London Markets.
HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Nov. 19. The lligk Commissioner's market report, dated Loudon, 17tli (Note: Quotations unless otherwise specified are average market prices on spot) is as follows:— Meat.—Home-killed beef very scarce, a large proportion of second-class quality selling at 12d. Home-killed mutton: Scotch lambs in fair supply 13d. No frozen meat lias been released during this week by order of the Government. New Zealand mutton and lamb, no supplies available and no quotations; Argentine mutton and lamb ll%d; Argentine beef, no sujjplies available and no quotations. Butter.—All descriptions of butter very scarce; no official quotations with exception of Paris 250s Sd and Dutch 2295; Danish and Dutch in small shipments. There is dissatisfaction on account of the fixed maximum prices. Cliecso. —Cheese is in small supply. English eheddar 1425, all others at Government prices. Hemp.—Manila and New Zealand markets no change; stocks here at 31st October this year are: Manila 15,134 tons, New Zealand 562 tons, against 7304 tons and 443 tons respectively last year. The Manila output this year, up to November 12, is 1,085,000 bales, against 1.039,000 bales last year. Cocksfoot.—Market firm but little doing. Good Danish is quoted at £8 5s ex warehouse.
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Levin Daily Chronicle, 20 November 1917, Page 1
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