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CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Received May 2, 5.5 p.m. Chicago, May 1. Wheat—May option;, 271 to 255 cents bushel; July, 227 to 212»/. cents. The visible supply is 30,703.000 bushels. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram, dated London, April 28, from Ihe Ili'gh Commissioner for New Zealand. Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot.
Meat.—There is a restricted demand for all descriptions of meat; decrease in the supply of Home-killed mutton and beef. Lower prices accepted for Argentine mutton and lamb owing to arrangements completed whereby after tins week Argentine mutton and lamb jvill be sold at lOd and lid per lb., no weight allowance. New Zealand mutton, per lb, s%d; ewe mutton, SJd; Ar-' gentine mutton, 10Jd; New Zealand lamb lOd; Argentine lamb llJd and 12} d; Argentine chilled beef, hinds lO'/.d, fores fiid. " . "
Butter.-The following maximum prices fixed during the next two weeks: Danish, Now Zealand, and Irish creamery butter, salted and unsaltcd, 218 - Dutch creamery and. Australian, 2125. The butter market is quiet but steady Danish 204s to 208s, New Zealand 20fe to 20fis for salted, unsalted 203s Gd to 207b; Irish creamery, lflOs to 103s; Australian, salted and unsalted, l!)0s to 1925. Cheese.—Maximum prices remain unchanged with the exception of English Cheddar IGOs, now season's make 1455. Market continues firm owing to continued small supplies. Canadian, white and colored, lC2s ; States flats, IGOs. Hemp.— I The market remains firm. Government prices fixed Manila (mutilated word here) any position, fair £BS, medium £BO, coarse. £7B, New Zealand, on spot, _ good fair £7O 10s, fair £74' 10s (mutilated word here) good fair £7O fair £74. ' '
Wheat.—Market firm owing to reduced supplies. Quotations are nominal. Australian 83s, Canadian 81s, Argentine 80s,
Oats. Market firm at the advance. New Zealand 60s nominal.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 May 1917, Page 2
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