COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 34, 30 June 1914, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright ' London; June 23. Rabbits.—The market is. neglected and prices are unchanged. Sheep.—North Island 3%, best tends 4 1-lfid, Nevr Zealand ,ewes 3 9-10 d, Australia, first quality 3%d, South American ewes 3 9-lGd. Lambs.—Medium Canterifurv 5 15ltid, .'Southland Od, North Island 5 13-10(1, selected brands, 6 1-lfld. Other meats -unchanged. Wheat.—The market is very dull; 3os 9d lsi loffering for Australian. The wheat and Horn- afloat is 3,11(5,000 quarters, for the Continent 2,34/5,000 quarters; the Atlantic shipments total 4«7,003 quarters, Pacific 19,000 quarters; H'ae total to Europe i.-j 1,085,000 quaxtorsi, including Australasian ll'v 001) quarters.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

Ey Telegraph.—Press Association,

Wellington, June 2'J. Following is the High Commissioner's cablegram under date London, June 27. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot).—

Mutton.—There -is poorer demand as the result of heavy arrivals of inferior ehSilcd beef from Monte Video. Canterbury 4%d for light-weight. North Island 4%<i for light-weight. ■Lamb.—Fair demand continue o . The demand has boon chiefly for lislit wight Canterbury fli/ 4 d, heavy-weight Sy s d, other than Canterbury 0 3-1 (id for lightweight.

_ lSeef.—Scarcely any demand. Quota■tiions for New Zeaiand 1 beef are nominal. Nw Zealand liindg 4%, fores 3%d: chilled beef, Ijest quality, hinds 3d, lores 2%a.

Uuttor. —The market is stead v. Danish, steady, HGs to 118 a, New Zealand nominally 110? to 114s; Austraiian. slow demand, 101s to 104s; Irish, linn and ijiiiet, 108 a to 110s; Siberian, steady, 98s to 102s.

Cheese.—The market is s!lighl,]y weaker with loss demand. Canadian, new make, slo,\v trade, white G2s to 03s, colored (>3s fid'; New Zealand, du : P, white (>2.s (id to OS* Cd, colored o,'ls (id to 0!s fid. The English Cheddar market : s steady, new make GSs to T'2s, line U2, to OCs

Hemp.—Tile iriarket is ihiil. Suppli of iilires are la'ge. Xew Zealand, fioj.l fair £25 10s, fair £23, forward shipment i\t the same pne-e. Manila, fair current £24, October to September shipment C-'5. 'file output from Manlia for the week was 18,000 bales.

11 ops.—The 'Engflish market is quiet and Lsteady. The American market is iirm willli an upward tendency. The Continental market is steady and fair Int-iness doin^'. Wool.—The market is very linn, with larg« demand for better ' grade, fur America. Prospects are favorable.