BRITISH TRADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 December 1921, Page 1

BRITISH TRADE.

UIGli COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. WELLINGTON, Dec. 8. Tho Department of Agriculture has 1 received the following cablegram, dated ' December 3rd from the High Commis- . sioner lor New Zealand, Condon: ) MEAT. Tho market remains depressed. Prei! sent quotations aw.—New Zealand s j mutton. light-weight, old to old; s l heavy-weight, -l td to Rd: ewes, Rd; I lamb ,light-weight, Tpl to 73d; heavv- ' [ weight, GJd to 7d. Australian lamb. I spot now being sold at (3d tor the best 1 i brand, and Victorian lamb, new sea- • soil's near at hand, being offered at (id ' e.i.f. New Zealand beef, prime ox. - binds, fid: fores Id. Argentine chilled beef, binds, 8 l t d; fores, old per lb. „ Following are the retail meat prices the variations for imported joints inrikenting tlic difference between heavyweight and light-weight. Mutton 1 Legs, English Is Ml, imported 8d to Is; ‘ loins, English Is 3d. imported 7d to Od ; - shoulders. English, fs -bl, imported 7id t to 10d. l.atiih Legs. English Is (id; imported fs; loins, English Is Id, imI iioi'tcd 10(1 to Is; shoulders, English fs ■ 3d imperiled lid to Is ‘id. Beef- Ribs and sirloin, English Is Shi. imported ftoz. on fj’d to fOri .chilled Is ‘2d; steak. English 3s lid to '2s Bd. imported, frozen I S to is 4(1. chille Is Bkl : thin (lank. : English fid. imported, frozen 3d to -Id. chilled b per lb BUTTER. The market is quieter. Buyers are holding c|f in anticipation <>f lower |,l-iccs owing to large supplies coming forward. Home supplies are scarce. Iri-li creamery. nominal quotation. Salted. 17.7 sto 180 s; unsalted. '2oos to •’U.",S Danish, very slow of sale ‘2los to •Jit-,' Australian .salted. 108ri to 1765: unsalted. 10()s to 1965. New Zealand. Kilts to ‘2(l()s Argeittiitl. unsalted. Ibis ' to 181 s per ewt. The Bmipehn. Athonie and Dorsd butter is not avail.ihle ■ vet but is evpeeted next week. Govern pent stocks are in pool 1 sl. and the trad, is * f tlm opinion ,lint prices will reunite to lie further reduced in ofd > • to stimulate disposal. CHEESE The market is quiet. English, finest farmer'-. I*- <*> white. Bids to IP’-'- “loiocil. Bids to 1 Vow /on land new white 'Bb’s 1 t,, 10’>- - Ice C'lo'oa d It" 1 ' ’O 818. old . ~„1,1 On- US- Australian white. <lli- to BH- Miloured. {HI: 93s l"”' . ' CASEIN. Tic carket is firmer. Pn-onr uimta- ' lions arc- Rennet, french COI •” p(; | • British £0.7 tier ton. I ITEMB. ■ The M-ni!" market is dull and vorv I little is lnin ,r . Dental inns are tinnlteicd. viz.. “.T” grade. August to !>■*- emubec * binnen'- c°B nor ton sellers. Tim New Zealand market continues dull. a.nd nri-es are irt'ver. Business lias been don*' in bicli "dots afloat at P3r; IDs- Bur. in duel.- and NovemhorTatin.'ov sliin'nctit 038 per lori rbei'-’ "re sellers of high points. s ', - fannarv sbi"lt'Ciit at e3fi per foil. prr'S, Tic mn'-’-ot i< cnic. N-w bed are ».n,.,.0 l.i'i nlb.'t' do.'.-"lnti.ms ace nh'”lil'nl I |.nv ,f -ab* I ‘rites are some•vbai "."a I .Dictations cor hoc hundred tiro: —English, lbs; Irish 89s ; to Ids; Danish. 12s to I Is; Argentine. ' 325: Styrian .’its to 375 ; Russian. -2;2s 1 to 2.35; South African. 2bs: Moroccan 17- . Chinese 17s to Ids; American. ' 21-: Canadian ‘2tis : Australian 30s. W()01 Thi> sales coni itine uillt a aoiq] de- | mnnri fod al descriptions at tho low--1 or levels. There is more competition the cross broils. Slip,* has recovered b per cent, tin opening rates. This week’s B.A.W.R.A offerings consisted of: Australian Merino, greasy 8800 bales, scoured 2(3b0 bales: cross-breds. gre.i y 33.70 bale--, s-onicd 6.79 laics. New Zealand Crossbreds, greasv 4050 bales. Next week’s off< rings will consist of: Australian Merino, greasy 807 b hale -. sc ‘2*200 halos: eross-hreds. greasy IbOO hales, scon ret I 000 halt's. New Zm hind Crosshreds. greasy 3070 bales, scoured 4.70 hal- s. slipc 1000 hales. Tin' total olferings have been reduced to 01.000 bales by omitting 12,000 bales of Australian merino.