TALLOW AND HEMP
LONDON MARKET. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated the 9th instant, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — Tallow. —Fair demand at auction. 831 casks offered, of which 454 sold. Mutton not wanted. Present spot quotations: —•
Mutton: Fine,‘2s/-; fair to good 23/ to 24/-; dark to dull, 19/6 to 20/6.
Beef.—Sweet and/or mixed, 25/- to 26/-; fair to good 21/6 to 24/6; dark to dull, 18/6 to 19/6. Mixed: Fair to good, 21/6 to 24/6; dark to dull, 18/6 to 19/16. Gut, etc.: 18/- to 20/-. Hemp: Manila —market quiet. After advancing 10/-, prices easier owing to the absence of buyers. Closing values for “K” grade, January/Marcli shipment, £lB/15/-; February—April shipment, £l9. Sisal. —Market easier and trade demand full. Closing values, December/ February shipment No. 1 fair average quality, £ls/10/-; No. 2, £l4/10/-. New Zealand —market dull and without interest. Nominal values, January/ February shipment on the basis of fair, £l7/15/-. No first hand sales reported. Peas. —Maples —trade very quiet, but little more interest shown at close. Nominal values for new crop; Tasmanian for February/March shipment about 57/-; New Zealand for March/April shipment, 54/-.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 12 January 1932, Page 6
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