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Taranaki Daily News, 9 February 1917, Page 2

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HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET REPORT. The following corrections have been made in the cablegram dated London, February 3, 1017, received by the Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. Certain words in the above cablegram have been repeated, with the result that the translation of the meat and hemp sections as issued yesterday require mending. The corieet translation reads as follows: — Meat.—All descriptions of frozen meat continue in good demana. The demand for New Zealand frozen meat is in excess of supplies. Prices arc higher, frozen meat not under Government control owing to expectation of supplies being retarded on account of submarines. New Zealand mutton, per lb, SJd; ewe mutton 81d; Argentine mutton, heavyweight lOd, light-weight 10} d; New Zealand lamb, lOd; Argentine lamb, New Zealand beef, no supplies available, Argentine chilled beef, hinds 12d, fores 1C<1; American pork lOfd. Hemp.—The market is firm, and prices continue to advance. Manila market is excited by speculative demands due to the fear that supplies will be short. New Zealand, business dull, little offering; quotations are nominal. January-March shipment, good fair, £O2, fair £6O; Gov-ernment-graded fair Manila £72, coarse £O4. The output of hemp at Manila for the week ending last Saturday was IWJOO bales. NEW PLYMOUTH MARKETS D.AIRY PRODUCE, ETCRETAIL I'KJCKS • '•"** s. 0. Butter— Creamery (pats) .......rr-,1 (1 Registered dairy 4. 4 Separator .....'. ,1 l 2 Eggs • jo Lard n Hams ]0 ."lashers bacon I 1 Rashers ham 1 2 Milk (quart) 4 ' FRUiV. • Oranges 2s 0d don. Tananas 4d lb Pears 6d lb Walnuts • ] s 3d 11). Apples B<l Jb Lemons Is fid and 2s doz. Tomatoes I 9 to Is Gd lb j Peaches 4d to Od lb ! Piums 6d lb Crapes Is 6<l lb VEGETAItj.ES Cucumbers ]g Cabbage 3d and 44 Carrots 2d per bunch Turnips 2d per bunch Vegetable marrows .... 4d fid each Pumpkins ljd per lb Kumeras 41bs l s Leeks 3d bundle New potatoes 4d lb Parsnips Oauliflowejs 3d, 4d, and (id each ?LOOR. 201 33 0 100 17 (! 50 • ' 8 9 25 4 C BUYING PRICES Butter— Creamery, (pats) 1 5 Registered Dairy 1 2 Separator 1 0 Eggs 1 1 Fungus 0