BRITISH TRADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1924, Page 1

BRITISH TRADE.

WELLINGTON. Tune 24

The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated June 21s. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand in London:— BUTTER. The market remains firm. Official quotations .ire:-

Now Zealand—Salted, finest. 178 sto ISOs per cwt. Is I'd to Is 7jd per lb) ; unsalted, l!);>s to l!l-|s per cwt (Is S'.d to Is Sid per Hi) ; other qualities. 150 s to 172 s per cwt. (Is -lld to Is O'.d per lb).

Australian—Salted, finest 1725. 17D. litis per cwt. (Is fil'd to Is Old per lb) ; unsalted J.lis to ISOs per cwt. (Is OJd to Is 71 tl per lb); other qualities, salted. Bids to K>Bs per cwt. (Is s‘d to Is li.'id per lh). Argentine—UnsaJtod. 171 s to 178 s Per cwt. (Is (!.!d to Is 7d per lh); exceptional. ISTs per out. (Is 7RI per lh) : other qualities,* Bits to 180 s per cwt. (lso.Jd to Is 7',d per lh). Irish—Stilted, 178 s to 18(!s per cwt. (Is 7d to Is 7jd par lh) ; unsalted. 182 s to 184 s ])er cwt. (Is 7’.<l to Is 71.1 per M>.)

Danish—Steady. 182 s to 181 s per cwt (Ls 7jd to Is 7;ld per lb).

CHEESE. The market is quiet and steady. Dili eial quotations are:— English—Finest farmers new sea son's in demand, 88s to !)i>s per cwt (Old to Old per lh) ; old. MOs to 145 per cwt. (ls Til to Is :) : ;d per lh). Canadian—Finest and fine, new season’s: Coloured, 85s to 88s per cwt (o‘d to Old per lb) : white. 80s ti 88s per cwt. (Old to Old per II)). New Zealand—Coloured 00s to 02; per cwt. (Oijd to Bid per Hi) ; white Oils to 02s per cwt. (OJtl to Kid per lb), A shipment of New Zeeland product arrived last week per the s.s. Rttahine. HKAIP. The demand for Manila is goad again and tlio market was strong all thiwcok, closing somewhat easier. lln-i----ne-s has been done in “T.” grade AlayJttly shipments at CIO and value. (Quotations: Alay-Tuly shipments. JC-11l 15s; .June-August slii))nients, £4l per ton and value. Business in New Zealand hemp is reported at higlipnint fair. X‘B 15s to L4)B, and fair £OS 10per ton, Julv-.Septeinber shipmvnts. \Y()()1.. The Bradford position is not changed and is causing great anxiety. Factories working on half-time. Prices for tops:—(!4'.x (merino) 5s Dd, oil’s (super half-bred) 8s lid, -lO'.s (jirepared) coarse cross-bred 3s .‘ld. APPLES.

A few of the Port Brisbane anil Hertford shipments are still on hand, but the market may he entirely cleared before tho arrival of the next i steamer, anil prices have firmed .somewhat on account, of the reputed shortage. The Tasmanian outlook is better, and arrivals of apples from other Attstnrlian States are superior to earlier shipments. Prices: —Port Brisbane shipment: Jonathan. Ids to 18s per ease. Maimon shipment: Stunners. 15s to 18s per case; Statesman. 15s pelease; Premier 15s to Ids per case: Dunn’s Favourite, 14s to 15s per case: Premier, 15s to Ids pier case ; Delicious, 10s to ISs per case; Newton Pippin. Bis to 17s per case; Cleopatra, Bis to 17s (id pier case; London Pippin (repacked). Its to Jss per ease; Ti.untlian. 15s to 17s pier ease. Hertford shipment : Stunner, 17s to 20s per case: Spitzcnburg. 7s to Its pc.* <a*o ;

Delicious 7s to lls pier ca-•. Statesman Bis pier case. Jonathan. IDto 1 per case. Hood Cox’s Orange are selling well. Full details next week.

lIICH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT WELLINGTON. June 21.

A cablegram lias been received by the Govoriimcat from the High Coinniissioner (.Sir James Allen) with reference to the exhibits in the Xew /calami section of the Rritis'i K.iniore exhibition. The High Commissioner states that the refrigerator section should have hceit ready in time hut for the failure of the exhibition authorities to supply elect lie power. 'I lie restaurant was ready for the opening. Ihe failure with regaru to secondary industries was due to eases lor exhibits not being ready and .also, in the opinion of the manager, to a delay in tin* eoinpletmu id' the building. The present position, states the High Commissioner, is that in the relrigetalor section tlio display of meat, hatter and cheese is excellent. comparing more than favourably with the t anmiian and Australian sections. I hi' display of apples is good. ’I he fish only recently arrived, and raw woo! is good. •Jlic secondary industries exhibits are poor, and with the exception possibly of woollens the display is unworthy of Xo\v Zealand. The exhibits of seeds. Imuri gum and minerals are very disappointing- _