Commercial News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 65, 28 November 1891, Page 3

Commercial News

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.London; November. 25. ■ Tifetoial quantity of wheat and flour afli/t-for Ilie -^nifea 'Einßdom is 2.980---000 quarters, 'arid for' the' Continent l - f--868,000 quarters.; ... > . , The total; arrivals of wool up to date numbw .l6B,ooo bales, of which 18,000 have t ; een sent forward, .... ■' ; l - . November 26- --■ Canterbury frozen 'mutton, 4d per lb ; beef, foreiquarters =3id per lb, hindquartersi3|d; ; v U Ile^ Zealand hemp, is-m pp \r. demand. Fair quality brought from Ll9 to Ll9 10s per ton. ;/•, ; v j •} r Bio WJJaheiikv November 24. The B.M.Sr ; Kai6ourft leflr to-day for Plymouth. Her cargo of meat is in good The Wclliugtoa branch of New Zealand Loan and ikfercautile Agency Oom« jfcnT;"tim\ted," ! report : on the produce marketa for the week ending Wednesday ZatHifovember, as'follows :— Sheepskins-rDuring the week we have submitted large catalogues of green pelts which are. in active. .demand, and our supplies have i.beeii cleared at full market rates. ¥me wobtly skins are in the market, but any lots coming forward are placed at late prices, viz., green crossbred?, 5s to 6s ; green pelts. 8d to Is 2d ; couutrycslnnsjiSad to 6^d perlb. Tallow and Fat— Loudon market is rej»rte4 by bable . as ', slightly easier, good inuitpn'being wbr'tli 26s 3d, and good beef 23s 3d per cwt. 1 Locally, the " boil*t& take up all consijjnmrjita received nt fullrates Inferior to good tnllow,l4s to 18s; prime mutton, 20s to 235; rough fat, 13s per cwt. .Hidefr-rQuotations are without allera>. tion. Wheat--The stocks of whole fowl wheat we in narrow compass, and hold ers are Tiery^firni at 4s per bushel. Prices have an upward tendency owing to tbe quantity of supplies throughout the Colony, ■ Oats«Thereisagood enquiry for heavy feed, and we r have placed parcels during the week at Is &d to Is lOgd, according to quality. Grass Seed— Until the autumn demand Beteiitfthere will be" no business of any importance passiag. Hemp— We regret we are unable to chronicle. any improvement under this Beading. London cables report a weak market without any alteration in valuts since last writing {viz, Ll9 10s for medium)! aniuhleVs' manufacturers are prepared to' tome down to the equivalent of rates ruling/therei we do not see any prospect of business -resulting meantime. Quotations .nominally, Ll4 103 to Lls per ton. Frozen Mea,t— Qur London manager cables under date 21st insfc. Bothmutton and beef market are firmer. Other quotations unchanged since last telegram.