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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12097, 15 March 1910, Page 2

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(Press Assn.—^By Telograph-—Copyi , ight : (Received Miireh 15, 9 a.ni.) LONDON, Miirch 14. The quantity of wheat mid Hour afloa. for the United Kingdom totals 3,890,00. quarters ; for the Continent, 2,215,000 ; Atlantic shipments, ,47,000; Pacific ,13,000. The total shipments to Europi this week amounted to 1,245,000 quar ters, including 433,000 .quarters iron Argentine and ' Uruguay. Wool is very firm.. CompeMtioi is fully maintained, prices being un changed. WELLINGTON, last night. The following cablegram has been, re ceived from the High Commissionei dated London, 12th March. : — • Tlio mutton: miiirket is firm, witli gco. demand for prime quality. Holders arnot anxious to sell. The average pric of Canterbiuy muttin is 4^d, Noath L land ad). Lamb is veiy firm, withgopv demand, • Canterbury- lamb averagin, s|d, other sid. '-L'h© beef market i quiets liolders firm, demand fair. Ne\ Zealand hindquarters 3^d, forequartei 3id. Tho^ battel* market is; very fiwr. The demand has been exceptional am exceeds the supiily. The stock of Ne\ Zealand butter m hand is almost ex 'hausted '- and is firmly held ' m. 'seconi luvnds. Th© average price of choice Ney Zealand butter is 150 pet- cent, Austra lian aud Airgentuie l2os, Danish 136s Sibeaian 1255. • The cheese market ;i firm. Piicos have advanced and buyer are cautious. Finest New Zeakun' wli/ito cheese averages 61s,' co-lon'cd 59 6d. The hemp market- is lifeless, witr no cliango m prices. Tho stock of Ncv Zealand hemp m hand is 108 tons. Hi week's output of ' nemp fi-om Manila , i , 19,000 bales. Last week's quotation were: On spot, New Zealand good fai £25, fair £24, Manila fair current, £25 Forward, good fair £24' 15s, fair £2." 15s, Manila £24. Tho cocksfoot see< market is quiet, but firm. Stocks ii hand arb moderate. New Zealanc bright, clean, 171 b seed, 72s per. ' cwt ' The wheat anarket is quiet. Prices arslightly . weakea*. The 'oait market i quiet, with small business and a ten dency ,m favor \>'f buiyeais. New Zea land spaWowbijlls,- ex -granary, 19s- pc: quarter, New Zealand Danish 17s 3< per .quarter of 3201b5. The hop iharkeremains firm, wi^h a 'general active de mand and favorable prospects. V Tlie ai rivals of River Plate mutton and laml at the United Kingdom ports during February, were as followsi : London carcases mutton, 46,-877, lamb, 3452 : Liverpool, 175,093 and 8871 ; Hull, 104: and 1452; Cardiff, 8438 and 987; South ampton, ' 5045 and 3686 ; Irish portß 3437 and 44. , Total> mutton 239,931 and lamb 18,222. (Arrivals during Feb ruia/ry, 1909, were : Mutton 311,561 car cases, lamb 50,133 carcases); (Special to Herald.) NAPIER, this day. -Messrs. Dalgety and Co^, Ltd.,-. have re ceived the following cable from thai; London office : There is a good demaiic for frozen, meat- and .New Zep.land fi^ea lamb. Sinoe our last wire prices ww unchanged. For Australia.ii frozen land since our -last wire prices are higher )y £d per' lb. Canterbury, frozen mutton i firm at last quotations. For New Zea ' land, North Island, and Australia! frozen mutton prices are 'higher by £( per lb. ..Frozen beef prices are ■ highe? by per lb. ;