HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET REPORT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 42, 13 November 1917, Page 8

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET REPORT

"The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has received the following, cablegram,-'dated London, November 10, from the .High Commissioner for New Zealand. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):— Meat—Home-killed mutton and beef are in fair supply,'selling at maximum prices. New Zealand mutton and lamb,, no supplies available, 'no quotations. Argentine mutton,'per lb., llid\i Argentine lamb, Hid-; Dutch,mutton, in fair supply, llid.; Argentine chilled beef, hinds lljd., fores 9Jd.

Butter—Maximum lower prices maintained unsalted butter. Paris, 2565. Bd., both salted and unsalted; Danish ana Dutch, 2295.; 9ritish-made butter, ex ■ creamery, factory, or farm, 2305.; lib. and 21b. Tolls, 2445. -All descriptions of butter are very scarce. - No official quotations with the exception _ of. Dutch creamery ; Paris and Argentine at maxi- ' mum prices. ' Cheese—ln small supply. New Zealand, States Flats, Australian, and Cana- ' dian at Government price; Dutch, moderate supplies coming forward, 150s. to " 1565.; factory, 130s. to 1405.; estimated Canadian cheese stocks, London, Liverpool, Bristol, 22,09-1 boxes, as against 129,421 at 6ame time last year.

Hemp—Manila, little business doing under Government control. Output two

iteeis ending? November 3, 48,000 bales. New Zealand, spot, continues in good demand; great difficulty in making sales to arrive as sellers cannot guarantee date of delivery. Wheat.—Offerings are very email ,at offioial quotations. Little business doing to arrive. English, 735. fid. Oats.—Market quiet, but firm. No. 2 Canadian Western, 635. 6d. Hops.—Prices have been fixed £7 155., as average price for the whole of English crop (mutilated word here).