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Taranaki Daily News, 17 June 1921, Page 2

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SHARE MARKET. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, June 14. Bank shares.—Bank of Australasia £7B 10s; National Bank of New Zealand 116 s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile £B5. CAOtINE PRICE REDUCED. ■ “ ■*-' New York, June 15. The Standard Oil Company has reduced the price, w gasoline by cents per gallon , to 24 yj cents. DAIRY PRODUCE. ETC. RETAIL PRICES, NEW PLYMOUTH. >. d. Butter Creamery (pats) 2 • 8 : Registered dairy 2 6 Separator Ilf. Eggs 3 d' Lard ......... . .............. 1 8 Hams 1 2% Sides Bacon 1 -2% Rashers Bacon 1 7 Rashers Ham 1 8 Milk (quart) 8 FRUIT. Passion Fruit Is 3d ddz. Apples (dessert) 6d and 8d Lemons 4 for. Is. Bananas 5d Pears ..- /. 6d Oranges—Californian Sunklst 4s doz. Island oranges 3s and 4s doz. BUYING PRICES. Butter— ; Registered dairy 1 9 Creamery (pats) 2 1 Eggs .•.» 2 9. Fungus 4 Flour—2001b sacks 48 0 1001 b bag 25 6 501 b bag 0.« 13 0 251 b bag 6 11 LONDON MARKETS. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has received (he following cablegram, dated June 11, from the. High Commissioner for New Zealand, London : MEAT. Market remains unchanged. New Zealand mutton, light-weight, June 11, June 4, May 28, B%d. Heavy-weight (difficult to sell), Jiine 11, 6%d to ?y 2 d; June 4, Wd. to 7%d. New Zealand lamb continues in active demand, June 11, Is Id to Is 2d; Junp 4, Is iy 2 d to Is 2d; May 28, Is 2d to Is 2%d. Latmb from America, June 11, Is o%d to Is Id; May 28, Is Id. New Zealand heof, little better demand: Ox hinds, June 11, 5%d to 6’zfcd; June 4,7 d; May 28, 7d to Ox fores, June 11, 3%d to 4%d; June 4, 4<l; May 28, 3% to 4d. Chilled beef, irregular: Hinds, June 11, 9%d; June 4, lOd; May 28, Sd 'to lOd. Fores, June 11, 4%d; June 4, sd; May 28, 4d to sd.

With a view to reducing Government stocks, prices of New Zealand meat will be reduced next week to: Ewes, 4%d to 5%d;; wethers, 6y;d to 8d; cut lamb, lOd; uncut lamb, Is per lb. BUTTER. Market quiet and prices lower. Current quotations:—June 11: Danish, 198 s to 202 s per cwt. (Is 9(4d to Is 9Vfed per lb) ; Irish creamery, salted, 186 s to 190 s per cwt., (Is 7%d to Is 8y 4 d per lb), unsalted 200 s per cwt. (13 9(4d per lb). June 4: Danish, 200 s to 204 s per. cwt. (Is 9%d to Is 9%d per lb); Irish creamery, salted, 190 s per cwt. (Is Bfta per lb) ; unsalted 208 s per cwt. (Is 10%d per lb). May 28: Danish, 210 s to 214 s per cwt. (Is to is lid per lb) ; Irish creamery, salted 190 s to 195 s per cwt. (Is B%d to Is B%d per lb), unsalted 195 s to 200 s per cwt. (Is B%d to Is 9%d per lb). June 11; New Zealand, 184 s to 198 s per cwt. (Is 7%d to Is 9 3 /4d per lb) : Australian, 172 s to 176 s per cwt. (Is (iy 2 d to Is 6%d per lb) ; Argentine, 154 s to 158 s per cwt. (Is to Is 4%d per lb). June 4 ; New Zealand, 198 s to 200 s per cwt. (Is 9&d per lb) : Australian, 178 s to 188 s per cwt. (Is 7d to Is 8d per lb) ; Argentine 154 s to 170 s per cwt. (Is 4’Ad to Is 6d per lb) : May 28, New Zealand, 194 s to, 200 s per cwt. (Is B%d to Is 9(4d per lb) ; Australian, 182 s to 186 s per cwt. (Is 7%d to Is 7%d per lb) ; Argentine, 154 s to 170 s per cwt. (Is 4%d to Is 6d per lb). Free Argentine in fair demand at 160 s to ]7os per cwt. (Is 5%d to Is 6d per lb). Government prices ex store:—Jun© 10 to 16: New Zealand, 192 s per cwt. (Is By.d per lb) ; Australian, I*7os per cwt. (Is 6d per lb) ; Argentine, 152 s i>er c’wt. (is 4&d per lb). June 3 to 9: New Zealand, 196 s per cwt. (Is 9d per lb) ; Australian, 180 s per cwt. (Is 7(4d per lb); Argentine, 152 s per' cwt. (Is 4%d per lb). May 27 to June 2: New Zealand, 196 s per cwt. (Is 9d per lb) ; Australian, 186 s per cwt. (Is 7%d per lb) ; Argentine, 152 s per cwt. (Is 4%d - per lb). CHEESE. Fair demand, but prices still declining owing to large supplies. Canadian: June 11, white 100 s to 108 s per cwt. (10%d to liy.d per lb), colored 102 s to| 104 s per cwt. (lid per lb) ; June 4, white, no quotation, colored 112 s to 118 s per cwt. (Is to Is o%d per lb) ; May 28, white, no quotation, colored 130 s to- 136 s per cwt. (Is l%d to Is 2%d per lb). New Zealand: June 11, white 106 s to 116 s per cwt. (liy&d to Is o%d per lb), colored 104 s to 112 s per cwt. (lid to Is per lb) ; June 4. white, 122 s to 126 s per cwt. (Is Id to Is per lb), colored 122 s to 128 s per cwt. (Is Id to Is l%d per lb) ; May 28, white 128 s to 132 s per cwt. (Is to Is 2d per lb), colored 136 s to 142 s per cwt. (Is 2%d to Is 3d).* Australian: .lime 11, white, no quotation, colored 95s to 100 s per cwt. (lOd to 10%d per lb) ; -June 4, white 112 s per cwt. (Is per lb), colored 118 s per cwt. (I 8 per lb) ; May 28, white 128 s to 130 s per cwt. (Is l%d to Is l-%d per lb), colored 130 s to 136 s per cwt. (Is l%d to is 2&d per lb), HEMP. ■Manila market Quiet and tendency weaker. “J” grade March-May shipment sold £3B; May-July shipment sold £37 10s; June-August shipment quoted sellers £37 10s per ton. Output since January 1,323,000 bales, against 554,000 bales same period last year. Grading of recent arrival more satisfactory, especially as regards evenness of coloring and texture, closely corresponding with Percentage "weak hemp decreasing. New Zealand market Continues quiet. Reported that highpoints June-August shipment sold this week at £3B. Value fair, nominally about £35 per ton. WOOL. Sale continue well attended, with competition brisk. Opening values maintained, and prices tend in favour of sellers. Offerings .clearing well. Continental buyers continue active, and Home consumers show increasing interest.