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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 11 April 1928, Page 10

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LONDON MARKETS Tin? Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram dated the nth inst., from the High Conimi--sioner for New Zealand, London:

Tallow: Hood demand at auelioi and prices of all de-criptions advanced. exceptionally better grade mutton. Present, spot quotations are:

Mutton, line. -Ids per ewt. fair to good. .‘l7s (id to -Ills per ewt: heel, sweet and/or mixed, nominal, fair to good. :t7s fill to .'tils (id: mixed, fair to good. M7s (id to hits: gut. etc.. -Ms to :t7s .'id. Apples: Trade quiet. Tainui and Northumberland mostly cleared except for large Worcester Pearmaiiis and Gravensteins. Price-, are- — fox's Orange ISs to 2ds per ease: Worcester Pearniain Ids to His; (iravensteiu Ids to 1-ls: Rib-ton Pippin Ids to Ins; Dunn's Favourite Ids to Ills.

Hemp: -Manila market easier for near positions. Distant si cadi. Closing value of ".I " grade is c:;7 Ids to .CMS ns according to position, Si-al market steady, (tidy small business being done, in early shipments of No. I at i-'.'iii Ills to IJM7: later shipments .b'dO ns. Value of No. d is CM Ills to .C'n. New Zealand slightly better demand for liighpoints and business reported at Cdd. Pair grade quiet. Nominal (dosing values for April-. I line shipments are C!d and Udll Ills respectively. Oats: .Market firmer in early part of month hut dull at close. Engli-h choice white -erd (jtioted at -Jo.-: feed 3bs. Plate offered by te sellers at 30s Md and April/.May -liipmeuts quoted at same price. Nominal value New Zealand “A” grade gallons Mbs lid. Peas: Maple, spot trade slow, English best milking up to lifs. New Zealand market quiet, hut steady undertone. Business reported in Mareh/.Mny shipments at (ills (id. Sellers quote Mnreh/Aprii shipments and April/May shipments at 70s; Tasmanian 77s ti.l. Blues, better demand. "A” grade Tax maniati afloat quoted L'dll Ids and April/May shipments ,L'2o. New Zealand TbS to 01!) ex store. Beans; English firm with steady demand, best winter making -ISs and Hue spring dlls to dSs. New crop Chinese horse July/September shipment- sold to Continent at 12J11 per ton. Danish cocksfoot : Irregular. Nominal value 87s c.i.f.

Wool; Bradford market quiet hut firm. Present quotation- for tojis are —(ld's (Merino) warp. -Is Md per lb. average, ds 7d per ]l>: dO's (super h:i Ifbred) Ms 8d per lb; do's (halfbredi 210d per Hi; -Id's prepared :R 2,1 per ID