BRITISH TRADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1925, Page 4

BRITISH TRADE.

— HIGH COMMISSIONED'S 11EP0HT. WELLINGTON, {May 13. The Ueiiai'UiioiiL of Agriculture lias received the following cablegram, dated May !>, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, liondon : BITTED. The market is steady and fair business is doing. Ollieial (imitations ale: New Zealand. Finest salted. 17Cs to 1 7i- t.-er cut (Is Old to Is Old per Ih.i; exceptional, 171 s per c-wt (Is Old pec il)i; imsalted, ]7ls to HOs per cwt (Is n>(l to Is (>;!d per lb); other qualities 1-lOs to 100 s per cwt (Is 3d to Ls .Vpl per II)).

Australian -Shilled, finest, 100 s to 10‘J, per cwt (Is 7)d ]lel' lb); Ulisalted logs to 100 s per cwt (Ls old to Is ojd per lb); other qualities, salted 1-lOs to I AOs per cwt (Is 3d to Is lld per lb), imsalted 1-lOs to loSs per cwt (Is d:jd in ls I;d per l!ii.

Siberian According to quality, I !Is U I .Vis per cwt (ls did to Ls -I Id per

Irish salted. 103 sto 172 s per cwt ' (Is od to ls Old per lb): unsalted. 170 s i per cwt (ls Old per On. Danish-• 182 sto 184 s per cwt (Is 7Jd I ta Is 7',d per lb). CH l-'.ESk:. j Tim market is quiet and steady. Ol- j filial quotations are: English, finest farmers'. unchanged. Canadian not i ploted. New Zealand Coloured and while. ;i.v, p, P'iir per cwt (l(ld to lU',d per lb). Australian—Coloured and white. 02s t„ <)|s pm- rv. t (Mfd to Kid per lb). A shipment of New Zealand prodiuc arrived this week per s.s. Tonic. J-lEM IN The Manila market is dull and easier Value “J” grade. May-,1 illy shipment, quoted at £ lo per ton. Output ol Manila January 1 to May I. 4:18.00(1 hales, against 5SE001) bales for the same period lasi year. Stocks ill Manila ~n May I. 191.000 lades, against LTS.- (;:)!! hales. Stocks in Great Britain o;> |.|o bales, against 80(18 bales last year. The New Zealand .inayket is quiet. Small business reported m high points afloat at £:!7 10s and £d, . Fair forward shipment of £3l. WOOL. Though withdrawals have been I reqnonl. (limpetilion at the sales is slightly improved, and the- week dosed with little better (one. Opening prices about inaiulained. Series lias been curtailed and is dosing May Mill., instead of May 21st. OATS.

Prices for English and imported have hardened (Id in Is per (planer. Nomina! values are: A grade Gartons. ;!!s lo 33s ex store. 3d- to 31s

EGAS. Spnl values of Maple Partridge id ! < m|,s considerable, but rather I dter demand for eheieesi 1 asnuuim n and lower grade New Zealand: hitler sold at ids m 03s per .TlMlhs ex store. X"iv crop- of New Zealand small business reported ai lies. APPLES. Appdes e.x Wainuma v- ere inn - r-ioti-lv frosted. Dunn's l-'avnu lil e. clean. IPs 0d to ISs per ease: London Pippin, 17is Od to 10s per case; Delicious, '_’(ls to 21s per case ; Cleopatra, |Ks to 2f)s per case; Premier. Ilihxlon Pippin. King Ihivid. Mori-csier I’earmain. los to 17s per ease: Willie Sharp scalded and frosted, lbs per case. Apples ex lonic in good eondit im. lull not all on market yel. Market linn. .Innathau. I.s lo 18s. will! lew at Id- per ease; Dunn’s Eavourile. lo . Od 1-i 18s per ca-c; Cox's Orange, 27is to 23s per ease; Hoover, Delicious, l-V----ti 17s per ea-". TALLOW. The demand is moderate at auction, no change in prices. EGGS. The market is quiet. English. Danish. Dun h. 13.-- in i Is 0-1 long IM: | ri-li. I lele iau. EreluTi. Italian. 1I - Od 1,, 13s pei long. IQ!) :SI \ nan. Bn-iau. 'Polish. IK- to lls lid per long ICO: Egyptian. 8s Od to Ms 0d per long Km.