COMMERCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 25 October 1917, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

ILUJH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET REPORT.

The Department of . Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram, dated London, October 20. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. (.Note : Quotations unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot.) : Meat.—Home-killed mutton and beef are in fair supply. All descriptions of frozen meat are very scarce. New Zealand mutton, per lb, BJd; ewe mutton 8JU1; Argentine muttdn lid; New Zealand lamb lOd; Argentine lamb Hid; Patagonian lOd; Argentine beef is in fair supply; chilled hinds lljd; fores Qid. Butter. —No official quotations with the exception of Paris, 230s to 2355; Irish creamery 2245; New Zealand, Australian, and Argentine, no supplies available. Danish, no supplies available Tooley street market. Small sales have taken place provincial markets as high as 4505. Cheese. —Market remains as last reported. New Zealand, States flats, and Australian at Government price; English cheddar, 1375. Hemp.—Manila and) New Zealand! markets show no change. Wheat.— Market quiet but firm; a moderate business has been done. No. 2 Manitoba Northern, 745; No. 1 Whito Canadian 74s 6d; Australian 82s. . Oats.—Market firm with improved demand. Canadian 63s 6d.

SOUTHERN MARKETS. CHRTSTOHURCH. Oct. 23. The local grain and produce market keeps very quiet, there being practically no grain offering outside the chaff, which continues to meet with inquiry, and is worth iro to £5 at country stations for prime heavy quality. the potato market is very dull. The price remains at £2 7s 6d to £2 10s at countrv stations, as growers are not willing to take the potatoes out of the nits for less. Merchants who are indifferent about doing any further business in potatoes this season are only offering £2 4s.