HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20928, 6 January 1938, Page 14

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT

The Department of Agriculture has received the following message, dated December 31. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. London: Tallow Market continues quiet on spot with prices unchanged. Hemp Manila: Market steady but quiet during the holidays. Values unchanged. Sisal: Market quiet and inactive. In absence of business values nominal on the basis of £2O 5 - for January-March shipments. New Zealand: Market idle. No firsthand sales reported. Fruit Apples: Fair demand for dessert varieties. Oregon Newtowns 9 -. 10 6; Jonathans. 10 -. 10 6: British Columbian Jonathans 8-. 10 6: Delicious 8 6. 10 6. Pears: Steady demand. Californian Winter Nelis 12 -. 13 -; Washington Winter Nelis 86. 10 -; British Columbian Anjou 14 -. 15 -; Oregon Beurre Bose. 11 -. 12 -. Peas Maples: Market quiet. “A” grade Tasmanian. February-March shipments sold early this month. 57 6. shippers now asking 58 6. 59 -. New 7 Zealand: December-January shipments sold 53 6. 54 6. according to quality. No. 1 quoted at 56 -. New crop March-April shipments sold early this month 55 - now 54 3. Blues: Japanese improved demand, Dutch quiet and unchanged. “A” grade Tasmanian afloat sold £l2 10 -. GOODS BARRED BY JAPAN Of interest to New 7 Zealand exporters is a list of articles which, by an ordinance promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry iu Japan, cannot now 7 be imported into Japan. The list is published by the Department of Industries and Commerce, and is as follows:—Honey. jam. fruit jellies; meats, poultry, and game; condensed milk; meat extract; hides and skins, not otherwise provided for (excluding those of bulls, oxen. cow 7 s. buffaloes, horses, and pigs); leather; stearin; soaps; baking powder; hemp and jute yarns; tissue of flax, China grass; tissues of wool. AUSTRALIAN PRICE OF GOLD The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended December 24 was at the rate of approximately £7 18 9 per ounce standard >22 carats*, equal to a premium of 103.83 per cent. Payment is made according to the assay value of the gold. The price is 2d per ounce higher on the week. The price per ounce fine was fixed at £8 13 2 or 2d higher on the week. WOOL FOR GERMANY SOUTH AFRICA S BEST BUYER Germany's purchases of South African wool total £3.250.000 out of £4.630.00 worth of produce purchased from South Africa by her in twelve months. Germany has thus become the most important buyer of South African wool in Europe. In 1936-37 Germany bought 45.000.0001 b of South African wool out of a total of 225.000.0001 b exported by the Union. England and France took 36.000.000 and 35.000,0001 b respectively. . In recent years Germany has become > a heavy supplier to South Africa of iron and steel goods, machinery, chemi icals, pharmaceutical articles and tex- ■ tiles. Her total exports to South Africa ! rose from £3.500.000 in 1935 to £4,600.000 I in 1936 and are still rising.