HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 866, 12 July 1910, Page 8

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE.

The Commerce and Tourists Division of the Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists has received tho following cablegram from the High Commissioner dated London. July' 9, 1910:— Mutton: The market is very dull. There is less demand, and supplies are increasing. Average price to-day: Canterbury, 3jd. por lb.: North Island, 33d. Lamb: Tho market is weak. Stocks of lamb on hand are heavy, and arc widely distributed amongst agents, who are pushing sales. The weather lately lias been very unfavourable to tho sale of lamb. Canterbury, sd. per lb.; otlier than Canterbury, 4Jd.

Beef: The market continues dull. Supplies of River Pla,t« Iwef aro heavy. New Zealand hinds, 3id. per lb.; force, 2Jd. nor

Butter: The market is quiet but firm for best quality. New Zealand is in small supply. Choicest New Zealand butter today is 109s. per cwt., DanisU 1155., Australian 1025., and Siberian 98s.

Olieese: Tho market is quiet, but moderate business is doing. White, 565. Gd.; coloured, 545. 6d. per cwt.

Heini): The market is dull and very littlo business is doing. New Zealand, Rood fair, on snot, per ton. £24 55.: fair fjrnde, .£22 55.; fair current Manila, £21 IPs. Forward shipment: New Zealand, (food fair, per ton, ■€24. Fair grade, X2i 155.; fair current "Vaiiila, £7.1. T')o output from Manila for the weel; was 20.C00 bales. Stock of New Zmlantl, Z55 tons. Mutton and larnh: nivcv PlMe shipments received during June, 1910-.— ilutton. Lamb. London 68,449 39,180 Liverpool 85.C47 18,537 Hull 8,000 — Newcastle 7,743 1,270 Southampton 300 — Cardiff 15,222 550 Plymouth 750 400 Ireland 2,768 122 188,264 60,059 Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report liavins received the following cable advices from their London house," under date July 8-.-Frozen beef: There is a limited demand, the market being dull and stores heavy. We quote:—New Zealand prime o.i beef, fores Md. per lb and hinds 33d. per lb. Frozen" lamb- \ fair demand, prices being :-I'riinc crossbred Canterbury, heavy, 43d. per lb.; prime, crossbred Canterbury, lj s ht, 5Jd. per Hi.; prime crossbred North Lslsind, heavy «d per lb.; prime crossbred North island! hi;ht. sd. per lb. Frozen mutton- A poor demand-market beiiiß weak. We quote:— l'nme crossbred Canterbury, heavy. 3Jd. per IK: pnnio crossbred Canterbury, lili-ht. 3 a <l. per lb : prune crossbred North Is.;and, heavy, 3}d. per lb.; primo crossbred North Island, light, 33d. per lb