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Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 May 1916, Page 3

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♦ HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. London, May 27. Meat.—A good diemund continues ior nil descriptions of meat, owing to r tie shortage of supplies. The price foi New Ziouland and Home-grown mutton iMid lamb has advanced. Canterbury and North Inland mutton to-diay °s e jt] per lb; ewes in very limited supply, BJd; iVew Zealand lamb of all descriptions U}d. There is no New Zealand beef of oily description-on the marlc>t; supplies of American chilled.' beef are small; hinds 10-d; fores BJd. -Butter.—The market remains firm. Danish, quiet, 170s to T7is; Siberian, in good demand, 130s to 138b; Irish creamery, steady, 162s to' 1665; Australian 158s to 1645; New Zealand, in active demand, 168s to 170s for both salt and unsalted; fair to good quality 168s to 160s; Argentine 154s to 158s. / Clieese.—The market is very firm, prices are firmly maintained. Canadian, of wtliich stocks are light, 115s 9d per cwt; English chodder 118s to 1225; New Zealand, win to ll<ts to 115s; coloured 113s to 114s; United Stales, less offering, 108s to 110s. Hemp. The market is quiet with a tendency in favour of buyers, caused by heavy shipments having come to hand from Manila. It is reported that there is very little New Zealand hemp offering. New Zealand, good-fair, is realizing £49 10s per ton ; fair £47 10s. Manila, fair £50. For Moy-July delivery, New Zealand good fair is quoted fit £J8 per ton; fair £46; Main'la, fair £si; coarse £51. The cutout from Manila for the week was 32,000 bales. —

himitangi stock sale. Messrs Abraham and Williams, I/td. reoprt:—We held our fortnightly -ile at Himitangi on Monday, 22n<l May, flnd offered a. fair yarding of both sheep and cattle. We soldi every pen of sheep ,at t/lie following pa-ices:— WooUy larrifrf) 12s 6d. 14s 3d; cull lambs 6s ta 7s 7d; ewes in lamb 'Os, 10b Id to 12s; cull ewes 2s 6d; spring'ing hoffers £8 17s.