THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLEGRAM. WELLINGTON. October 4.
The Hig'i Commissioner cabled from London on October 2: — Mutton. — Market dull. Tiade for all ! cla-ses s \ cry slow, and pi ices> are barely iiiaintained. Canrerbuiv, 3|d ; North Island, 2id. Lamb.-— No alt-oration in the market since last week. Canterbury, 3|d; North Island, 3|d. Baef. — Market weak; no change in prices. New Zealand hinds, 3id ; fores. 2|d. Butter. — Market quiet but firm for best quality. New Zealand, 118s; Danish, 124b; Australian, 114s; Siberian, 105s. Chpese. — Market lifeless. New Zealand, 575; Canadian, 56s Hemp. — Market firmer (nominally) ; transactions light. New Zealand good iair grade, on spot, £27 10s; fair grade, on spot, £26 10s ; fair current Manila, on spot, £27 ; October-December shipments, New Zealand i good fair grade, £27; fair grade, £26; fair) current Manila, £26. The Manila output is 30,000 bales. Kauri Gum. — Mvrket firm, with an impioved demand. Ordinary to fair threequarter bciapcdj 165sj fair half -scraped, '
! 102s 6d; brown fair flalf to three-quarter ! scraped, 87s 6d ; brown pickings, common ito good, 42s 6d ; bush fair to good, pale I and amber, scraped, 150s.
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Otago Witness, Volume 06, Issue 2899, 6 October 1909, Page 24
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182THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLEGRAM. WELLINGTON. October 4. Otago Witness, Volume 06, Issue 2899, 6 October 1909, Page 24
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