COMMERCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 29 August 1923, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

LONDON MARKETS

The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated 25th August, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, Loudon : MEAT Meat. —Dockage strike has ended, and vessels arc now discharging. Meat tradefair. Home lamb supjfiies coming forward more freely. New Zealand lamb quotations nominally unchanged. Alutton firm, short supplies in sight. New Zealand prices unchanged, except for Canterbury heavyweight. Chilled beef in heavy supply. Quotations lor New Zealand heel unchanged. “New Zealand Alutton. —Canterbury, 49,'561b, 83d; Canterbury, 57/641b, 8u; Canterbury, 65/721 b, 7|d; North Islam), 49/561 h, 8(1; North Island, 57/641H, 7|d; North Island, 65,721 b, 7zd; ewes od. New Zealand Lamb.—Canterbury, 29/36 lb, lljd ; Canterbury, 37/421b, llg ; Canterbury, 43/50)b, to 10/jd; second class, lOjd; North Island, best second class Now Zealand Beef.— Fores, 2%i; hinds, 4jjd. Chilled Beef.--Fores, 2jd to 2§d; hinds, 43d to sjjjd. BUTTER Market remains firm, supplies ;o i.ing forward steadily. Official quotations are .- —New Zealand: Salted, finest 178 sto 100 s per cvvt. (1/7 to lPz per Ih); exceptional, 182 s per ewt (1/7A per lbl; unsalted, 178 s to 180 s per cwt (1/7 to l/?3 per lh); exceptional, 182 s per cwt, (1/7/, per lb); other qualities, 174 sto 176 s per cwt (1/6J ppr lh). Argentine : Finest, 164 s to lb6s per cwt (1/5J pc, lb). Australian: Salted, finest, 168 sto 170 s per cvvt (1/6 to l/6£ per lb); exceptional, 172 s per cwt (l/6£ per lh) ; misalted, 168 s to 170 s per ewt (1/6 to I/63 per lh); other qualities, salted 148 s to 166 s per cwt (1/4 to l/5§ per lh); unsalted, 150 s to 160 s per ewt to l/5j per lh). Irish: 166 sto 174 s per cwt (1/53 to l/6£- per lb). Danish: 178 s to 180 s per ewt (1/7 to per lb). CHEESE

Market firm. Official quotations are: English: Finest farmers’, 122 sto 126 s per cwt (1/1 to 1/ljd per lb). Canadian : Coloured, 106 s to 110 s per cwt to llfd per lb); white, 106 sto 112 s per cwt (11/jd to 1/- per lb). New Zealand: Coloured, 104 s to 110 s per cwt (lid to liad per lh); white, 106 sto

112 s per cwt to 1/- per Ih). “A shipment of New Zealand produce arrived (his week per s.s. Tairoa. HEMP Manila market, irregular and low grades have declined. Better grades more firmly held. "G” grade August-Oelo-ber shipments quoted at £35; “J” Aug-ust-September shipments sold for £3O; August-Oclober shipments now quoted at £3O buyers. New Zealand market unchanged. WOOL Better tone reported at Bradford, with fair inquiry for crossbred tops and raw material. ’ It is anticipated that values at next London series will he

maintained firmly, or possibly advanced somewhat. Piece goods trade is quiet, and demand favouring cheaper sorts. Present quotations are: Tops, 64s (merino), 5-; 56’s (super halfhred), 2/101; 40’s, prepared (coarse crossbred), 1/4EGGS Arrivals much smaller and demand steady. English, 21/- to 23/- per long 100. Irish, Danish, Dutch, French: 15/6 to 21/- per long 100. Polish, Chinese: 11/- to 11/6 per long 100.