DOMINION PRODUCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 March 1926, Page 4

DOMINION PRODUCE.

HIGH (OAIAIISSIONER’S REPORT. < WELLINGTON. .March Ifi. The Department of Agriculture lias received the lollowing cablegram Iroin t!:e High Commissioner, dated London, A larch 13:— BUTTER. The market has a little, better tone this week. Official quotations are: New Zealand—Finest salted. 1 tOs to 1725. up to 171 s per ewt (Is dtols ] Cjd m;r lb): unsalted. 172 s to 174 s (Is f'dil per lb); other qualities. Ills to 104 s 'per ewt (ls.3Jd to Is 5.Jd per lb). Australian—Salted. 166 s to 108 s per ewt .Is 5Jd to Is Gd per lb) ; unsalted. Hills to 170 s ner ewt (Is ojd to Is OR I per lb); other qualities (unsalted), loGs to 102 s per ewt (Is JUI to Is -Rd P er lb). ’ Argentine—Unsalted, lots to os, up to 100 s ner ewt (Is 41d to Is 4Jdto 5d per HO: other qualities. HRs to I.VJs per ewt (Is 3d to Is H.cl per lb). Danish—lßos to 138 s per ewt (Is Ui Is 3d per HA. CHEESE. Colonial is slow of sale. Official quotations are: English, finest farmers’--Scarce and unchanged. Canadian —Finest coloured. 104 sto IfiSs per ewt (lid to 11. Id nor HR; j white! 100 s to 110 s up to 11-’s per ewt (11 Vd. lIM to Is per lb). I New Zealand—Coloured, 99s to 100 s 'per ewt (TORI to URd per UR; white 97s to 98s per ewt (10R1 to lo|d per lb). Australian—Coloured. 98s per cut (IO.Jd per lb): white 'Tine), 90s per ewt (TORI per lb). A shipment <>f New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. Kent. OTHER PRODUCTS. Casein—French rennet. 042 to C 77; Argentine* lactic. Oil IHs. Tallow—The spot market is quiet hut steady, wifh no change in price. Apples—-English Bramlev 8s to 10s per bushel, other cookers 5s to Bs. 1 Canadian and American stocks plentiful. '.Market, slow. Newton Pippin P2s ' to 10s, red sorts 10s to 12s per case. 1 Hemp—The Manila market is dull I and easier. “J” (Bade No 2 sold ' down to CII 10s. Output. January. 1 ' to February 28, 210.000. against * 200.000 last year. Stocks of Manila ‘ on hand, February 28. 103.000, against. ‘ 133.000: Great: Britain. 23,000 against ■ 18,000. Sisai is easier. No. 1 Tagatiy- ’ jkn Afarch-Afay shipments quoted sellers €44: No. i. Kenya. £43 10s, New Zealand dull in sympathy with sellers, who quote, higlipoints C3B, fair C 35 ‘ 10s.

Wool—The sales arc fully attended and there is very good competition. Merino and fine cross-bred maintained opening price rates ; medium cross-bred somewhat irregular at about penny lower.