BRITISH TRADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1925, Page 3

BRITISH TRADE.

] HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. WELLINGTON, February 24. The Department of Agriculture lias c received the following cablegram, dated > February 21, from tho High Comniis- - sinner for New Zealand, London : 1 BUTTER. *- Prices have been irregular, but the consumption demand continues good, r and fair business has been done here, e The market is affected by good Contin--1 cntal demand. Official quotations are: t New Zealand.—The market is firm. 2 Finest salted. 174 sto 17(is per cwt (Is t Old to Is lij'd per lb) ; unsalted, 188 s . to 190 s per cwt (Is 8d to Is SJd per l lb). Other qualities, 1(52s to 170 s per cwt (Is o.'d to Is fißl per lb). New Zealand.— Finest salted. Ififis to 1 l,*Bs up to 170 s per cwt 11 s spi to Is O',d per lb); unsalted. I 70s to 180 s per cwt (Is fipl to Is 7fd per lb) ; other t qualities. Tsos to 1(54s per-cwt (Is 4 (1 ? to Is old per Hi). i Argentine.—Finest, 178 s to 180 s per c cwt (Is 7d to Ls 7Jd per Hi); other ) qualities, IfiSs to 17(>s per cwt (Is fid to ls (i:|d per lb). Danish.—Slow. 224 s to 22fis per cwt (2s to 2s O’.d per lb). CHEESE. Prices are steady and trade is good. , Official quotations are:— i English.—Finest farmers’, steady. I 128 sto 132 s per cwt (Is l;Jd to Is 2jd l per lb). i Canadian.—The market is quiet. Coloured and white, 100 s per cwt (IOJ-il ; per lb); exceptional, 101 s per cwt (llld per lb). New Zealand.—The market is steady. Coloured and white, 94s to 90s per cwt (I Oil to l().[d per lb). A shipment of New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. Cumberland. CASEIN. Present quotations are: French rennet, £45 per ton ; English rennet, £-10 per ton ; German rennet. £SG per ton. HEMP. The .Manila market is firm and £ood business has Ix-on done. “J” grade February-May shipments sold at £sl to £52 10s per ton. New Zealand market quiet. Highpoints Feb-ruary-April shipments quoted £4l ; fair, £39 and value. Storks of New Zealand liemp in Great Britain at 31st. January were 30 tons as against G tons for same time last year. WOOD. At Bradford a better tone i.s reported in cross-bred. Merino tops are still slow and irregular. Nominal quotations are:—GUs (merino) 5s 7d t 5s lid; 56’s (super half-bred) 3s lid; ■lll's prepared (coarse cross-bred) 2s 7d per lb. OATS. 1 New Zealand Gartons nominal values are: Ala reh-April shipments, “A” < grade 32s to 33s per quarter of 32011>s I 0.i.f.; “B” grade 29s to 30s. Prices ex granary would he about Is per quarter more. Demand is not expected to be very great during summer, but may . improve alxmt the end of March with 1 redik-tion of -English supplies. Best quality English white make up to 3fis per quarter of 33Glbs for seed. Two Canadian western March shipments of- - lured at 32s Gil hut selling slowly. | HONEY. -I The demand is quiet. Present quo- t tat ions are: New Zealand Gss to 08s per cwt: Cuban. 52s to 60s per cwt: t Jamaican. 50s to fils per cwt. ) TALLOW. ,i There was no auction this week. The 1 market is quiet, and very little lmsi- f ness is being done at about last quo- f tations. AIM’I.ES. Nova Scotian Baldwin. 17,s to 28s per barrel: Nova Scotian Golden Russet, 24s to 33s per barrel: Nova Scotian Stark. 18s to 21s per barrel; British Columbian Newton Pippin 11s to 13s pel* case; Oregon Newton, 11s fid to 17s per ease; Oregon Delicious 8s Gd to IDs fid per case: American Yorks '| 25s (id to 35s per barrel; American Baldwin 28s to 30s per barrel; American Spitzenburg and Slaynum's Winesap Its to l(is per ease; Californian Newton 8s fid to ]2s fid per case.