LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Shannon News, 8 June 1923, Page 4

LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.

HIGH COMMISSION UK’S REPORT , The Agricultural Department has received the following cablegram, | dated June 2, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— Meat.—-Market again bettor, with more inquiry. Ewes unchanged. Chilled beef, steady. Very little New Zealand frozen beef about. New Zealand mutton, 571bs to 641bs 73d to Sd; 651bs to 721bs, 7 3-Sd to 7Jd;73lbs to SOlbs, 6id to -6id; ewes, lightweight, s;d: ewes, heavyweight, 4 id. N.Z. Lamb: Canterbury, 2Dibs io 361bs, ilid; do. 37 to 42lbs, lid; do. 43lbs to 501bs, 10?-d; second class, 10id; North - Island, oediuary, 103 d; do. second-class, lOd. N.Z. Ileef: Fores 2 3d; hinds, ml; chilled beef, fores. 3id to Id; hi mis, 7d to 73d. English retail prices are as follows: Mutton, English, legs 1/3. loins 2/2 shoulders 1/7; iinjorted. .1/, 'HI ltd; lamb, English, 2/2, 2/4. 2/1; imported, 1/5, 1/4, 1/4. Beef, English, ribs 2/, sirloin 2/, steak 2/S; imported chided, 1/, l/» 1/10; imported, frozen. lOd, lOd, 1/S. Butter. —Better demand and market tinner for finest; other qualities : mow. Official quotaions are: —New Zealand, . salted, .finest, 142/ to 140/ per cwt. (l/3i'to l/3i; per lb); exceptional, 150/ per cwt. (3/4 per lb); umaited, 140/ to 150/ per cwt. (1/3:1 to 1/4 per lb); other qualities, salted, 130/ to 140/ per cwt. (1/21 >o 1/3 l-'i lb) Australian, salted, finest, 13.2/ to 130/ up to 13S/ per. cwt. (1 /2 i to 1/2 i to 1/23 per lb); unsalted, 130/ to. 3 38/ ■ per cwt. (1/21 to. 1/23 per lb); other 1 qualities, salted 112/ to 130/ per cwt. (1/ to 1/2 per lb); unsalted. 112/ to 124/ per cwt.. (3/ to 3/31 per lb); Argentine: .112/ to 122/ per cwt. 1/ .to 1/3 per lb): Danish, 148/ to. 150/ , per cwt. (1/33 to 1/4 per lb).

Cheese.—Market firm for spot supplies. Present quotations are: English: Finest farmers’, 108/ to 12 2/ per cwt. (Hid to. 1/ per-lb); other qualities, 90/ to 102/ per cwt. (9 3d to 3ld per lb); Canadian, coloured. 80/ to 88/ per cwt. (9 id to 9i per lb); New Zealand, coloured and white 88/ to 90/ per cwt. (9id to 93d per lb). Shipments of New eZuland pioduce arrived this, week per s.s. Port Caraline, Port Napier, Pa.paroe, and Poshawur. Australian shipments .May 5 to May 14 total 2390 boxes butter and 1754 crates cheese. Hemp: Manila market flat and tendency weaker. "Cr” grade. JuneAugust shipments quoted at £35 10 ' per ton, sellers; “J” grade £3l 10/ per ton. Output from January to May was 627,000 bales, against 598,000 bales for same period last year. Stocks in Manila at end of May were 3 47,000 bales, against 3 55,495 at Ist January. New Zealand flax without interest; nominal value highpoiots, spot, £3l 10/; fair £29 15/; March-May shipments 5/ per ton less. Wool: Bradford market continues dull, with very little new business; position favours buyers. Piece goods quiet. Nominal quotations for tops are: 64's (merinos) 5/2 per lb; 56’s (super halfbred), 3/1 per lb; 40’s prepared (coarse crossbred) 1/4S per lb.

Fruit: Recent arrivals of Australian fruit have not been so large as was anticipated, with the result that prices arc a little harder. Fruit ex s.s. Part Napier is being discharged in excellent condition, and is meeting a good demand, realising, Stunners 10/ to 16/6 per case; Jonathans, Statesman-, and Rome Beauty, 15/ per case; Stark, 14/ per case; Cleopatra and Delicious, 1-6/ per ease; Dunn’s Favourite, 15/ to 16/ per case; London Pippin, 14/ to 15/ per case. Australian prices average 2/ per case less than New Zealand for similar varieties.

i .journal of agriculture. ! WELLINGTON, Last Niglit. j An Ashburton message recently published to the effect that the journal of Agriculture might be discontinued if its circulation did not improve, Is stated by Mr. A. H. Cockayne to be based on a misconception of his remarks at the farm school. He was actually placing the special merits of tho journal before the farmers and bespeaking their more general support for it. As a matter of fact the journal had an extensive circulation, but naturally the department desired to increase it where possible. The department had no intention whatever of discontinuing the publication which Avas an essential factor in its instructional functions, and a valuable record of its research work.