BRITISH TRADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1922, Page 4

BRITISH TRADE.

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT.

WELLINGTON, Oct. IS

The Department of Agriculture lias received the following cablegram, dated October 14, from tlie High Commissioner for New Zealand, London;—• MEAT. The meat trade continues to he slow, but prices firm owing to light ship-' incuts. Mutton lias advanced. The chilled beef market has improved with | the colder weather. New Zealand fro- ; zen beef continues to he quiet. Con- j ditibns arc:— New Zealand Mutton.—Lightweight, S.RI to 8)d; medium, 7Yd to 7 jd; heavyweight, G)d to 7 \ cl. Ewes—4Jd to 5-Jd. New Zealand Lamb.—Rest quality, lightweight Is ORI to Is 0}(l ; medium, Is osd to Is 0)(lj heavyweight 10Jd to 11(1; ordinarv anti sCcond-class quality, Is OJd. Chilled Beef.—Fores 3)d to .‘if(l ; hinds, Gd. New Zealand Beef.—Fores -'t.' ( d ; hinds, 4Jd per lb. BUTTER, The market remains very quiet and prices are slightly easier. Only very small business New Zealand above 218s'p2r'dwt (Is 11 pi per lb) early this week. Official quotations are: — New Zealand.—Salted, 21Gs to 220:--per ewt (Is lltl to Is ll.pl per !b) : unsalted. 224 s lo 220 s per ewt (2s to 2s 0)d per lb). Australian.—Salted, 201 s to 210 s per ewt Op Old to Is 10-J-d per lb); Ulisnltod, .210 s to 21 Ss per ewt Os 10)tl to Is lljd per lb). - Argentine.—-204s to 212 s per ewt Os OJd to Is lOjd per lb). Irish.—Salted, 108 s to 202 s per ewt (Is Od to Is 9;|d per lb): unsalted, 200 s to 210 s per ewt (Is Old to Is 10',d per lb). 'French.—2oßs to 220 s per ewt (Is 10!,d to Is 11R1 per lb). Danish.—222s to 22-1 s per, ewt Os 11 d to 2s per IM. CFTETCSK. , 7 Tie 1 market is firm and demand continues to be good. Official quotations a re : English.—Fines! farmers’ 112 s to 11 Gs per ewt Os to Is 0)d per lb). 'Canadian.—Coloured, 400 s to 102 s per ewt 00-7 d to lid per lb); white.

100 sto 10-ls per ewt (10Jd to lid per lb.) New Zealand.—Coloured, 100 s to 1.02 s per ewt (10:jtl to lid per lb); white, 100 s to 102 s Gd per ewt (lOgd • to lid per lb). Shipments of New Zealand produce ■ arrived this week by the s.s. Port Al-j bany and s.s. Mahaua. The stocks of > New Zealand cheese at Surrey com-1 moroial dock on October 13 were 44 I crates against 3795 crates last. year. HEMP. Manila market is quiet, and the tendency easier, at the close. “J” grade Oetober-Deecmbor shipments again were sold down to £3l per ton. The present quotations for ”G” grade are ,033 10s per ton, ‘‘11” £32 10s per ton, “J” £3O 10s per ton sellers. Now Zealand unchanged. £32 10s per ton is now asked for highpoints and £3O 10s to £3O 15s per ton fair OetohcrDeeemher shipments and Novembor.Tanuary shipments, hut no trnnsaetiuns are renorted. : " WOOL. I The sales continue to lie well ati tended, with competition brisk and a ' good elearanee. Fine and medium I crossbreds are now quoted from 10 per cent to 15 per cent above last closing rates; coarse crossbred 5 per cent to < 7'. per cent. HONEY. Tho market is quiet at about quotations already given—-viz., Californian brand: White. 58s per ewt: good light amber -14 s per ewt. New Zealand hulk with premium of 20s to 30s per ewt on j similar grade Californian, j EGGS. . The h-'st. arc selling slowly, hut for the cheaper sorts there is a steady de- | maud. Quotations are: French, Irish, ! Danish. Dutch, English. 21s to 275. Polish. Lithuanian, Italian, Argentine. StVrian, 10s to 21s.

Chinese, 12s to 15s per long hundred.