Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 April 1914, Page 2

Commercial.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED REPORT.

Mutton.- -The market is very dull, and has been unfavourably affected by large arrivals of mutton and chilled beef. There is no demand for heavy-weight. Canterbury 4fd per lb; North Island 4gd, both for light weight; nves 3§d.

Lamb.-•••The market is steady. Demand is chiefly for light weight. There is a dull sale for heavy carcases of lamb. Canterbury twos 'i|d per lb: heavy weights sfd, ither than Canterbury fid for light weight. There is a limited de■nand for poorer grades, which are in competition for Australian. Beef. New Zealand hinds, 4sd per lb: fores •'U-d : chilled hinds l|d : fores fl-ld. " Butter.- Tho market is quiet. The demand has been chiefly for Tie best quality. There is a limited demand for poorer grades. Danish, market quiet, per cwt., 1 14s to lifts: New Zealand, in increasing demand, 106s to 108s: uncalled, for which the demand exceeds the supply, 114s to 118s: Vustralian, in fair demand, IOOs o 10-ls: Argentine, in poor de•nand 90s to 100s: Siberian, in Moderate demand 100s to 104s. Cheese.- The market is quiet but steady. Canadian stock is small, and prices 'are Canadian, white, per ewt., fißs to 70s: coloured fi9s to 71 s: New Zealand, fines! white 61s fid to 02s; Hue white fiOs fid to fils: finest ••olouredf?4s to fi4s fid : line coloured fi4s to fi4s fid ; fine coloured fi'ls to fid: Australian white fiOs; ••oloured fi2s to (>3s: secondary 58s

Hemp. -There is n better denand. The market is motivate]y active, but speculative, and donends upon sisal, the market fon.' vhich is weak at £24 per-ton. New Zealand, pond fair £20 per ton: fair £23. Manila, fair ••urrent £2fi I()s: forward sliipneiit, nominally, 5s more. The output from Manila for tlie week -as 190,000 hales. Cocksfoot. Average prices for clean Zealaud seed veiudiiny ITlbs per bushel, per ■wt., 50s. Wheat.- The market is quiet, with a tendency in favour of buyers Oats.—The market is dull and supplies are largo. Wool.—The market remainsfirm.