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Taranaki Daily News, 10 August 1915, Page 2

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UWH COMMISSION KIVS R.EPOKT. . By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Yesiei'day. Following is the High Commissioners cablegram, under date London, August 7 (Xote: Quotations, unless otherwise Kpecitied, are average market prices on spot): LMeat.—-Xo material change in the market conditions during the week. Tile .market declined further owing to poor demand, together with large supplies. Mutton. —North Island 5 3-1(h1 for best quality light-weight, ordinary quality (rKid. ewes (id. Laiitb.s. Cauti-iihury S'/Jd, heavy weights 8%(1: other than Canterbury, 8 1 -s : I fov light-weight, second grade Sd. licet'.—Xew Zealand not quoted. Chilled hinds S'/ 3 il, fores 7y a d. Butter. —The market is very linn for best quality. Danish, firm but limited demand, 170s to 174-s; Siberian, good demand, especially for finest, 130s to 13-Isi Australian, supply practically exhausted. prices lint quoted; Irish creamcry. linn, fair demand, 150s to 1545; Argentine, none offering. Cheese. —The market is steadier; Canadian, quiet, white and colored 74s to 70s; English Cheddar, quiet, 94a to ft6j; 'Xew Zealand, quiet, 7'4-s to 7$S and up to 78s; -United States, little more doing, (>Ss to 745, according to size. The estimated Canadian cheese stocks at London, Liverpool and Bristol on August ,1 wore 332,000 boxes, against 1-63,000 boxes last year. Xew Zealand and Australian cheese stocks at London and .Bristol on August 3 were 8350 crates, against.,lo,soo.,crates,last.year. , : Hemp. tt'l'ih*. .marice t iis .'steady, ..with' imiproyi'd dynamic Xmv .Zimla-sd ,goo<L I;fair grade .£3fc!; ..fair .C3o:'l Anpist; t'O* October shipment, good-fair £3! 10s, fair £2O 10s; Manila new-graded, fair £37. The output from Manila for the week was 13,000 bales. (lops.—The market remains firm; English 110s to 190s, falitornian 90s to 110s. Wheat.-- I The market is firmer on account of bad weather. August-Septem-ber shipment, American 48s per quarter, Canadian 555; September-October shipment. Canadian new crop 4Os Gil. Oats.—Market firmer. There is more demand; August-September shipment, Argentine 25s (id per quarter.