COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 68, 16 November 1914, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S RETORT

High Commissioner's market'report: Meat "Market.—Large supplies of Irish beef and English and Dutch mutl ton are coming forward at reasonable prices, which keeps the steady. There is little demand for frozen mnffron, but prices are .firm owing to the short supply at present in store. Canterbury mutton 6dper__lb. ; North Island sfd to r o|d. Lamb.—The market Lydull, very little business do&||p£l > rices '™*f e dechned. per lh, other than P^|H9BM Beef.—The market ■■ is very" quiet, with very little doing in fpie'beef trade. New Zealand hinds 6.3!l6c(;>foresls|d per lb, chilled hinds 6|d, fores s£d. Butter.—The market iff quiet, but steady. Danish is*steady r at 136sito 139 s Zealand <^iet'at' 126 s to slte'ady at 122 sto 1265, Siberiait"qu'iet 118 s »to 120 s, Irish creamery slow at 122 s to 1265, Argentine in fair demand at 120 s to 1245. . ■■ u ' * ?&"!>*

Cheese.—The market is firmer with fair demand.; Canadian white and colored 75s to 76s peJr qwt.g deep red* 76s to 775, English cHedd'av 82s'.'to'' B'*A ; exceptional .863"i'-HJi'.'i ;*ii X Hemp.— quiet hut rather steadier:—Fair -current Manila£23 per ton, forward-shipment-De-cember to January £23*lM *Tj&e' piit- ♦ put from Manila for week was 16,000 bales. Katßer 'tnb'M interest! is being shown in-New:-.Zealand this, week. .At present the price is low. Good fair grade £22>;£ot £22.:ssi:per.:-.ton» : Jjigh .points quoted at £2l ss, fair £2O l("s. For shipment ,£h.eii>tocks of New? Zealand hemp and tow at the end of Octo-

ber were 1204. tons. , There is bettor demand for sisal, but owing to the political situation in Mexico it is difficult to give reliable quotations. Nominal values £l9 12s 6d per ton for failaverage quality, £2O 7s 6d for superior quality. Wool.—36's low crossbreds 18£d per lb", 4o's low 4.4's medium crossbreds 21d per. lb,j

50's halfbreds. :2q&d per lb,. 56's:qnarterbreds 28d per lb, 6Q\s Merinos 30d ' per lb. There is no material change in the are well maintained. ... "..-_.. ,'■