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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13338, 24 March 1914, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

(Press Aij|ari!^By. Copyright.) "'" LONDON, aiarch 22. Heavy South American sheep, 4 l-16d; lambs, Canterbury, light-, Ggd, - medium Oid, iheavy, cjd;\ Southland', Cd; ; North Island, sjd; . selected brands, CJd; ; Soutu American,. -bid. and .5Jd; New Zealand. and South 'American ', fores,-. 3Jd; 'Australian crops, 3 13-lCd; • chilled hinds, 4s. . .,.. WELLINGTON, 'lastviiight. .Thet High Commissioner's hiarkct'V report, dated London March. 21st, states:— The mutton market is weaker, ..though not actually lower. North..; Islarid, , M'tl per lb.'. The. deniand has been, chiefly: for light-weight, as" high as 4 id per. lb; heavy weights, 4id. ;, The lamb market is .weaker, the. tendency .being ddwmyard ; oh account of ithe .large supplies': coming . fqVward. The weather lately has been unfavorable to the sale of lamb. 1 There Is little, demand for Canterbury j buyers , prefer North Island at- lower prices. Canterbury, two's, per lb • 6|d; heavy-weights OJd; other than Canterbi^ry, 6Jd' for lightweight. The beef market is very dull. Supplies of American chilled, beef are large. New Zealand, hindquarters 4Jd per lb. forequarters 3Jd; chilled hindquarters 'lid, forequarters 3?d. The butter market is dull and prices are irregular. New Zealand butter stocks have accumulated lately. Holders ari: disposed to meet buyers at lower prices, as present supplies exceed the requirements. Danish is m fair demand; per cwt, 122s to 1245; New Zealand slow it 10«s to .112s; unsalted 116s to 118s. The Australian market is. quiet at 106s to HOs The Argentine mai'ket Is dull at ids to 108s. The Siberian market is,. steady at 108s to I'lOs. Tho cheese market is steady, with fair business doing. Tho. Canadian supply ,, Is running short. Holders are firm. There is a demand for New .Zealand, and the market' ip Steadier. Capadian, white, per cwt, 68s to 70s; colored, 70s to 7is; New Zealand, finest white, C2s to 62s 6d; exceptionally ;<flnc, . 635; fine, 01s to 61s 0d; finest colored, 6is 6d to 655: fine. C3s to 63s 6d; Australian; white 6-2s to 62s 6d, colored 63s to 655. Tlie hemp market is , quiet but steady. New Zealand good to. fair, per ton, £25 ,'l0s; ,ftir, £22 10s; April to Jiwie shipmen.ts, good to fair £25 15s. fair £23; Manila, ..fair current . £27, April to June shfpmcnts, fair curretit £26 10s. The output from \ Manila for tho week was 18,000 bales. For cocksfoot seed there is a better demand. The hop market js steady, with fair demand.