Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 May 1915, Page 4

Commercial.

HJUH CUMJuISriiLLNEir* KEf-ORX. Lonuoii A lay 8. -Mutton. -.Market.steady with very good demand. Canterbury (iid, .North Ifclund 0' i-llkl, ordinary quality o 7-tkl. Lamb-—Market weaker and slightly lower, supplies increasing. Canterbury 7 7-8 d lor all weights, oilier than Canterbury 7 7-8 d tor best quality, second grade 7 9-l(id. Boot'.—-Very little frozen beef available at market, quotations nominal, N. Z. hinds (i 5-Bd, fores 6id; chilled in moderate supply, hinds 7 o-Bd, fore* OJd. .butter.—Market remains iirm and good demand continues lor colonial: prices iirnier on account of small supply. Danish 148s to 15-ls, N. Z. butter lias been linn this week, and the market has advanced •}«; A. Z. 138s to 140s. Australian 132« to 1365, Siboriiin 130s to 1345. Irish creameries, little? offering, 140s to 1425; Argentine 132s to 1365. Cheese.—Market firmer. Canadian white 90s to 98s. coloured 94* to 965; X. Z. Market closed firmer with more enquiry, white and coloured 93s to 945; United States in good demand, last sen.son'H make white and coloured 88s to 925. this season's white and coloured 2s lose; estimated Canadian and United States cheese stocks at London, Liverpool and Bristol on 3rd May. were 87,000 crates, chiefly United States flats, against 48.000 crates at the same time last year; N Z. and Australian ©heese stocks at London and Bristol on 3rd May were 19.000 crates, which amount does not include 14,000 crates on the Rnikoura. which is docked, hut has not yet discharged, against 73.000 orates at the sumo time Inst year. Homp. Market firm, prices slightly advanced for all grades, nominally: transactions moderate. N. Z. good fair grade £33. fair CBl. fair current Manila .C 39 10.s; May to July, good fair €32 lfts. fair £30 1 o<j -. output from Manila for tho 'week 20,000 bales. Wheat. .Market active, with good demand for immediate delivery during this week, hut market for forward shipment quiet. Canadian on passage 67k. May to June tt(ss : American July to August fills. August to fippternber ■ 555: Argentine on passage 645. Oate. Market firm, more enquiry. Argentine on sjxit 31s. April-May 30s : N. Z. (short (HpniTowhills) on spot 3">s per quarter of 3841bfs. Wool. Market weaker, downward tendency for cros.sbrods during the week, but now great improvement and market is firmer for all wools. WELLINGTON 1 MARKET. Laery and Co., Ltd..Allen street, report wholesale .prices a<s follow :■ - Fowls' wheat, prime 7s 7<l per bushel : Fowl*;' barley. 6s 3d : eape barley seed 6s <id : feed peas, prime. 6s 0d : partridge peas 7s fid per bushel ; prussian blue peas. 8s: mnize (is <»] ; onts. 4s 6d to 4s 8d pov bushel: chaff, ontenxhenf per ton CB ]0s: hay. £7: flour, in saek.s. .CIS ss: oatmeal. .£22: brnn. £8 fie: 'pollard. £10: onions. Now Zealand. €«..+•. £6 10s per ton: potatoes, white <ku>ned table. £5 to £5 15s per ton; bacon, all host factory sides. 03d per Ib; hnms. JHd : rolls. 103 d; shouldors, bncon /^d: cheese, factory, merlinm B§d to ffel per lb : euperphosphntt\s. £5 fis : bonednst. mixMi. £6 15s: linseed meal. £19 10s: linseed nuts. Uα cwt: crushed linspod eako, 14s cwt.