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Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15446, 8 September 1914, Page 11

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MEAT. PRODUCE, AND WOOL. (High Commissioner's Cable.) Press Association—By Tel. —Copyright. LONDON. Sept. o. Note.—The quotations unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on tlio spot. Meat.—Generally poorer demand for all grades on account of high prices. 'Hno market is -affected by a shortage of money on the part of the general pubJic. * j Mutton.—The price of mutton has advanced on account of the demand for meat as cheap as possible. Canterbury mutton 6jd for light weights, North Island 5 id, qwcs 5 1-lGd. Lambs.—High prices are 'restricting I business in the market. Canterbury twos G£dj heavy weiglit fours GJd, other j than Canterbury 6»d. | Beef.—Market remains firm, partly owing to purchases for the Government. J New Zealand hinds 7d, fores old; chill-! Ed hinds yjd fores s;d. 14,000 quarters were shipped last week from Argentina. Butter. —Market quiet. Danish, in fair demand, 124s to 130s; Siberian slow, 116s to 120s; Australian, prices, nominal, ll&s to 1225; Irish creamery slow, 11-is t-o 1225; New Zealand, in small supply, 124s to 130s. Cheese.—Market very firm. Canadian, firm, white or coloured 74s to 765; Nov.- Zealand, offerings very small, white or coloured, 70s to 745. Canadian stocks on Ist September at London, Liverpool and Bristol wero 192,000 boxes against 255,000 at the same time last year. -Now Zealand cheese stocks on Ist Sept-ember in London and Bristol were 3600 crates, against 2800 on the same time last year. Wheat is firm, with an upward tendency. Australian 46s c.i.f.; flour, 35s ex store. The Government is buying oats, for which the market is quiet, but there is no reduction in prices. Gartons 32s ex st-ore. The market for peas is quiet, with small business doing. New Zealand peas (partridge) per 5041b 525, (blue) 625. The market for beans is weak and inactive. New Zealands f.a.q. (new* crop) per 5041b 375. Hemp.—The market is unsettled and quotations nominally unchanged. Inquiries are now being made for tow of second grade quality at £l4 for 6pot; and for July to September at £l3 10s. Wool.—The market remains firm for all grades of medium and coarse crossbreds, but shows signs of weakness for mqrinos and all grades of fine crossbreds. Current Bradford quotations for tops arc 36's low crcssbreds loUl; 40's low crossbreds, lojjd; 44's medium crossbreds, 16d; 50's lialfbrwls 19-id ; 56's quovtcrbreds, 28$ d; ,60's merinos.. 29id. THE LOCAL MARKETS. Wheat- lias gone up in price again. Tuscan has been 'sold at 4s= lOd on trucks, country stations, and 5s has been offered for good lines of Velvet and Red Chaff, on trucks. The oat market is firm at 2s 4d for A grade, and 2s 3d for B. grade, on trucks. Very few oats are offering. Oati'heaf chaff is worth £3 per ton, on trucks, country stations.

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WEEKLY REPORT. 11. Allchurch and Co. report that tnov hud a very large entry of poultry lor Saturdays sale, when prices were again higher. viz:— Hens, 3s 3s to os 3(1. table birds 3s 6d to 4s 9 c!. extra heavy os to os 9d. ducks 4s 9d to Gs 9d. all at por pair. Calves, 3a 6d. 4s,' us. Pigs Small stores 19s. weaners wanted. "Wheat lis to 13s, barley 10s, o.s. ehr.ff 3s 6d. carrots 3s 3d, 3s 6d parsnips 2s 9d, potaioes 5s Gd to 7s ' all at per sack. A considerable quantity of furniture aiut uselul sundr.es was disposed of at current rates.