 2s to 2s 6d persack. Cauliflower, choice 9s 6d to 12s oa, others 4s to'ss* cack. ~ • Carrots, best, 4s to ss; others, 3s per ■ fiflf Celery, Is 6d to 2s per dozen. - Cucumber®, 4s 6d. to Ss 6d per .ia.iicase*. ,■ • • : ~ - •Marrows, 2s 6d to 3s per sack. 'Onions, £5 10s per ton. . Parsnips, choice, -3s 6d to 4s od. • Swedes, 2s 6d per cwt. . . Turnips, white, ,3s to 3s od per sack. Leeks, 6d per bundle. • - _ "Lettuce, choice Us. 6d to os oa; others, Is 6d to 2s per case. Spinach, 5s to 5s 6d per case. Spring onions,, 9d per bundle. Mint,. Is to Is 6d per. doz. bundles. Parsley, Is per doz. bundles. v ' Pumpkins, ironbark, 6s to 7s; others, 3s to % per sack. , - . . Beans, French, 9s to lis. per part ■. . ■ ■ Beetroot, 3s to 4s per sack "Ited-; cabbage/ 4s to 4s-6d per- sack. " Passions,- Auckiand, 5s to 6s ; per halfcase. " .. . • Pears, dessert, choice,. --3s to os od per half-case. • ■ ■■■ Pears;- cooking, choice, 3s 6d per v Apples, cooking,- choice 4s to. 4s od ; others, 3s 6d. - Apples, dessert, choice, 6s to 7s cd; others 4s to 5s per case-' Quinces," 4s 6d to 5s per case. Tomatoes, round, 4s 6d>to ss; others, 2s 9d to 4s per half-case. . . Light-table hens, 2s 6d to 3s; heavy hens, 4s to 4s 6d ; cockerels ss; good heavy.'ducks 7©; Indian Runners,' 5s per pair; turkey gobblers, Is per lb; hens, 9d to lOd per lb live weight.