BRITISH TRADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1921, Page 4

BRITISH TRADE.

HIGH COAIM ISSUIN'ERAS REPORT. WEUUINGTON, Sept. fit), j Tho Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated September 2-lth from the High (oniniissioner for Now Zealand, London . BUTTER. The market is very depressed mil quotations continue to decline. Ihe continued drop in values is aflecLing operations, and buyers are holding buck. Dish is in little demand, end prices are irregular. Salted is quote 1 at 185 sto 190 s per cwt. and i malted at 190 sto 200 spe rewt. Danish is lib .slow demand, and is quoted at 226 s to 230 s per cwt. Colonial* butter is tortslow indeed, and sales are realising only a limit Is more than the G'overnmeiit issue prices given last week, viz., New Zealand 220. Australian 2ioos and Argentine 180 per cwt. Australian free is quoted atjlGOs to 194 s per cwt. CHEESE. The market shows no improvement, and prices are very irregular. T'nji ■ has very little inquiry. Finest formers’ is quoted at 155 s to ICOs per cwt; Canadian, white 104 s to 110 s per cwt, coloured 102, to 100 s per cwt.; New Zealand, 102 s to 100 s per cwt. CASEIN. Prices for French rennet have' advanced to £44 and £O4 per ton. Argentine luetic is £SO per ton. British rennet, £OO per ton. HEMP. The Manila market is quiet hut steady, and quotations are unchanged. The New Zealand market is dull and sellers present- quotations for «|>ot high rnints are .242 per ton, SpptemberNovemher shipment £fifi per ton; fail--238 and £fio lAs per toil respectively