Commercial.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 42, 23 February 1904, Page 2

Commercial.

AOENT-OENKJIAL'S ADVICE. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 22. The of Industries and Commerce has receivwl the following cablegram from t)ie Agwit-tienwal, dated 21st : Stocks of NVw '/.eaianid mutton on haiwl are Hg|ht and firmly lieWl in few h«mis. 'llie market is dull, and notwilhs-fairding' reiworts of Hinall shipments on the water until something in known uljout distant deliveries, the market is likely to reiimin dull. Average price today for Cuiitenliury hixitKls <ljd por lb, Dunedin, Southland and Wellington Meat Exporting Company's 4 Jd, other North 'lwluml hmmlx, 4J. Hiver Plate mutton, 4<l ; Australian iljd. Owing to insullicient supplies of importers of that class of mutton are purchasing shipments of Australian. Lamb—Market <piiet, Average price to-day of New Zealand lamb, Canterbury brands (id piv lb, Australian liim'b, od ; .Jiiver I'late, 4fd_ Ikvf .Market wenk, although there, are slocks on hand of New Zc-alaiut beef which is wry light. Tho exIreine price to-day for hjruljq)iartera of New Zealand beet is 3Jd fores 22<1. Jjarge supplies of Argentine chilled beef are offering at HJd per lb for Minds, and 2Jtl for fores. There is better demand for butter and tta market is firm. This season's New 'Zealand butter is giving purchasers every satisfaction. Owing to the Japanese-Uussian war, supplies of butter from SitieWa ara e.\|Kfle.(l to be very much curtailed, and the prospects of an improved market Inter in Uie Hoa.son die considers! favourable. Average price of choicest New Zealand tatter to-day is !>7s per.cwt, Australian 945, Danish 11 Is.

Cheese—Market lifeless. Average price of I i newt N'ew r Zealand oheeao to-day is 4D.s per cwt.

Hemp—Market steady at prices cabtal last week. I do not expect to ;:eo any mmitvlinto change in the hemp market. LV'ksioot—Market firm, although buyers are not keen to do buainetts. Tho average price for bright clean Xew Zealand cocksfoot ;vood, wej ghing 171b» per bushel, on spot is 52a per cwt.