COMMERCIAL

Gisborne Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1703, 20 March 1906, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

THE LONDON WOOL MARKET* PRICES RATHER HIGHER. | By lalegrapk,. Preso A'sß'-h* Copyrlghl London, March 18. Wool shows a further hardening ten. denoy. There is keen competition from all centres- To date 48,067 bales - have been catalogued, and <7,287 sold. Latest sales include the following clips 2 Bookwood U&d, Hikorangi 12|d.

I .(Special to Times)j Napier, last night. Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co. have reoeived the following cablegram from Messrs Sanderson, Murray and Co., Lon. don, Maroh 1/th : Market has advanced 2£ to 5 per cent, and is very firm, Messrs Dalgety and Co., Lid., have reoeived the following cable from their London ofSoe: The wool sales oontinue firm, end prioes are rather higher.

'FROZEN BIEAT.

By telegraph, Press Aes’n, Copyright Loudon, Maroh 18. Sheep: Canterbury, light 4fd, medium ; North Island 4 3 16d, best brands 4£d ; other sorts and lamb and beef nn« River Plate sheep, heavy. Bid, light 8 9 161; beef unohanged.

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT.

(Per Press Association.) Wellington, last night. The Industries and Commerce Department has reoeived the following cablegram from the High Commissioner, dated London, 17th inst:— [ Mutton : Stooks of New Zealand mutton aro firmly held in a few hands. Transnotions are of a moderate nature. The reooipts during this year only total 112,689 oaroases. The average price of Canterbury mutton to-day is 4|d, North Island brand 4£d, Australian 3£d, River Plate 3gd per lb.

Lamb : The market ia quiet in anticipalon of heavy arrival?, The average price of Canterbury brand is 5|3, other than Canterbury 5Jd. The Australian lamb supply exceeds the demand. There have been large sales at for beat quality only, ordinary quality selling at 3g 3, Beef: The market is steady. Stooks of New Zealand beef on hand are light. The average price of hindquarters is 3£d, forequarters 2£d. Butter : The market is steady. There is a fair demand for the better grades. Largo supplies are oomiDg forward for ordinary quality of Australian, which affects the market, The average prioe'of choice New Zealand butter to day is 104 s. Australian 98?, Danish 118? per owt. Cheese : The mariret is very firm at 62s perjowt, white, and 61s colored.

Hemp : The market is quiet. Moderate business is doiDg at unobanged rates. Cooksfoot seed : The market is very firm The demand is stimulated by the )i c bt stocks op hand. The average price V—bright, clean New Zealand seed, 171bs to the bushel, 19 57s per owfc. Wool: The market is firm at the advanoe, especially for coarse crossbreds of all grades,