HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14165, 16 August 1916, Page 3

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

__ Tho Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce ha« received the following cablegram, • dated London August 12th, 1916, from the High Commissioner' for New Zealand. (Note.— Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):— }{<?at.—The market is quiet but steady. Now Zealand mutton ,aaid lamb arc m small supply, with the result; that there is a hotter demand for Argentine mutton and lamb. Prices re-; main unchanged,, with the exception of Argentina beef and New Zealand beef. ' New Zealvuid mutton, B|d per 1b; ewe nmtton, B}-d ; Argentine mutton, 9gd;' New Zealand lamb, 9-J-d; Argentine' lamb, lid • New Zealand bull beef, j lunds..,s£d, fores 43d ; Argentine chilled beef,-hinds 10|d, fores"7-Jd. | 1 Butter.—The market closed firm at the advance. Danish, salted, per cvvt, i 194s to 1965; Irish creamery, salted 170s -to 1725, unsalted. 172s to 1745; Canadian, salted, 170s to 1725; New Zealand, salted 1745, to 178s, good to fine quality 164s to 170s; Argentine, uusrtlted,l72s to 1745. Cheese.—The- market continues- firm. Canadian white, per cw.t, 94j to 965, coloured 94s to 955; English Cheddar, I loßs Gd"; New Zealand -.white, 96s .'to -975, coloured !)-is to 955. ■ Hemp.—Manila market has fluctua,te:l very much and closed lower. .;New Zea-, I land' market is quieter, but -Dominion offerings arc very small. Government graded fair Manila herap, per' ton. £51 j]os; good fair New Zealand, £49;' fair, £4.6 10?. Quotations are nominal. Atii;uKt-Octobe.r .shipment: Government. graded coarse, Manila, £47 10s; »;ood fair New Zc.abml, .£4B ids; fair £46. Ouipii-L- i>\ hemp at Manila for the week ending lost- Saturday was 32,000 bales Stocks of Now Zealand heir)]) on hand July 31st were 455 tons:. Whoat.—-Tlie market is firm and' prices continue;" to advauco. Milling deivr.nd is. L-ettor, but sellers offer ..'•parint'ly. American. Arigust-Sfptem-hci, G7.<-; No."], Manitoba Northern, afloat, sold at '-S.s; Anstra-lian afloat, Oats.—The. market is quiet but firm f.t last quotations. English new crop t beginning to offer. i Cocksfoot. —The market is quiet. Good Danish is quoted at 725. Wool. —Tie n arket is quiet. Merino : quotation:- are lower, but crossbreds ore nominally unchanged.