The Hemp Market.
Last Eriday's Evening Post gave the following alarmist local: — "A fall in the price of flax has occured \<> London. A cable message despatched to Messrs Murray, Roberts and Go on Wednesday is as follows ; — "New Zealand hemp Priee^ have declined £4 per ton. Market is uns eady. A most the who'e bought in." This is evid'-nt'y o lv a p ■rt'on of 'ho n- ws, ns a Press .Issociation cable, dated the same da places tho matter in a far diffvr-nt light as it sta'es " Hemp is in poor demand- About 200 bales have been sold ao a decline of £3 per t mi. After the sales prices recovered." After thn sales prices recovered, was deemed too unimp nt'int to men'io ■. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercuntile Agency Company (Xiumed) have received the following cable message from their London office, datod 14th mst., viz :—" Tallow There is a fair demand. Mutton tallow has declinod (id per cwt s ; nco last report. Quotations for beef tallow unchanged sine* las', roport. fro/en Meat - Mutton m rket un changed. Bivf m irkot quiet. New Zealand beef, f>requarters is worth and hind quarters S.VI per lb. Now Zealand floinp — Market unsettled. Medium is worth £26 10s per ton. Manila marl-et easier."
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 18 November 1890, Page 2
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210The Hemp Market. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 18 November 1890, Page 2
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