Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 October 1915, Page 3

Commercial

—, 1 HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. London, October fl. Meat.—There is a tetter demand for mutton and lamb tins week on account ol' the decrease in amount, together with higher prices for home grown. Mutton.—Canterbury 7j}cl per lb tor light weight; heavy weights 7d; othor brands tlian Canterbury cannot be quoted. Very few wethers are now released to be offered to the public. Ewes are selling freely at s({d to tid. Lamb.—Canterbury two's BJd per Yα ; four's 7|d; socond'-olaes quality light weight 7 15-16 d; other brands than Canterbury BJd per lb for best quality light weight; ordinary quality 7«d. Beef.—drilled beef, a small supply, hiii Is, 83d per lb; fores 6Jd ; New Zealand, only inferior quality for wile and i> selling very slowly, Tiinds 6d per lb: fores sd. Butter.—The market is very unsettled. Prices are irregular. The margin me- output is vovy large. The JLJrifcisn output was liuvur larger and ijs selling at nigh rutt-a. U utter luu> ace iurated tJio saio ol margarine. JJau-js-h l(3Us, or latest otter. Tlio market is p.iraljseci. On account ol the iiign pri..j Llie demand nas suddenly ceased, lrih i creamery, tno lnaiiiet continues du!i, pea- cwt 15os to lb'ss; Siberian, 13i, to 140s.

L ewse.—liie market is very firm and

stui.!y

Canadian, white and coiouieci inn , cut 82s to 84b; deep coloured 81-, Lo 80s; Engiiali clieddar U-ls to ÜBs; C(Lv.-..iiir-o 98s to llMs. ilotorua wlnpmt'.iL is not available. united fcitatoe 71.- to 78s, low grade 6-is to 70a.

Ik-mp—The market is Jirni with an improved demand. Now Zealand, good fair, per ton, on spot, £33 10s j fair £31 ICis. Manila, new graded fair per ton £10. Forward slnpiii«m> &ui*ut the siuiit;. The output irom Manila lor tlu' week wan 22,000 'bales.

Wheat.—Tlio market is linn 'wiHi :i jui.dfiiing tendency. October to Novomi>l,r shipment, per quarter-, Canadian 52. !id ; American oiJs 6d.

Cats.—-The market is linn bul Mio di'inuid only moderate. Argentine, per

quarter 28s,

STOP PRESS NEWS Chronicle Office ,3 p.m. . BRITISH STRENGTH aT SALCiiNIKA. London, October 2G. „ Lord Lansdowu said that there were only 13,000 British troops at Salonika. Jliose were all that could be collected ■U. the moment. A SPY tfHOT. A &py whose appeal to the Court o* criminal Appeal was dismissed on the — -was shot on Tuesday. KING (JOIS T STAJSTLNE'S DUTI". i\ew iorii, October King t'onstantine in a statement to the Associated Press representative at Athens, states that Greece is merely' loosening the sword in the soabbaru. She menaces no one, Out cannot permit events, constituting a menace- mj her integrity as <i nation, o-r thw iroodom of the Greek people. it is my duty to preserve tno country iroin danger and destruction through becoming involved in tho general JiiUropoun conflict. 1 shall do tills at all hazards x possible. j

FRENCH SUCCESSES. Paris, October 2G

A communique says that a .sudden atkick northwards oi Massignes rendered us masters of a German trench mi proximity to the positions we recent-. ly captured. The Bulgarians on, the 22nd attaclieu along tho whole front of the French' forces occupying Hie Strutnitza region. Tliey were completely beaten. Tho iv[x>rts that the rrench \voi\i thrown back to tho right bank of tlio Vurdkr are false.