COMMERCIAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18017, 4 November 1920, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

BOWDON MAXITS. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S DEPORT. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated October 30, from the High Commission for Nexv Zealand, London: — “Meat. —English, no change in price. New Zealand mutton and lamb, good demand for all descriptions at maximum prices;- -Ewes, 8d; cut wethers, 8d; uncut wethers, 9d; lamb. 1/1 per lb. NewZealand beef: Small supply of ox has been sold for 10‘/jd and 7d; cow, 9d and sUjd p e r ID.; hinds and fores respectively. Butter.--English and Irish, conditions are unchanged. “Cheese. —Market is quiet for all descriptions; prices maintained with difficulty. English, up to £9 6/ per cwt. (1/8 per lb.); Canadian, white, £7 14/' to £8 per * wt. (1 4 to 1/5 per lb.); quotations c.i.f., £7 16/ to £7 19/ per cwt.; to 1/5 per lb.) “Hemp.—Market is very quiet, largely due to coal strike. Manila, small business at lower prices. “J" grade JulySeptember shipment sold at £66 per ton; November-January shipment. £65 per ton. Sellers’ present quotations are;— Spot, £67 per ton; July-September and August-October shipments, £65 10/ per ton; September-November and OctoberDecember shipments. £65 per ton. New Zealand neglected. Quotations are nominal. owing to the absence of business; spot, bighpoints, £56. and fair £54 10/ per tor; October-December shipment, £55 and £53 per ton respectix’ely. “Wool. —Next series of Government I/ondon auction sales will commence on November 8 if the miners will accept settlement offered. Ballot will be cast on November 2.’’ 3TOCX SALES. Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., Palmerston North, report:— We had a yarding of some 900 odd cattle at our Feilding cattle fair on Friday. 29th ult. There was a very large attendance and competition was keen throughout the day and prices realised highly satisfactory to vendors. Quotations:—Yearling heifers £6 5/; 2-year heifers £6 13/ to £7 15,'6; 15-month Jersey cross heifers £ll 8/; 2-year S.H. heifers, extra good. £lO 15// run heifers and calf £8 18empty cows £6 15/ to £9 13/6; yearling steers £5 16 to £7 5/; inferior 2-year steers I’6 15/6; 2-year steers £8 .»/ to £lO 16 / inferior 3-year steers £9 13, to £lO/; steers £ll [7'6 to £ll 13.6: 3 and 4-year bullocks £l3 2/ to £l3 13,/ 4-year bullocks £l4 < 6 to £l5 1/; very forward bullocks £l7 6 /to £l7 13/.