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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7978, 15 November 1905, Page 2

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HIGH UOJIJUSSIONEIfS ADVICE (Per Press Association.) WKI.IJXGTON, Nov. tr> 'l'he llepiirlineiit of Industries ami Commerce has ivceived the following cublegra.ni 'from the High Conwnissionev, (latvd London 1 till : 't'here has been more inclination to purchase mutton during the- past week. T'here are s'iigus of improvement, in the market. The average price to-day for Cauti'rfiurv mutton is ii-Jd per lb. for other North Islivim mutton :i;,tl.

The average price tiwday for River Plate 1111111011 is :-iJ<I per 'lb. The lamb market is very dullfand the supply exceeds the demand. The average price for ligbf weights -is'ljil per lb. and hvavv weights 83d ]ier it . The Leef mark i is depressed and slocks of Now iZiealand beef on hand are light. Ihe averagv price I for biml qiiariers of New Zeahuvd heel' is Sljd jier 11), for lore ijuarters 25..1 per lb.

The butter market is very Jinn for choicest and there is good demand. The. price of choicesp .Now /Valana butter to-day is 11 Is per cwt, l>an,ish 12: is.

There is good demand for cheese ind the market is Jirm. Canadian on spot, is tpioted at 50s per cwt. 'l'he hemp market is quiet, but Jirnfi in price. Newi'/i'aland hemp.good "(air Wellington" grade, on spot to-day is C;il. May-M'arc.h shipments Jttll. 'live price of Manila hemp, ''''t'aii' current" grade on spot to-day is £ll. There is no alteration in the cocksloot seed market since last week The wool .market is steady, and likely to remain so 'although it is reported, and there is believed to be some fouivdati'ou for it, I hat the number of holders force sales in orihl' to cause depression in the opening mtirkvt for colonial w'ool. Current Hradford quotations for tops are tUi's losv crossbreds, Is t!:'d per lb ; dO's low cross-brctls, Is d'J'd ; It's medium crossbix-ds, Is (i',ll ; 50's half-biT'ds, Is Bjd : ofi's quarlvrbreds. Is ll.'iii; «>'.s Merinos, 2s 2d. Importations of 'Rivei">,l'late mutton and lamb into the I'nited Kingdom for October were J27,1)7(> and 1855 distributed as follows : Mutton : London 24,5b'8, Liverpool 91,218, Hull 81W). Newcastle il!)2o, Southajinpton 2170. Lamb: London 500, Liverpool 855.