COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 13 July 1916, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT The following is the High Commissioner's report dated London, July Sth. Note —Quotations unless otherwise specified are average market prices on the spot:— Meat —Frees are unchanged for New Zealand mutton and lamb There is an good demand for New Zealand lamb. Argentine mutton and heavy weight lambs are in poor demand and are at lower.prices owing to the large supply of Argentine beef. New Zealand mutton Sfd; ewe mutton 8M; Argentine

mutton i)":d; New Zealand bull beef, hinds (id :fores SUI; New Zealand boneless beef 7M; Argentine chilled beef, Butter —The market is quiet, and ■pries are slightly weaker. Danish, j salted 172 sto 1745, Irish creamery, ; salted, 15Ss to lG2s, unsalted, I'iO's to i ?i)-is; A.u. trill.an -aited, 15Ss to lu'Oa; I .msaltec, KiOs to 1625; good to fine ■ quality, salted, !.52s to 15(>s; New Zea|'and, salted, Id •■•". to 170 s; Argentine, | salted, 155 s to 15Ss; unsalted, IoSSs to j Cheese' —The market is dull and unI -: tried cad prices are declining. Canadian while 923 to■ 945; English ChedI: r 104 s to lOSs; Now Zealand white i-l-s to 9(is up to 9Ss; coloured 94s to Higher prices ref\r to sales made •ariler in Si, woe!:. There is a fair inquiry for ' New Zealand cheese in jood condition, but cheese in an un•■■c.t'.sfacttry condition is difficult to sell and pries are On July lot 'it was estimated that the Canadian and united States cheese stock in London, j Liverpool and Bristol was 127,000 [hexes, against 124.000 at the same time i last year. ' Hemp—Business is dull, but prices are firm. Gdocl fair New Zealand hemp (per ton £4B 10s; fair £47; Government ' vera met. t (L.i SfiS lamb.S I graded fair Manila £52, coarse £49, '£4B. The output of hemp at Manila 'for the week ending last Saturday was j 15,000 bales. I Wheat —The market is steady, but I the demand is only moderate. Price;;' [ nominallv ate unchanged. Canadian i arrived 50s, afloat 495, Argentine afloat ,50 (id. ' Q a t s —The market is firmer, X AvI gentin-j' arrived 295. | Hops —The market is quiet, but S holders are firm'. English per cwt 130 s ito 150 s, Californian 110 s to 130 s. j 'Wool—The market remains firm. ! PRODUCE AND WAR PRICES. j. WEELLINGON, July 10. The anual conference of agricultural and pastoral associations opened todap. In his presidential address Mr | W. Perry stated that the commandeer- ! ing and fixing of the price of meat had [ had worked very satisfactorily, but the ! same could not be said of wheat and j chaff. Producers should be well satisj fled with the result of Government aci tion to secure adequate shipping. One j of the biggest problems was that of ab- : sorting into the most fitting .occupaj tions returned soldiers. He hoped the ; conference would be strongly in symI pathy in securing good land for everp soldier capable of working it. [ The Minister of Agriculture also ad- ; dressed the conference. He said fresh | legislation this year was out of the {•question. The necessary production ' should be kept high, and consequently j the Department was prepared to give | every advice to the man on the land. I Mr W. D. Hunt (Southland) was ■. elected president. . i | For children's eougns and colds the j most reliable remedy is "NAZpL." I Ready for use when bought. Affords 'quick relief. £0 doses cost 1/6. production.