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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 13, 9 February 1909, Page 4

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f • HIGH- COMMISSIONER'S REI'OR'L ' it; Telegraph'—Press Association. f Wellington, Monday. A üble from the High Commissioner, dated London, February G, status:— ilutton.—'l'ho market is very dull; the supply exceeds the demand. Kivcr l'late mutton is in large supply, and is i being strongly pushed for sale at 2%d. f ■ Canterbury muitou is quoted at 3%d, jr, fcorth Island 3%d. Buyers are not iui' clinetl to make forward purchases of mutton at the present prices. The lauib ■ market m *juiet. There is dull sale for all brands of this season's consignments. Canterbury lamb is quoted at o'/ a d, Australian 4d, River Plate 4d. . Beef.—The market is failing, and supplies are increasing. Hindquarters are . ■ quoted at 3%d, and forequarters at 2%d. ■ Butter.—The market is steady, with fair business doing. Current quotations are: Choieest New Zealand Ills, Danish 118s, Australian 107s, Argentine 107s, Siberian 102s. Cheese.—The market is firm. There is better demand for white makes, which are quoted at 60s; colored, owing to a short supply, are B2s. Hemp.— The market continues dull. Current quotations are: Good fair grade on spot £24 Ids, fair grudte on spot £22 10s, fair current Manila on spot £23 H)s, January-March shipments of good fair grade £24, fair grade £22, fair current Manila .£22 10s. Last merits Manila output amounted to 2l!,008 bales. The stock held in London ' is 238 tons.

Cocksfoot Seed.—The market is quiet. Buyefa are not keen to do business until they Mceive New Zealand reports. • Hops.—The market is quiet, with a tcsod«ncyi in favor of buyers. Wool.—The market has been yery ir--1 regular, but closed firm. The following shipments arrived from River Plate during the month of Janu- : . ' ary: —London, mutton 57,031, lamb Liverpool, and 31,350; Hull, 9196 and' 1350; Cardiff, 3220 and 950. Butter: London and Southampton, lMOfcirt. HAWERA SHEEP FAIR. The New Zealand Loan aad Mercantile Agency Company's sheep fair, held ' ■ in Hawera on Friday, last, was probably ' the most suocessful held in the district. There was a good attendance of district farmers, and outside buyers were also v;> )vell represented. .Practically every Hue s was disposed of at prices, quite up to vendors' expectations. There was a good enquiry for young breeding ewes. About tweßl were purchased to go to the South Island, and 500 for Auckland; two-tooth 1 Lincoln ewes brought up to 13s Gd, Romj, neys to 13s; two and four-tooth wethers ■ ' realised 10s 8d to lis Gd, and' sounds'. ■. mouthed ewes fit for breeding 8s lid to lj 10b, 3d; woolly lambs brought 89 Gd to ' - 9s 6d, ami shorn lambs tis 8d to 7s lid. k. £ WAVERLEY RAM FAIR.

D&lgety and Co., Ltd., held their first ; Wflverlcy ram fair on Tuesday, 2nd i inst., when they offered over 1000 rains. There was a good attendance. Lincoln- , were almost entirely neglected, and a c Wg proportion of this entry passed. Romneyg and Leicesters, etc., were in better . demand, and practically the whole of these classes were sold. Quotations: £ Lincohu on account of —. M. Mathieson * il'/j to 2'/ 2 gns, S. Napier I*4 to I'/Signs, 4. Miss Watt 3gns, C. R. Honeyfield l%gns, G. P. Bremer 1 '/jgns, W. J. Darbyshire IVigns. Romneys: H. J. Wilkinson, 1% 5 r f to P/tgm, E. Short 1% to 2%gns, W. E. Bidwell 2>/ s to 4gn», W. E. Baker t\ l'/4 to 2%gns, D. Forlong iy 2 to 2>/tgns, !«». W, H. Buiek 2 to 2%gns, Lovelock 1% J to 2gns. Border Leicesters: G. V. J; 1 Pearce 3% to 4gns, .J. K. Corrigan 2 to i 3gne. English Lefcesters: J. Allison 2gns. J. R. Corrigan 114 to IM-gns, Slack t<, Bras. 1% to 2gns. Shropshires: J. R. Corrigan 4gns.

Mr. Xewton King has received the foi- . ' lowing cable frifm Ms Sydney agent re f. thides:—"Lights, weaker."