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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 23 April 1907, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

j HIGH COMMISSIONER'S EEPUIiT. IVr l.'ross Association. |j Wellington, April 22. Tlie following cable has been" received l' from the lii«h Commissioner in London, ; da)o,l the ilitli inst.:— .' Tlii' mutton market is weak, Owing jj to tin- ))00r demand existing s.ioelis on h hand, are heavy and widely distributed ~ amongst, agents who are pushing sales. .; Canterbury mutton 3%d, North Island :j-;i,d. ~' Lamb: the market is firm. Slocks on ,| iiaud are heavy and in good demand for ~, all classes. Tlii! average price of light„l weight Canterbury is 5%<1, other than r, Canterbury i>i/,il per lb, heavy weights, id Canterbury sy s d, others at 4% : ,1 per lb. t. The beef market ill steady, owing to a- good doinand. The average price is3%il ss and 2%d for hind and fore-quarters rer- speetivcly. a- The butter marke:fc is sligthly v.>.iker. id with less demand. Choice New Zealand 11. brands are quoted at 07s, Argentine hj: !)6s, Siberian (lis, Danish 101s. hi, The cheese market U quiet, anil prieiv y. are slightly weaker, buyers holding bad rs. expecting prices to go'lower. Current 1). quotation is (!2s. nil There is small business doing in thi is. hemp market, and prices are weak •n- Good .fair grade on spot £33 10s, ant ™t April-June shipment £33, fair currcfi! ' e Manila on Bpot £37.

<l ami there are only lie.ht su,ck s on hand; ■'• 1711) 'liriffln clean is ipiolcd tit 52s per ; - t-wl. <> The .Vow Zealand «■;■„.;,(■ m .,,.| i( .t is ' linn, will a lnuMi'iiiii" tcudcnev. '■ The X,-«- Zealand mil, market is ac- ■ live, wiih jj<).-)il demand. The Xew X ■!< lan.l bean market is I Tin. >;,., v Zealand peas market i, j lii'in. with (1 and only moderate. Tin- kauri «uni market is ipiiei. bid steady, nnd the stock on hand is moderate. Ordinary to fair llnw-riimrters ."craped HOs per ew,., fair JiciU-scifijic-cl !Hls, brown fair half to three-qnaiter scraped Sis. pickings MMinmn to »00l •)•<<. liuah fair to e.,,0,| pale ami amlii'i' scraped lo,")S.