COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 21, 8 January 1912, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

.iICUI COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. (Per Press Association.) ■ ! »i Wellington, January 8. .Following is the High Commission's table, dated London, January 6 quotations unless otherwise spsciiied re average market prices on spot) Mu'ttcli.—The mutton market is Inn. New Zealand stocks of mutton m hand are light, and are firmly' held n few hands m anticipation of small .rrivals. Quotations are nominal. Janterbury -L',d, North Island 4fd. Lamb.—The market is quiet. A jinall number''of New Zealand lambs .as an ived. ' Average pr.ee 6-Jd. Ausraliah : Large supply at 4-Jd. Argenine: Plentiful at 4RI. Beef.—The market is firm, with an approved demand. Stocks of New Zea■iealand beef onqhand are light. .Quotations are nominal. ■ New Zealand finds 3J-d, New Zealand fores 2|d. ' Butter, —The ’ market is very firm. Eherc.fis general! find active demand, ns market is affected by expectation >f light arrivals. There is general conidence in the maintenance of present >ricesv The average price for the ■.reek for choicest New Zealand , but ter >cr ewt. is 1345, Australian 131 s, Argentine 130 s, Danish 1375, Siberian „2Ss. Cheese.—The market is very firm, with good demand. The average price or the week for finest New Zealand •hecse ; was 73s per cwt. Kemp.—The market is firm, with nore enquiry, and rather more active. Slew Zealand, good fair, on spot, £2i is; Now Zealand, fair grade, £2O 10s all positions); fair current Manila £2l Os, forward shipment £22 os. The mtput from Man la for the week was 35,000 bales. The stock of Now Zeaancl is 508 tons. Wool.—The market remains firm. Buenos Aires, January 6.

The following shipments of produce vere despatched from the Argentine to Tinted Kingdom ports during December, 1911 (compared with December, 1910): — Frozen beef (quarters), 1911, 104,100; 1910, 57,319. Chilled ;, 'hetlf' (quarters), 166,000 and 154,685. Frozen mutton (carcases) 196,000 and 150,251. Frozen lamb (carcases), 122,000 and 05.661. Butter (cwt), 11,393 and 5340.