COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 17972, 13 March 1917, Page 5

COMMERCIAL

LOBDON MARKETS. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON. March 12. The High Commissioner’s market port dated London, March 10 (quotation* unless otherwise specified are for average market prices on spot), is as follows: — , , Meat. —There is no material change in the market. Home-killed mutton and beef are in good supply. Argentine mutton and lamb prices are higher owing to continued small supplies of English, lamb. New Zealand and Australian mutton, 7%d; ewe mutton, B%d; Argentina mutton, heavy-weight, Hl4d; weight, ll%dj New Zealand lamb, 1M # Argentine lamb, 12 %d. New Zealand beef" No supplies available. Argentina chilled beef, hinds, ll%d; fores, 10d. Butter. —The market continues firm owing to the absence of Dutch and Danish. The demand is mostly for colonial salted butter. Cheese. —The market continues firm owing to cositinued small .supplies. By authority of the Food Controller tho following maximum wholesale prices have been fixed for both butter and cheese during the next two weeks: ■ Danish and finest New Zealand butter, salted and unsalted, 224/- per cwt; Dutch creamery, Argentine, and Irish creamery (heavy buying by Home continental trade), 218/-; French, 217/-; American creamerv, 214/-; English cneddar per cwt 3 65/-: Canadian white and coloured cheese. 162/-; United States flats, 160/-. Hemp.—The market is firm and prices continue to, advance. "Good-fair' New Zeaalnd per ton, £69; fair, £67; Government graded fair Manila, £9O; coarsa, £77- March to May shipment, -goodfair” New Zealand, £69; fair, £66; Government graded fair Manila, £9O: coarse, £75 The output of hemp at Manila for the week ended last Saturday was 22,006 bales. ... Wheal. —The market is firm with aa upward tendency. Australian, 83/-, Canadian, 81/-: Argentine, SO/-'. Oats. —The market is firm with a hardening tendency. R. CAMPBELL AM) SOB’S. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, March 11. Received March 11, 11.5 p.m. Robert Campbell and Sons profit wav £00,498. and the year’s dividend 125 per cent. The whole of the assets in New Zealand have been realised, and the company proposes to liquidate voluntarily.