COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14807, 10 October 1911, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

';* iW ■'■ "■:;■,-■'' .v. ■# ! V - * THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET CABLEGRAM. [BI TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION-.] Wellington, Monday. ■The High , Commissioner's cable, dated London, October 7, is M follows (quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot) :— Mutton: The market is' quiet, but ■ steady. Stocks of New Zealand mutton on hand are light. Canterbury. 4Ad: •North Island, 3|d. Lamb : The market is slightly weaker, with less demand. Canterbury, s|d j other than Canterbury. sd. Beef : The market is dull. New Zealand hindquarters, 3j|d : fores, 2£d. :., Butter : The market is firm, with an" upward tendency general, and active demand. Danish, 148s; Siberian, 128s; Australian, 1345. „. , Cheese: The market is quiet, but firm. Canadian, 70s 6d. »

Hemp: The market "" is somewhat steadier, with more demand. New Zealand, good fair, on spot, per ton, £19 15s; New Zealand fair grade, £18 15s;.fair current Manila. £20: October and December shipments of New Zealand good . fair, £20; fair &***> £19; fair Cerent Manila, £20 ss. The output from Manila For the week was 19,000 bales. Cocksfoot Seed : The market is very firm. There are light stocks on hand, and it, .impossible to give any quoWtion. . Wheat : The ' market is somewhat steadier, New Zealand -berried wheat on spot, ex granary per quarter of 4961b, 355: short-berried, 345. Oats : There is a general and active demand and large supply. New Zealand oats short. Sparrowbills. ex granary on spot, per quarter of 3841b, 225; Danish, per quarter of 3201b, 19s 6d. Beans : The market is firm, with improved demand. New Zealand beans, f.a.q. (new crop), per 5041b, 34s 6d. Peas : The market is steady, but very good demand. . New Zealand peas (partridge), per 5041b, 40s. .. ■ l Wool : There is a firm market for merinos, but the market is a shade weaker for crossbreds. ~'__• Mutton and Lamb: River Plate shipments received during September, 1911, were as follows—At London : 30,619 carcases mutton, 6714 carcases of lamb. At Liverpool : 181,098 carcases mutton; 83,631 lamb. Southampton : 18,955 mutton; 6735 lamb. Cardiff : 17,584 mutton, 2528 lamb. Hull : 2075 mutton 144 lamb. Plymouth : 764 mutton. 489 lamb. Newcastle, 2897 mutton. Bristol : 7886 mutton. Totals, 261,878 carcases mutton, 100,241 carcases lamb. The figures for September, 1910, were :. 152,401 carcases mutton, 14,474 carcases lamb.

WELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKET. [bt texegbaph.—-owx cobresfoxdent.J •■ : : Weujxgtojj - , Monday.. The fine ■weather has resulted in a much • "better demand for .all, lines of fruit, and prices have advanced. The prospects for Island oranges and: bananas this week are v particularly bright, as the market is almost . bare. Apples are in short supply. -Best i : dessert are worth 13s to 14s per case prime, -lis to 12s; cookers, prime, 8s 6d •to 10s per case lemons; locally grown, 5s 6d per case passions, 4s to os per box; v. hothouse tomatoes, choice, Is 2d to Is 4d ; per lb, prime lOd to Is." - : ,V'V-- , New potatoes are in strong demand, best realising 3d to 3£d per lb, small 2d to 2£d. f Old potatoes . are sluggish at 3s 6d to 4a ■ per r cwt. Onions, * Calif ornian, are in excellent demand at 12s' 6d t0,13b per, cwt; cauliflowers 9s ifi lis; per sack cabbages4s to 5s per T; sack; 'cucumbers, 6s to :12s 'per ; 1 dozen: marrows, 7s to 9a per sack; pumpkins, Sis to' lis per sack; parsnips, ,4s 6d r : 6s per sack; rhubarb, 4s to 6s per dozen' -bundles'; green-peas, Is 3d to Is ; 9d per peck. , . /''• <'■ Eggs are in good supply at lid per dozen. ■•• " • - *<\p •,« '

V-■ "" '-■ LONDON MARKETS. -» : ..... By. Telegraph,—Press Association.—Copyright ,"■.- '-■:'■;:>." . :. :' y . London, October 8. * ' " FROZEN MEAT. ', ''.- ' -$. Sheep : . Southland, 4d; j North/Island, - 3|d ; ; (best brands, 4d) ; New Zealand ewes, :V-3. 5-16 d.:-;-- ".,..; ;- : . " ..; ~:--.-,. t . ■ V, .'-.'Lambs' : Canterbury, light 5Jd, medium ;••":; s|d, "heavy 4|d ; s Southland, sd; North Island, 4Jd {selected brands, sd). / : Australian.Sheep : Light, ; heavy, t'ZJcd ; ewes, 3Jd. Beef;: Fores, 2£d; hinds, 3id. South American.—Sheep : Light, 3 ''H-I6d; heavy, 3|d; ewes, tyd. Lambs : «None offering. Beef: Frozen, fores 2§d, "binds 34d,- chilled, fores 2£3, hinds 4§d. •" Other meats unchanged. • ■•'."'■ * * "1- 'v.": -'" .'-■:.* . babbits. . " '» . ■ ■:_:[■ -, Rabbits - ; brisk. -v; Hares practically unsal- ' V able. - Heavy, supplies of English. - ,-WOOL.' ;i Wool : At the sales mostly scbureds ,were offered to good competition, and some withdrawals. 3 Following ' are the prices realised for the fleece portion of the clips nan ec :-—Taratahi,. top Hid, average lOgo"; Hukarere, lid;; and 10|d; Kaihku, lid and 9|d; Everton, Hid and .lU|d; Kerarangi,: 10£ d and 9£d. . Catalogued, 122,937 bales; sold, 105,381. ;,

, r v : Messrs. Dalgety and, Co., Limited, have received » the following cable from their '.' London office, under date October 6 :— ' Rabbivskins :- 5350 bales of xabbitskins '; ■:■ will be offered for sale. Expect a decline 1 in prices, ljd to 2d. ; '