COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 70, 18 March 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. London, March 16. Rabbits.—Quiet and unchanged. Sheep.—New Zealand ewes 3d, lambs, Canterbury, none offering. All other New Zealand moats unchanged. Australian Sheep.—Light *3£d, other Australians unchanged. South American Sheep.—Heavy 3 5-16 d, beef, frozen fores 3d, chilled fores 3§d, others unchanged. (Received 18, 8.55 a.m.) London, March 17. Jute: March-April shipment £25 ss. Hemp: February-April £2l 17s 6d. Cotton: March-April 5.93 d. Copra: A small business.. South Sea in bags £24 IQs. Rubber: 4s 10 Id. Lead: Imports 16,517 tons, exports 3925 tons. Galvanised iron: £l4 5s and £l3 17s 6d. Tin plates 9d and 14s 3id. Wirenetting: 55 per cent and a half to 5 per cent off list. WHEAT SHIPMENT. (Received 18, 8.50 a.m.) ■ London, March 17. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,950,000 quarters, and for.the Continent 1,430,000. Atlantic shipments 122.000, Pacific 17,000. The total shipments to Eurone for the week amounted to 1,225*000 quarters, including Argentine 450,000, Russian 145.000, Danubian 50,000, Indian 132,000, Australasian 190,000.

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT

Wellington, March 18. Following is the High Commiseioner’s cable, dated London, March 16 (quotations unless' otherwise specified are average market prices on spot):• General.—On account of the continuation of the strike there has. been no inatenal change in the market. Business is dull, and prices are nominal and unchanged from last week. ' Mutton. —Canterbury 4d, North Island 3§d. Lamb.—Canterbury 5 id, other than Canterbury sd. Beef.—New Zealand is not quoted. Butter'.—Choicest New Zealand 127 - r 1 : ■ , , • Cheese. —-Finest New Zealand white 73s 6d, coloured 735. Hemp.—Spot, New Zealand good fair grade £2l 10s, fair grade £2O ■los, forward shipment New Zealand good fair grade £2l 10s, fair grade £2O 10s. The output from Manila for the week was 15,000 bales. Hops.—The market remains firm on account of the difficulty of obtaining supplies. English £l3, Californian £l2 per cwt.