BRITISH TRADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1922, Page 1

BRITISH TRADE.

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. WELLINGTON; May. 25. Tlie Department of Agriculture has received the following.cablegram, dated May 20th., from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — , MEAT. Trade continues dull, and except for very best quality lamb the prices of New Zealand meat arc generally weakiTr. Ordinarily quality and second class qunliy lamb and mutton has to compete with fair' supplies of South American n;t lower prices. Present quotation s are:— ! New Zealand mutton. —Light-weight •j 7d to S',d, medium 7d to 7UL henvy- | weight 6d to o:]d. Ewes—Light weight 6UI. heavyweight old. ; Argentine mutton—Light-weight 7d. * New Zealand lamb—Best quality, light-weight Hid. heavy-weight IOJd to lid; ordinary 10 Jd: second class quality OJd to lOd. Australian lamb— Best lOd. | South American lamb—9 J-.

Chilled beef is in moderate supply Hinds 7d, fores 3Jd. There is a little better demand fulfills season’s New Zealand beef. Hinds 4d. fores 23d. For last season’s trade is slow. Hinds 33d. fores 2.1 per lb. | BUTTER. The market is quiet and steady. Danish is in larger supply, and small quantities of Dutch arc coining forward. English is soiling in the country market at Is 4d to Is Od per lb. and Trish is offering at, 172 s to 170 s per c-wt. (Is Old to Is 03d per lb). Present quotations are;— i Now Zealand Salted 170 sto 172 s per cut. (Is 0',(1 to Is 01 d per lb), exceptional 170 s per out. (Is 03d per lb) ; unsalted 170 sto 172 s per c-wt. (Is fijd to Is Old per Hi). I Australian—Salted 102 sto 104 s ’per 1 r-wt. (Is SJ(I to Is old pel- lb), oxeep- ! tional 00s per owt (Is 5:3d per lbl: unsalted 102 s to 164 s per c-wt. (Is 5Jd to Is 51 per lb). I Argentine 150 sto 102 s per owt. (Is 43d to Is 5.1(1 per lb). | Danish—lßos to 190 s per cwt. (Is 8d to Is 8!d per lb.) Dutch.—Creamery 170 s to 170 s per cwt. (Is o',d to Is 03d per lb). 1 CHEESE. ! The market is quiet and irregular, j Present quotations arc: ; Canadian—Coloured old season's, 80s to 9 Is per cwt (8)(1 to lOd per lb) ; new season’s 70s to 80s per cwt. (Sid to P.ld per lb) : white. 74s to 94s per cwt. . (8(1 to lOd per lb). | New Zealand—Coloured, 80s to 84s

' per cwt . (BUI to Oil per Hit ; white.' 7-s to 71s per cwt. (7]<l to Sii per Hit. j .Anstriilinn—White. GOs to 70s pel • cwt (7(1 to 7{d per Iht. HEMP. The Manila market is firmer “•! ”

grade May-.Tulv shipments sold nt C-‘T2 10s per ton nnd are now quoted up to C.II Per ton. sellers. “IT.” is quoted nt foVl 10s per ton. Now Zealand is 1 quiet, lmt quotations are firmer in

sympathy with Manila, though there js no consuming demand. Sellers quote highpoint spot C2O per ton, .Tune-Au-gust shipments £3l per ton, fair C'29 per toil spot, C3O per ton june-A iigust shipment. FRUIT. The market is somewhat irregular, and the demand is not strong. American apples arc arriving in Liverpool after the close of the usual season, and are causing a decided drop in colonial prices. Over 19.000 cases, etc. of Canadian and American were auctioned at Liverpool this week at prices quofed at from 12s tet 10s per case. Australian kinds are very poor, and in some eases sold as low as 3s Od per case. New Zealand met a fair demand for hotter sorts, hut Ihe condition of the Vnngaratta's shipment is not too good. Sonic sorts arc immature. Hawke's Rav Cloopntras showing a watery core. The market is expected to lie firm up to next week, l’rieos (all per case): — Cox’s 10s to 245; Dunn's 11s to 13s (id; Cleopatra’s 10s to 1 Is; Jonathan lls to L‘ls (id; Adam’s lls to 12s; Rvmer 10s to 12s; Canada Reds 10s to 12s (Reinel te dn Canada) : Kin-' David 12s. Tlie At.lienie lias discharged, but the fruit is not yet sold. WOOL. The sales closed with a strong, steady true. ■' Competition has ruled keen throughout and Home, kreneb and Belgian trades have boon most active, with a small amount, of support from Germany and America. Compared with March rates, finest merinos advanced 5 per cent, and others 10 per cent, to 15 per cent. The biggest improvement in ernss-hrod was in coarse and inferior sorts, which often sold at 2J per cent, above the March figures. Medium advanced about 15 per rent, and fine ,10 per cent. The latter is in relatively small supply. A slight irregularity was noticeable towards the close in the prices of rmerinns and fair crossbred. Of Ihe- total offerings (157.000 hales). 155,000 were sold, Ihe Homo trade taking 102.000. Continental 50.000. and America 3000 hales. Average closing rates were: -00-04’# (merino) Is 3d to Is lOd per lh. extra super occasionally higher: s(i’s (super half-bred). Is 2'd to Is 9(1 per lh; 50’s (super half-bred) 10s to Is per lh; 49's (line cross-bred) Oil to lO'.d pe r Hi: I-I-Hi’s (medium crnss'hivd) 7',d to 9(1 per lh; 30-1 Ob (coarse crossbred) Old to <l ( t per lh. Tlie next London series will commoner on June 13th. EGGS.

Tin* demand continues slow, and prices are weaker. Present, quotations are:- Irish, English. Danish. Dutch slid French. 13s lo lbs: Polish. Russian and fsityrinii 10s fid, to 11s fid per long hundred.