COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 34, 5 February 1912, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

HIGH' COM ,\I'SSIONEK'S REPORT,

(Per Press Association.)

Wellington, February 5. Following is the High Commission er’s cable, dated London, February 3 (quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):— Mutton.—The market is steady and without animation.—Best quality is scarce. North Island Australian 3;Jd, River Plate 3)d. Lamb.—The market is firm with good demand for prime quality. Because of the scarcity of same buyers are not inclined to make forward purchases. Present- prices, Australian 4jjd, River Plate 4:',d, other than Canterbury oijd. ■Beef.—The market remains firm. The supply is small, but constant. New Zealand hinds 4£d, fores 4d (nominal). Butter.—The market is steady, and is likely to remain so. Moderate supplies are coming forward from Denmark and Siberia. The average price for the .week for choicest New Zealand perkhvt.’, was 131 s, Australian 128 e, Argentine 1275, Danish 1355, Siberian 1295.

Cheese.—The market is steady, with good demand for all descriptions of white ;m(l coloured. Hemp.—Tlie market is quiet but steady. New Zealand good fair, on stiot, 10s, fair grade £2O 10s, fair current’Manila £22, forward shipment aboUtifthe same, a The output from Manila for the week was 39,000 bales. Hops.— The market is firm owing to reduced supplies I .' English 013, Califorbiah ■ £l2. non 1 -

■ iWook—The wricxlosales -have ; closed. The’ market showed weaker than at the opening. Buyers are cautions. American competition slackened before the Medium and inferior are a half penny U'ss' than! at the close of last sale. Estimated jvahies per lb: Superior merino Is to Is ltd, medium merino 9kl to lid; inferior merino 7kl to 9d, fine crossbi'cds (all grades) 11-Jd to Is Ljd, medium crossbreds 8d to lOkl, cqarse, crossbredgj, (all grades), ,7d to lOd. ” A total of 1500 hales; of New Zealand wools (ire held over! ' cbarniv| ; i(i !> ; .ioianbm-i-V vA A 'j ,; 1r > i': - •“ !' , SHEEPSKINS.' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. t .have received the following cablegram from their Loudon;house, under date Ist hist; Coarse crossbred sheepskins are (d clearer ; others are generally tlio same as last.