BRITISH TRADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1925, Page 3

BRITISH TRADE.

■ HI OH COMMISSIONER'S DEPORT. WELLINGTON. .March .‘L The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated February 28, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. London:— BETTER. The market is firm and arrivals are being cleared , satisfactorily. Official quotations are:— - New Zealand—Finest salted, L is.

to 178 s per cut. (Is 6Jd to Is Ml pc lb); unsaltecl. 188 sto IDOs per cut (Is 8d to Is B'.d per lb); other qualities, 130 s to 172 s per cwt ;ls Lid to Is I'.jcl per lb) Australian- Enest. salted. LOs to 17‘>s per cwt (Is 6(cl per lb); exceptional, un to 174 s per ewt (Is 61.1 per |b) • unsaltecl. 178 s to 182 s per cu t (Is 7,1 to Is 7fd per lb); other qualities, salted 150 s to 168 s per ewt <ls_L',d to , Is (id per |h), unsaltecl 150 s to L (is per ewt (Is 1(d to Is BJd per HO. Ar*'o»tine- —Finest, 176 s to Ws l*r ewt ,1s 63(1 to is 7'jd per 11,)) : other qualities. 166 s to 17-1 s per ewt 'ls o,d te Is 6id per lb). Danish—The market is firm with a good demand. 226 s to 2110 s per ,-wt C-* 0a cl to 2s Oi'd per lh.i, CHEESE The demand continues. Official quotations are : , V)Q tri English— Finest farmers. 1-8 sto 132 s per ewt Os Did to Is 2(d per lh). Canadian—Coloured. 100 sto _ UMs pe, ewt OO'.i to Hid per 1 '' h,U - "

te 101 s per ewt (lid to Hjd per 0> • ..ow Zealand —Coloured am "Into «r, to 08s ner ewt (10), Ito 101«1 pm ID) Australian—Market firm. Pm ' es according to size coloured 92s to 90s per cwt (Oijci to IOJd per lh). HEMP. , , Manila was in strong demand earl' this week. «M” grade Febrc.ary-Ap..l shipments and March-May slnpmeiUs sold up to £54 10s per ton. at £53 at close. '1 he New /.cal.n(l market is quiet and quotations a.e unchanßed - WOOL. At Bradford the market in the crossed section is relatively steady. medium and coarse are in better demand, i Merino is still inclined to weakness Present quotations for tops aie. 64. iarp.menno) os 6d;64's average (merino) ssj 3d; 56 s (super half-bred). 3s m •; 40's prepared (coarse, cross-bred) 2s 6(1 per lb. OATS. Prospects for New Zealand are unchanged. New Zealand Cartons nominal values are: March-Apnl shipment E rade, 32s to 33s per quarter of 201 b" o il ; “B” grade, 29s to 30s. Prices ex granary would lie about Is per quarter more,

EGGS. Trade is slow for the best. English. Irsh. Danish. Dutch. 16s to Ills pet long 100 : Italian. Belgian 13s 9d to 16s per long 100.