BRITISH TRADE

Hokitika Guardian, 19 August 1921, Page 4

BRITISH TRADE

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. Tho Department of Agriculture lias received th e following cablegram dated August 18, from the Higih Commissioner for New Zealand, London . MEAT. The beef market is firmed, but the mutton and lamp market shows signs, of weakness owing to quicker discharge at docks, and to good supply of Scotch lamb, which is selling at an average price of Is 4d per lb. Quotations are: New Zealand mutton, light-weight Bld heavy-weight 6J(I, ewes 5d to 5Jd 1101l 101 lb; New Zealand lamb, light-weight Is ] I’d. heavy-weight 1 Tel per lb. New j Zealand beef, best quality ox, till j season’s, binds sd. fores 3 id. Argen I season’s, hinds 5.... lores 3Vd. Argen l tine chilled, binds lRd. fores s>d pci I lb ' j Negotiations are proceeding for tin (sale by the Board of Trade to a norni . i natod agent of the remaining 225.00 I I carcases of New Zealand ewes. Eul - particulars will be cabled when avail i ! able. ) BUTTER.

i 1 The demand is more active, but Home . | supplies continue very short. Irish is ’I in better request. Prices are irregu--1 i lar, but the tendency is firmer. Quo--1 tations are: —Danish (market steady) ; 2665. to 268 s per cwt. (2s 4RI to 2s 4? { d per 110; New Zealand 2595. to 262 s ;• per cwt (2 S 3:[d to 2s id per lb) , Ans- ,• t-ralian (first and second grade), 2385. i to 244 s per cwt. (2s ltd to 2s 2RI per lb); unsalted, 243 s to 249 s per ewt. i (2s 2d to 2s 2RI per lb): Argentine. i 210 s to 230 s per cwt (Is 10 id to 2s 0-Jd r per lh). The Government "ex store” t prices are—New Zealand, first and soe- - end grade 262 s per (2s 4d per lb): Ans- - tralinn, first grade salted. 215 s per - ewt (2s 2]cl per lb); first and second . grade 242 s per cwt (2s l:]d per lb); uiistalfod 247 s per cewt (2s 2sd per lh); : Argentine, salted and unsalt-ed, not sorted to mark 225 s per ewt (2s per lb). CHEESE. The market is firmer for English, k which remains in small supply. Finest r farmers’ 160 s to 165 s per ewt (Is s',d - to Is s>d per lb); Canadian, whits L in good demand at- 134 s to 138 s per ewt. coloured 132 s to 136 per cwt: “ New Zealand, white 1365. to 140 s per - ewt., coloured 132 s to 1.36 s per ewt ; Australian, white 120 s to 130 s per cwt-, - coloured 120 s. to 130 s per cwt. CASEIN. The market is unchanged: French ? rennet' CIO. Argentine lactic £SO per toil. 1 HEMP. Tho Manila market is quiet and steady: “J” grade, August-October shipment, sold at £3B 10s l>er ton. June-August and July-Septembcr shipP merits are quoted at the same price. The New Zealand market is steady, but business is restricted on account of the high price asked in the Dominion. Quotations are unchanged. Probable

jnyors of “high points” at about £36 lOs; fair £34 per ton. WOOL. At Bradford a better tone is reported though there is very little new business Manufacturers are still unable to clear their high-priced stocks. Present quotations for tops are; (IPs (merino), 36d; 56’s (super half-bred) 2-xl; 10’s prepared (coarse cross-bred) 12d per lb. HONEY. There is an improved tone for escaper binds. The New Zealand market A quiet and nominally unchanged.