BRITISH TRADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1924, Page 4

BRITISH TRADE.

II 1(111 COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. WELLINGTON, September 110. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated September 27, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London : BUTTER. The market continues very Firm and a further advance in prices has taken place. Oliicial quotations are:— New Zealand (salted, lincst), 21 Ss to 220 s per cwt (Is lid to Is 11 }d per Hi); other qualities, 201 s to 210 s per cwt ■ Is l!;)il to Is 101 per Ih.b Australian : Salted, finest, 200 s to 208 s per cwt (Is It Id to Is IO.Jd per 111); iin.salted, 208 s to 212 s per cwt (Is 10. pl to Is lOjd per lh); other qualities, l!)ls to 100 s per cwt (Is B,'d to Is Oil per Hi). Canadian: ('roamory, 108 s to 20 Is per cwt (Is Opl to Is !):Jd per lh) ; unsalted. 208 s per cwt >ls l()d per lh) ; exceptional, 210 s per cwt (Is lid per lb).

Argentine: Finest unsalted, 201 s to 208 s per cwt ( Is Old to Is lOd per lh) ; exceptional, 210 s per cwt (Is lO.ld per lh); other qualities, 102 s to 202 s per cwt Is S.’(l to Is !>.jd per lh. Irish: Creamery, 210 s to 212 s per cwt Is lOJil to Is 10;,M per lln; lllisttlted, 220 s per cwt (Is ll.pl per Hi). Danish: 20 Is to 208 s per cwt (2s Id to 2s Ipi per lh). Siberian : 151 sto Lis per ewt. Is U.d to Is O',d tier lb). CTIEE.SE. The market shows some improvell.'mi. Official quotations are: — English: Finest farmers’, 112 s to I Ids per cwt (Is to Is (l.pl per lb); line, 00s to IOSs per cwt (Hlpl in Dpi per lh). Canadian : Finest coloured, 01s to !).-,s in, to o(is per ewt (Kill to 10Pl per Hi): white, 01s to 05s up to 05s per cwt. (Kid to Ill'll per lh) ; line, coloured, 02s to Oils per cwt. Hijjd per lh) ; white ditto. , New Zealand: Finest coloured 01s to ctJs per cwt. (lOd to Klpl per lh) ; white, ditto. Shipments of New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. Port Hunter. HEMP. The Manilla maiket is si rung and values have advanced further in abscnce of sellers. >f. grade September* Decemher .shipments sold at beginning of week for CSO 10s, tit the end for U.'i.T Ills per ton and value. New Zealand market linn. Ilighpoinls Septem-hor-NTivctmbor sh.ipmdnt sold. ’at. IM2 Ills ; fair, tl It) Ills and buyers. WOOL.

f Stiles continue to he well attended with competition brisk in till sections. New Zealand cross-bred is selling well, principally to Yorkshire buyers. Opening prices are fully maintained. EGGS. The market is firm on short supplies and improved prices. English, Irish, Danish and Dutch, 17s (kl to 21s per long hundred; Belgian, Italian, South African and Argentine, IBs to 21s polking hundred; Lithuanian, Ills (id to Ids (id per long hundred; Russian and .Morncean, I Is (id to Ms |tcr long hundred.