BRITISH TRADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1925, Page 3

BRITISH TRADE.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT WELLINGTON, Jan. 11. The Department of Agriculture has received tile following cablegram dated January HHb. from tlie High Commissioner lor New Zealand, Loudon: - BUTE Eli. Prices for New Zealand have declined ibis week to 102 s per owl., but are now steadier with somewhat better demand. Large supplies arc ill sight or available. Official quotations are: New Zealand, best sailed, Hills to lASs; exceptional. 170 s per cut. (Is 5(0 to Is (Rd per lb) ; other qualities. L,os to If ills per owl. ( Is -I !d. to Is s',d pellb). Australian, salted (steadier alter lain,l decline, ill prices). Hifls to 1 Ills per cut. (Is o.Jd to Is old per lb); salted, 1 (Ms to lASs pci- cut. (Is old to Is (id per Hi); other qualities, salted. Ibis to I oßs per cut. (Is M(d t" 1* ml per H>>; II nsa 11, -,1. | .Vis to Hi'Js per cut. (Is lid to Is 0.'.il per lb). Argentine (slow), lobs to- IHfls per cwt. (Is -I;Jd to Is ri'pl per Ih); other qualities, l-l-ls to 15-1* per cwt. (Is 2pl lo Is lid per lb). Danish (steady) 2(1 Is to 205 s per iwt. (Is 9|d per lb). CHEESE. The market is quiet. I lit steady. Official limitations arc: English, best farmers’, 118 slo 12-ls per cu t. (Is Old per lb). Canadian, coloured. 98s to JOOs up to 102 s per cut. ( lO.ld to lid Hi) : white. Kills to 102 s per cut. (10 : ;d to lid per lb). New Zealand, coloured and white. Otis to 98-s per cwt. ( lO'pl to Hbld per lb).

Australian, coloured, 90s per cut. ( Ill'll per lb). The estimated stocks of cheese on January Ist. at London. Liverpool and Bristol, were -Canadian and American. 117,000 boxes; New Zealand and Australian 38,000 crates against 105.300 boxes and .V2.11K) crates respectively lor the same time last year. CASEIN. French rennet is quoted at from £-!'■> to L 1!» per tun ■ Dutch rennet at £OO IDs per ton. HEMP. The Manila market is dull. “J” grade Janimry-Mareh shipments sold at |()s. hovers. Market quiet but steady at close with “J” grade Tan-uarv-March shipments quoted at L-L per' ton. scllcix. New Zealand market continues quiet. Docomber-March shipments quoted at high-noints, £43 nir £ll and value. Reported sales ol lan afloat at £4l 10s. Output Manila from Jniiunrv Ist to December 31st. 192-1. 1.185.51-. hales, against 1.459,301 last year. Stocks, in Manila 137.512. against 11 ( .43G _ last year. Stocks in Great- Britain. ..J3> n&ninst 10,1-14. IVOOT-. The Bradford market is slow and sensitive and very little business win,, done in tons. Quotations cnsieiq Es (merino), (is 7d.l per >• ■ 1 s s nor half-bred), 4-s 5d per lb- : 4" s ( p'|pared coarse emss-hred), 2s BJ.I pel apples. Nova-Scotian -Golden It asset. Os <> 35s per barrel -. Baldwin. 18s to 28s l*. lam'd; Stark. 23s to 25s i»or hnrre • Rihstmi Pippins, lfis to 2b> P el ,Ai ■ Blonhoims. IBs to 2ds per w« rrcl ; Oregon—Newtown. I-* S ‘^ box, Jonathan. 9s (id to 13s per box'. Spitzenhurg. 8s fid to 11-s P 1 '* Stavman’s Wines.-ip. 11 s 10 , ’ s . ‘ box; Rome Beauty. 8? to 11s pe ’>ox. Californian— Newtown, -s to U-s i>er box. TALIOM. The snot market is very linn ami demand is good. Fair forward _ lias been done. Present sp-'J 'I “ 1 "Mutton—Fine, 55s fid to fair to good, 51s (id to 51s fid • dark to 48s to 49s per cwt. i - , n l tn Beef—Sweet and or mixed. 535; fair to good, 50s (id to -i-s »' • dark to dull. 45s fid to 48s per < " • Mixed —Fair to good, ols fid to • fid; dark to dull. 48s to 49s per cutMixed—Fair to good oOs to •>-•- • dark to dull. 45s fid to 48s per cwt. Gut, etc. —13s to 48s per cwt.