HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14138, 14 July 1916, Page 2

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

The Department of Agriculture, _ Industries and Commerce has received the following cablegram, dated London, July 3th, iron* the High Coir.missioner for' New Zealand. (Note —Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot.) Meat: Prices arc unchanged for New Zealand mutton and lamb. There is a good demand for New Zealand lamb. Argentine mutton and heavy weight lambs are in poor demand at lower prices owing to large supply. New Zealand beef is in poor demand at lower prices owing to large supply of Argentine beef. New Zealand mutton, B^l per lb; ewe mutton BJd. Argentine mutton, 'j-'.-d. New Zealand lamb 9hd. Argentine" lamb lOfd. New Zealand bull beei, hinds, 6d; fores, Sid. New Zealand boneless beef, 7id. Argentine chii'od beef, hinds, 83d"; fores. 7-i-d. Butter: The market is quiet and prices are slightly ytiiko'. Danish, salted, 17,2s tv 174s per out. Irish creamery, salted, 158s to 182s ; unsalted, 160s to 1645. Canadian, salted, 160s to 16-is. Australian, salted, 158s to 160s- unsalted, 1UO;> to ]625; good to fine qualJ ity, salted, 152s to IGBs. New Zealand, i salted, lo&ti to 170s. Argentine, salted, 156s to 158s; unsalted, 158s to 1625. Cheese: The market is dull and unsettled, and prices are declining. Canadian, white. 92s to 94s per cwt. English Cheddar, 104s to 108s. New Zealand, white 94s to 965, up to 98s; I coloured, 94s to 965. Higher prices refer to sales made earlier this week. There is a fair inquiry for New Zealand cheese in good condition, but cheese in unsatisfactoy condition is difficult to sell. Prices are irregular. States flats 90s to 93s per ewt. On July Ist the estimated Canadian and States cheese stocks, London, Liverpool, Bristol was 127,000 boxes, against 124,000 at the same time last year. The estimated New Zealand and Australian cheese stocks, London and Bristol, was 18,250 crates against 12,750 at the sarce time last year. Hemp: Business is dull, but prices are firm. Good fair New Zealand I hemp, per ton, £48 10s; fair, £47; j Government graded fair Manila, £52; coarse, £40. July-Septemberjuly-September shipment: I Good fair New Zealand, £48; fair, £46 Government graded fair Manila, £oO JOs; coarse. £4.3. The out-out of'hemp mi Alamht for the week ending last Saturday was 15,000 bales. Wheat: The market is steady, but demand is only moderate. Prices noirinally un.chagod. Canadian, arrived, oOs; afioat, 19s. Argentine, afloat oOs Gd. Oats: The market- is firmer Aro-en-tine, arrived, 2T)s. Hops : The market is quiet, but holders ,are firm. Knglish, per cwt, 130s to Jo&s_; Califoniian, 110s to 130s. "Wool: The market remains firm.