BRITISH TRADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1924, Page 4

BRITISH TRADE.

HIGH ( C.MMISSIONEIUS REPORT. W'LI KINGTON. Sept. 2. 1 The I), •ailment :.T Agriculture has te.eived the folk..(ing cablegram, dated August .'lOlh.. from the High Commissioner of N( ,v Zealand, I. mdoii :' - RUTTER*.

The matkel- is very dit'l. Knsaltcd sorts iii.* pra: tii ally all cleared. (ifiii.ial quotations are : -- ■ NV.v Zealand (salted, lines). 201 to ZOSs per twt (Is Pjd to Is o',d for ID*; t'u* dt.' I 22i!s | ere« l (Is I ltd per ID). Other qualities (salted), Ribs to £ofls |et* cwt (Is ltd to Is !>ld |or ID). Australian (salted finest) 2()Ps to 21)2s per ewt (Is Pid. | cr lb); other qualities 17ds to HU; per cut (Is lijil to Is Pd per lid. Argentine (illisalted). IPlis to 21 .Os la* 1 (At (Is Pd to Is Pi-1 ler Hi; other qualities I7(is to IPlis per cwt (Is OJd to Is HJil per Hi). Irish (salted) IPlis to IPSs per ewt (Is p,| to Is PJd per lh); uusa.lted *2l()s per cwt to Is 10i«I per lh). Danish—2l‘2s to 21iis per out (Is 10 jd lo Is 11:1 per lh).

1 Siberian (nevoid ing to quality)—The * market is slow; lli'Js to 17!is per cut • (Is V,d to Is i'd |er lh). CHEESE. Tin* market is dull, barge supplies of Canadian are diming furnaril. Ofli--1 (ial quotations are : English (finest farmer’s)—The market is steady: 102 s to Mil's per ewt (lid to 11 Jd per lh). Canadian Coloured, P2s to Pis per i wt (P.;d per Hi); white, 01s to Pos per cw( (ll)d tier lh). New Zealand —Coloured. Pis to 02s per cwt (OJd per lh); white 01s lip* to Ptis per cwt (l()d to 10id per lh). Australian—The market is slow. Col-j mired !)0s to P2s per ewt (HJd per lh). Shipments of New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.,s. Dolt A’ir- . tor and Riinulaka. , HEMP. j The Manila market was quiet early this week, hut closed firm. “J" grade Atigtist-Novemher shipment sold at £ll os per ton and value. The New Zealand market i.s steady and quotations are unchanged. AVOOT.. The Bradford lone is still improving and prices have advanced to: DPs merino, (is ffil; ofi’s super halt-bred. Is Old: Id’s prepare.! (coarse rross’-brodi. 2s fid per lh. TA LI.OAV. The spot market is quiet and the demand is moderate. Aluttmi—Fine Ids Od to 17s per ewt: fair io good bis (LI to 10s per ewt; dark to dull J'!s to 12s per ewt.

Reef Sweet or mixed. 17. sto Ls (id per hivt.; fair to good Us fid to •Ids per ewt; dark to dull fids to X\A per eut.

Jljxcd—Fair to good Ms to Ids per ewt: dnrk to dull DOs to 41s per ewt. Gut, etc.. 30s Od to 40s per cwt. fruit.

The strike has not been settled, but good supplies are being handled. Quotations for Californian Gravenstoin

apples, 17s to 18s per ease: Tyrol apples' Ms to 20s per case. The exhi.hit.ion of cool stored, supplies was stopped lor three days, hut delivery is now promised.