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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 32, 1 August 1911, Page 2

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■LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, July 30. _ Sheep.—Canterbury, light 3%d, medium 3%d, heavy 3 11-lGd; Southland, unquoted; North Island, 3%d; New Zealand ewes, 3 1-lGd. Lamibs.—Canterbury, light sy„d, medium sd, .heavy 4%d; Southland, 4%d. (Australian Meat—Ewes, 3>/ 4 d; beef, fores 2y s d, hinds 3d. South American Meat.—Sheep, ligiht 3%d, heavy 3 o-lGd; ewes, 3d to 3 MOd; beef, frozen fores 2%d, hinds 3 3-lfid; chilled fores 21-lCd, hinds 3 9-16 d; other meats unchanged. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Monday. Following is the High Commissioner's cablegram under date, London, July 29. (Note. — Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):— ' Mutton.—Tliere is aio alteration in the market since last week. The weather ia too dry. Canterbury, 3%d; North Island, S'/^d. 1 Lan^b—Better demand. Canterbury. sd; other than Canterbury, 4%d; River Plate, 4%d. Beef.—Tlie market is very dull, with scarcely any demand. River Plate drilled is in liii'ge supply. It is reported that chilled beef had been stored and frozen. New Zealand hinds 3%d, fores 2%d. Butter.—The market is firm, with a hardening tendency on account of the drought. Australian 102s, Danish 1225, Siberian 110s. New Zealand second-class quality stored 108?. lC.hec.se. —The market is steady, with very good demand nt last quotations. Colored (lis. white COs. TTemp.—The market is very quiet, and nothing doing. New Zealand good fair on spot £2l. fair grade £2O. fair current Manila £2l: .luly-September same price. The output from Manila, for tile week was 23.000 bales. Cocksfoot Seed.--The market is dull, but holders are linn. For New Zealand seed, on account of small supply. I cannot quote. Continental and American crop* ore reported heavy, and of good quality.