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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 80, 25 August 1914, Page 8

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| HIGH PRICES FOB WHEAT. 1 rfj Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 24, 840 p.m. Sydney, August 24. Wheat is firmly held. Good old grain is not purclmseable under 4s fid, and filers of new wheat want 4s l%d. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S lIKPOftT. Per Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Ihe Department ol'Agriculture lias received tlii' following table from the High Commissioner, d ated August 22iid. (Note: Quoitatron.i, utiU'.ss oUi'jrwirje stated, are average, market prices on 'spot): Mutton. Better demand, in anticipation of higher prices as the result of small arrivals in the near future. Canterbury mutton, o'/ 4 it for light weight; heavy weight, sd: North Island sd: ewes, -l%d. Lamb.—Market steady, moderate demand. Canterbury twos, t>%d: other than Canterbury, for light 'weight. liecf.—(!ood demand continues. New Zealand hinds 6%1d, fowas 5J4d. Supplies of American chilled beef are small. Hinds fi'.-jd, fores s>4d. Argentine shipments are decreasing. Only 11,000 -quarters were shipped last week. Butter.—Market very quiet, and prices irregular. Danish 126s to lrtte, Siberian litis to 12lis, Irisili creamery 110s to 120s, Australian 110 a to 120s. (Choose.—Market quiet) and rather steadie.r. Canadian white and colored 70s to 725, New Zealand white and colored , I)s to 725; white, exceptional, 745. For English Cheddar the market is quiet,, an,l prices slightly weaker at 7«s to S2s. (>'rain.—.Market steady. Kiir business doing in Australian wlieat at 42s lid. c.i.f.; Carton oats 31a Cd, t.i.f. Hour, 345, ex store. New Zealand bcaas, f.a.n. (new crop) per MMIb 375. New Zealand peas (Partridge) per 5041b, s+s. I Wool.—Market firm for crossbred? suitable for army c-lothing. Prices are : y,d higher than the closing rates cf hut sale, the manufacturer, being busv with Government contracts.