Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 April 1914, Page 4

Commercial

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT Alutton— per lb for light weight; 4£d per lb for heavyweight: North Island 4Ad for light weight Lamb.—Canterbury twos GJd jper lb; heavy weights s|d; other than Canterbury (l£d for light weight. Beef.—New Zealand hinds 4 7-16 d per lb; fores 3fd: chilled hinds 4|d; fores 3 9-16 d. Butter. —The market is dull with a downward tendency. Daniih, market steady, quiet, per cwt 122s to 124 a; New Zealand dull 105s to 106s; Argentine "dull 100s to 104s; Siberian, in fair demand 106s to 108s; Australian, slow 102s to 106s. Cheesk. —The market is quiet and prices are slightly weaker. Canadian white, cwt, 68s to 70s; coloured 69e to 71s; New Zealand, finest white 61s to 625; fine white 60s to 61 e; finest coloured 64s to 64s 6d; fine coloured G3s to fi3s 6d Estimated Canadian cheese stocks at London, Liverpool, and Bristol, April Ist, 1914, 73,000 boxes against 115,000 at the same date last year. New Zealand and Australian stocks at London and Bristol 77,000 crates against 50 - 000 last year. Hemp.—Manila: The market continues dull. Pricee favour buyers. Fair current, per ton, £25 10e to 525 15s: April to June Bhipment» t £26 ss. The output from Manila this week wae» 23,000 bales; last week 12,000. New Zealand: The market i 8 dull with email business doing ,owing to the,absence of offers from the Dominion. Good supplies are afloat however and stocks are large. Good fair per ton £2o 10s; fair £22 ss; April to June shipments, good fair £25 15s to £20 : fair £22 10s: high point fair in dock this vreek has been sold at £23 sa. i Sisal: The New York market is a shade weaker at 5.25 cents, Vαml to £25 10s to £2fi per c.i.f. Europe. Tops.—The market for merinos is firm, crossbred* easier. 3H's low crossbreds lfad: 40's low rrossbredn 16Ad; 44's medium crossbreds 17d; 50' a halfbvrds 20kl; 56's quarterbreds 23d; 60's merinos 28|d.