BRITISH TRADE

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1922, Page 3

BRITISH TRADE

HIGH CDMA! fSSIONER’S REPORT. WELLINGTON. June 21. The Department of Agriculture has i.a"’ivc,l the following cablegram dated Juno 17. from the High f'ominisinner L ;• N-w Zealand. London : MEAT. The mutton market continues dull, with littio demand. Prices are lower and the tendency downward. Plentiful oi Patagonian and River Plate million are available at lower prices, la.mii i- in good demand, prices are firmer, ami there is a healthy tone in tie market. Then- is no demand for Non Zeala-'d I -of. end quotations are r.i urinal. < 'hilled heel is in simdler supply. Pri-sonl quotations are:— New Zealand mutton- Light-weight 7d to Hi. mi■ • ■;u, l l dpi to r Id. heavy-weight ■! :... jrl Fee- li-dil Weight ltd to .' d . Patagonian w-11-ci- oil; South V, , 1 . I lean v, .-t her, I'Ll. New Zealand lamb lie-t quality, bglit-weight ilp! to I I.PI. 'heavy-weight iOPI to lid. ordinary lllpl : second-class quality Plpl to Klpl. New Zealand liocf—Ox binds dpi. fores 2jp! : chilled beef, hinds 7pl. feres did per lb. BUTTER.

The market is very firm. Home and Goti t mental sup-plies have been affected |,-.v il-e d;\ wcalber, and the possibility ol a shortage in the near future has induced buying for storage. 1 lie market is practically cleared of spot supplies ami quotations n,e nominal. New Zealand—Sailed. Juno 17. Iritis to 200 s per ,-wt (Is !:d to Is ii.Jd pf|- lb) : unsalted. IPSs to Bills per owl ds 9d to Is Old per lb. Australian—Salted, 192 sto lb-iis per cwt ils Hid to is 9d per lb), unsalted. 192 s to 194 s per cwt ds Sjd to Is >:;d per Ibi. Danish—2oos to 2(ils per cwt i|s i!.td to ls9:;d per lb).

CHEESE. Tli,, market continues linn. and prices have advanced further. Quotations am: New Zealand—Coloured HOs to SSs per cwt <oj<l to UJd per lb), wl.ite, 30s to Oils ar.-r cwt <9‘<! to 9Jd per ibi. Australien— -Coloured. 31s In Sis p.-r cu t (3.1,1 to till per ll>) : white, S-U to SOs per cut rial to 9',d pel ill); Canadian —Colouied. new, si: to "0s p a ," I d:d to 9'pi per lb) ; whi’e. new v ls to sir;.; per cwt did to 9'pi per lb).

lIEAIR. The mnnila market is quiet, but steady at the dose. ■G" grade August (letober shipments sold at, 931 per ton, ami dime- August shipments C 32 10s per ton. "II” is quoted at 932 lier ton, C 29 per ton sellers. 'I he New Zei land ntarkc-l continues dull. Sei-0tu1b.,,,1 b.,,,1 s ..||,.rs i|im!e liiglipoints 930 per t,m. fair 923 10s to 92!) per ton. JtmeAugusl shipments without business resulting.

FRUIT. Eairlv heavy supplies ol Austruliaii came forward this neck, and the realised v v-ry low. The '/eulandtc discharged on Tq-sday. but lli<- conditio-, of the fruit, landed up to the seht is disanp iiid ing. Several varieties ~, ~| ripe, having the appearanee ol Iving too bmg paclied before si,iptneid wit ho’.! b: ing -oo! stored. H- •’ ’-‘"•t wa- that prices were Is per ca"c ■ a-ss than -votild have been obtained ror sound fruit of twid standard. Itnyms cbiellv require appl-s for storage at Hus time of vear. Small sales aie reported .., ' . i!„ IM ., ease Statesman ol Stunners at I is |s t ‘ I,’ts per ease. but. it is doubtful il these prices will be maintained. WOOL.

Sale-; continue with active competition for merinoes, but indifferent lor cross-bred, of which prices are weaker In selling the average decline was 1 to i~i per cent. Tiie reason is thougut to he the tempo,- ry difficulty in snaneir,g rn,-chases n« hnyers l ave recently i )( .,. ( ’i. {'mivlv ro '(1 stocks. sm m s ■ ill - ; lose'on .Inn- 28 instead of June :VK l» \y ({.A. l aving witlidrawn -lOtld ball's ~V merino and 15.000 of cross-bred. KCCS. The market is steady Ouotatmm are: Fish, Danish, English, Butch. I;»« to 18s ; Chinese, Russian. Stynan rj” to ns per long linndred.