BRITISH TRADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 May 1924, Page 3

BRITISH TRADE.

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. WELLINGTON. May b. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated May Bth. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, in Loudon: REITER. The New Zealand market is quite at ll,c advance. The’ rise in Danish is principally due to German.' buying. Oliiieal quotations are: New Zealand Salted, finest 170-s l > 17 Is per cut. (Is I'Rd to Is (ltd per !h) : Itllsalted I7tis to 182 s per ewt. I Is Bid to Is 7Jd per lb). Other qualities I -If is to 158 s per ewt (Is 3d to |s lit! per lb).

Australian -Salted, finest. Hills :n I(i2s per ewt. (Is spi per lb) ; itllsalted I (Ms to I litis pel- ewt. I Is 5, d to Is -Y!d per lb., other qualities, sall-d and mi-.-•aUcd 13' l> to loti- pc' '"i 11 t:i 1> I.jd per

Ari£«»ntitif* Finest 1 l* s! > i" rv. t. (Is Id in Is M l l HO. wtlior ~na!ities l'Jlis to litis |»-r rwt. <ls Ihi to IS ti ;d |n-r lh). Danish i market slow » —2O-’s per rwt (I- !!'.d per lh). CHEESE. 'Pile market is quiet at last quotations. alter th-- rise t-> about fl.ts per ,-v.l. early this week. Ollieinl qnotat ions are: — English Finest farmers-. (mnrkei quiet), (--•hoireil and white Mi: t" per rwt. (‘J'.d *“ '-'id per H'l. Shipments of New Zealand nrodilee arrived this week per s.s. I'ort Sydney. Silli'olk and .Alatakana. 'Pile estimated cheese stocks avail- - in May Ist. at wharves and ducks London. Liverpool and Bristol wore: - Canadian and American oUo'l bu:;os: New Zealand ami Australian. 811. crates; against. l I.WJ hoxi-s and .51.-dl crates respectively for the same time last year.

11 EMI*. Tin- Manila market closed dull with sellers “J" grade Mav-Jnlv shipments asking £2-7 His. The New Zealand market continues quiet, and no Inisim.ss is nqiorted. May-July sl.ipmt-nls quoted at highpoint- £:sd l-V. lair jN’.L|0- per toil. WOOL. The Bradford market i- I--" active. I,lit values generally have been maintained. Prices for too- ar.-- ti-IV (merino) os lid: All's (super half-bred). ■til's prepared (coarse ini—hre-.11. K'.d per lh. HONEY. The market is quiet, l-11l . teady. Present quolatnins are:- .sc.. Zt.il.i... (white). 77s (Id to SAs per ewU New Zealand (light amber), this to .-is pel ~v l ; Canadian. AAs to 72- (id per cwt : Californian. (Hs to 70s tier cwt ; .lamaiian Ids to (ilis per cwt; Cuban -'-As to AOs ncr cwt ; Chilian -IDs to O'is per owl. fruit.

All apples ex s.s. Cornwall, with tin-es.-option of hard varieties, are disappoint imr and flesh ollapse is more scrims than was expected. Cox's Orange were affected very seriou-ly. and th-> variety has been auctioned in order f) drv off the fruit. Prices were -Is to jAs per ease. Very few Amenean ap pies are coming and the market ipractically cleared. Prices arc from to Us. Very heavy stocks of Australian apples are on hand. Prices tor the best varieties of South Australian are: Jonathans I Is (id to 12- (id. Cleopatra* TJs M to 13s fid. other sorts os M q s ivl Other Australian !»s for ordiu-:V,-v to lAs for Cox's Orange. _ prices for New Zealand nre:-Cox-* Or-inge. As to Hs per ease: Jonathan p.s to Ids per ease; Dunn's Favountes. , 3 S to Ids per ease; King Davids. U> per ease; Rihston Ptppm. Lis to U rov ease; Adam’s Permain Us to los per ease; Sharps. 8s to Ss dd per ease.