COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15998, 17 August 1915, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S s REPORT. fur telegraph, PRESS ASSOCIATION.] s Wellington, ■■ Monday. Tm High Commissioner's cablegram, dated London, August 14,' is as' follows, quotations, unless otherwise specified, being: average market prices on spot :~ ' MUTTON. fn J h l Q r " artc V i f , ea ; !y at last quotations for best f quality light-weight, owing to fir short supply of wethers available nnd : the B en ®ral public. Heavyweights Sirp a f , m 0 . plentiful at lower prices. Canterbury, ;7d for light-weights' heavy-weight* 6Jd; North Island, 6 13-lGd 11 best quality, ordinary quality 6 11-16 d ; ewes, s|d. - >' , 3 ' ; ' LAMB. , 1 „ - Prices are declining, owing to poor demand. _ Ihe market is affected iby an increase m arrivals of Scotch lamb, which 8 i selling at , Bid. Canterbury twos 8 t1 h o ea yy- w wght fours 7M; North Island, 8 l-16d for best quality lightweight, second-grade light-weight'6Jd. BEEF. ; Quotations for chilled beef are nominal. Hinds, B£d; fores, 7j}d. ' BUTTER. ' -The market is very firm, but quiet. Danish (firm, but limited demand), 170s to 174 a;' Siberian (good demand), finest, 132s to 1345, and up 0 1365: Irish creamery (firm), 154s to 158s; Australian and Argentine, nothing offering here. >' .CHEESE. The market is quiet but steady. Canadian (quiet), white and coloured. 74s to 765,- New Zealand (slow), white and coloured. 74s to 765; United States (slow), 70s to 725. 1 " ■ HEMP. The market is firmer.' New' Zealand, good fair grade, per ton on' spo*, £32 10s.' + Second grade, £19 10s. August-October New Zealand good fair grade on spot, £32; New Zealand . fair grade per ton on spot, £30; Manila, new graded, fair, £38. The output from STanila fo r the week was 17,000 bales. HOPS. The'. market is firm, owing to reduced supplies, which was fully anticipated on account of the bad weather. The stock is small. English, 120s to 1303; Californian, ICOs to 120s. WHEAT. • ■ The market is steady, and prices are well maintained. August-September shipment of American per quarter, 495; Canadian, 555; Septembor-Ocfccber shipment, Canadian 495. OATS. ' •ihe market is quiet, but firm. AugustSeptember shipment Argentine, per quarter, 265. - .. i SCHEELITE. ; Blackwell's quotation for scheelite on August 9 was 55s per cwt.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, aro in receipt of the following cable from their head office, London,, under dateAugust 12 : —" Sheepskins sales closed. Merinos : id lower, clothing jjd lower. Shorn neglected, crossbred combing. 3d lower. Lambs, id lower. Clothing shorn neglected. Six thousand six hundred bales were offered and 4100 bales were sold." ' . " WELLINGTON PRODUCE. 1 . £BT TELEGRAPH. —OWN* CORESPONDENT.] Wellington, Monday. The 'demand for dessert apples has been better during the past few days, 1 and prospects are satisfactory. Pears continue to meet with a strong inquiry, with supplies short of requirements. An excellent market faced the arrival of the Cook Island oranges and. bananas, which, with a few exceptions, ".arrived, in . excellent condition. The supplies of bananas were short of requirements. Apples, choice dessert., 8s 6d to 9s 6d per case, prime 7a to 8s; cookers, choice 7s to 7s 6d per case, prime 63 to. 6s 6d. Poorman oranges, 103 to 12s, per case. Grapes, choice, lOd io Is. Tomatoes, choice, Is to Is 3d per lb. The tomato market was weak last week owing to heavy Rarotpngan arrivals. Passions,; 4s to 5s • per box. Lemons, 7s to 8s per case. Potatoes, 7s to 7s 3d per cwt. Onions, 63 to 6s 6d per cwt. Eggs, fresh: Market declined to Is 4d per dozen.