COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 14 September 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The High Commissioner’s market report, dated London, September 9, is as follows; — Meat. —Home killed mutton and beef ar e in large supplies, and there arc good supplies of Dutch mutton. Heavy weight mutton, Sid per lb; light-weight mutton 91d. Lower prices are being quoted for Argentine mutton and lamb, owing to continued supplies of Patagonian. New Zealand mutton S 5-Bd, owe mutton, S:}d, Argentine mutton 1-Sd, New Zoalad lamb 9 Id, Argentine lamb, 10 l-Bd. Be e f. —Argentine chilled beef: Hinds 91d; fores 7 3 Sd, Button.—The market continues firm. Danish salted 194/ to 198/ per cwt; Dutch salted ISO/ to 182/; unsalted 184/ to 180/; Irish creamery ISO/ to 184/ for salted, unsalted 184/ to ISO/; Canadian salted 180/ to 184/ unsalted 184/ to ISO/; New Zealand salted 185/ to 188/; Argentine salted ISO/ to 182/, unsalted 182/ to 184/; American creamery, salted 172/ to 176/. Chesse. — The market closed firm at an advance. New Zealand white cheese (small supply), 103/ to 105/; colored, 103/ to 105/; English cheese 114/ to 116/. ✓ On Ist September the estimated Canadian and United States cheese stocks at London, Liverpool and Bristol totalled 232,000 boxes, against 336,000 boxes at the same .time last year. The estimated New Zealand stocks at London and Bristol on th Ist September totalled 4.650 crates, against 197,500 crates at the same time last year. Hemn —The market is quiet but firm, good fair New Zealand, per ton, £49 10/; fair £47 10/; Government graded fair Manila, £sl 10/, coarse £4B TO/; Octoiber-December shipment, good fair New Zealand to £4B I®/; fair £47; Government graded fair Manila £SO 10s; coarse to £46 10/. The output of Vnnp from Manila for the week ending last Saturday was 20,000 bales. Wheat. —Th e market is firm owing to reduced supplies, but buyers are holding back, and buying only what is necessary. Canadian, arrived, 69/; c.i.f., October-November, 68/; Argentine and Australian on spot, 69/. English is making a record price for forty years at 64/. / Oats. —The market is quiet and only moderate business is being done. Canadian, on spot, 35/; Argentine, 31/6. Hops.—The market is quiet but firm. English 110/ to 130/; Californian, 100/ to 120/. Nanri Gum. —Nothing is being offer'd for sHe a function, and prices are nominal at last quotations. Wool.—The market is firm.