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Taranaki Daily News, 19 July 1917, Page 8

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HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture. Industries. ami Commerce, lias received the following calilefjram, dated July 11, from . Die Hi-ili Commissioner for New Zealand. ' (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot!:— Meat.—There is no material change . in the market. Argentine mutton and , lamb is very scarce. There are small supplies of Canadian lamb. New Zea- . lam! mutton, S7-Sd, ewe mutton S'/.d: Argentine mutton. 10d: Now .".ealand lamb. lOd: Argentine laniib, lid: Arj;en- . tine beef, small supplies, hinds 13d, fores • 10'/ 4 d. Butter. —Market continues firm. New • Zealand butter is in active demand o>\v- • in# to short supplies. Danish. 210s to •2135; New Zealand, salted 108s to -»UOs. Quotations are nominal, owing to small supply. Australian, salted 1945, unsalt- - ed l!)0s. ; Hem)). —Manila hemp is in fair supply this week. Prices remain steady. Small sales have taken place. Government t graded fair Manila, £% per ton. New e Zealand spot market is firm; near at f hand New Zealand good fair, ££s; fair, i on spot, £!> l. Business has been - done with New Zealand high point fair, b Jnlv to January .CS". rt Wheat—Market steady at last quotae tions. A moderate -business has been d done. No. 2 Manitoba Northern, afloat, - SOs; No. 2 Red Winter, 70s. n Oats—Market is very quiet and shows t, no quotable change, c