LATE COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2284, 1 September 1908, Page 2

LATE COMMERCIAL.

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT [Press Association.] WELLINGTON, August 31. i Commissioner's cable, dated London August 29, says;—The mutton market is dull, except for prime light weights. North Island mutton, light weights, are at 3]d, l V ‘ V •> Canterbury light weights

4gd, nominal . The lamb market is slightly weaker, with less demand. Supplies of home-grown lambs are. heavy and are lowering prices. Now Zealand lambs, Canterbury brands, sgd. other than Canterbury s£d. The beef market is firm. Supplies are running short, but the high prices are restricting business in New Zealand beef. Hindquarters are quoted at 4Jd, forequarters at 3§tl. The butter market is quiet, with little doing, but a good feeling prevails. The stocks of New Zealand butter are exhausted. Danish is quoted at 117 s, Canadian 115, Siberian 108 s.

The clieeso market is steady. There is not much demand, lint prices are firm. The. stock of New Zealand cheese is exhausted. Canadian is quoted at 61s per cwt. The wool market is steady, with an improved demand. Following aro current quotations for Bradford tops: Thirty-sixes (low crossbreds) 10s, 40’s (low crossbreds) IOJd, 44’s (medium crossbreds) llid, 50’s (half-bred) Is 3d, 56’s (quarter-bred) Is 6Jd, 60’b (merinos) Is lid,