COMMERCIAL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8881, 5 August 1907, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

High Commissioner’s Report

Press Association.—Copyright. WELLINGTON, August 5. The" Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner, dated London, August 3rd :

The mutton market is slightly weaker, with less demand, and supply meets demand. Canterbury mutton North Island 3ygd,

owes 3d. Lamb is in active demand at full prices. Canterbury brands 5%d, other than Canterbury oj^d. The beef market is steady with very good demand for hindquarters. Supplies of American chilled beef are ikely to increase. Hindquarters B%d, fores 2% c1. ' The butter market is firm for best quality only of which the supply falls shoro of the demand. There is a weak market for second class quality. Choicest New Zealand 101 s, Danish 118 s, Siberian 955, Canadian supplies are in sight. Irish 104 s. The cheese market is quiet with a tendency in favour of buyers. New Zealand white cheese 60s, coloured, scarce, 61s, Canadian white 555, coloured 565.

The hemp market is steady and fair business is doing. Good fair Wellington on spot £3-1 10s, fair grande on spot £3O, fair current Manila on spot £35 10s, _ JnlySeptembor shipments, good fair Wellington £3-1, fair grade £3O. The cocksfoot seed market is quiet, and buyers not keen to do business in this seed. Bright clean New Zealand 3Ss on spot for 171bs a bushel. Tho wool market is a shade weaker.

Feilding Market Report

Messrs A. H. Atkinson and 00., Ltd., report:—On Friday we hold] our usual sale and offered to a good! attendance of buyers a fair entry ofl pigs, fowls and produce. Pigs didfl nut bring tho value expected by selffl lets, but they are gradually harden® iag. Quotations; Pigs; Slips 18a® small stores 103 to 17s 6d, smajjgj uorkers 20s, porkers good 39s 6(|B sows £3 3s Gd to £3 18s 6d, aifi® nine suckers £7 7s Gd. Roosters smal lOd, good Is 7d to a® hens Is 7d to Is 9d, geese Ss 6®l ducks Is 8d to 2s sd. Produce ; Po(®H toes 5s 9d to 11s, bacon liome cured 4d to Gj.<d, factory sides 7%d, hams 7/£d.

Stock Market

Messrs Dalgety aud 00. report on their Feilding sale as follows: —A fair entry of sheep met with but little demand, and prices Jwere easier all round. Mixed aged ewes in lamb 14s Gd, woolly hoggets 15s iioggots 13s. A medium yarding of cattle readily found buyers, and prices ruling for young steers must bo considered very satisfactory to vendors. Yearling steers -11 s 6d, 18 months to 3 year stteers £3 11s, omuty cows 33s,empy forward cows •10s' fat cows £3 17s Gd, springers 40s.