LONDON MARKETS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8488, 16 July 1907, Page 3

LONDON MARKETS.

33y Telegraph —Press Association, j ~~ ! Received July 15, 7.24 a.m. j LONDON, July 14. j New Zealand hemp is quiet; prices ' are firm. j Hides —At the periodical saies no j business was done, and all lots were j withdrawn. 1 At the wool sales good business , was done, and prices were firm The ; .sales included the following clips, for , -which the average price was— Kai- ; -warra, lOd per lb; Beaumont, ll|d. j To date 56,346 bales have been catalogued and 50,898 sold. i Rabbits are firm, with a quiet retail demand. I Frozen Meat—Sheep—Canterbury, ! -nominal, light per lb, medium j 4|d, heavy 4Jd; Southland, not j quoted; North Island, 3fd, best i-brands 4d. Lamb—Canterbury, light ' 5 3-16 d, medium 5 3-16 d, heavy 5Jd; ! Southland. s&d; North Island, 51- j 16d. Ox fores 3Jd per lb; ox hinds ! ~3Jd. River Plate sheep—heavy, 3d, j light 3Jd; beef, fores 3d, hinds 3fd. | .HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT, j The Department of Industries and -Commerce has received the following -cable message from the High Commissioner, dated London, July I3th: — The mutton market is firm, and there is a good demand for prime quality. Canterbury brands are quoted at 4|d per lb, and North Island mutton at 3jjd per lb. The lamb market is steady; the demand, however, is chiefly for light weight. Canterbury is quoted at s£d, and other than Canterbury at 5d per lb. The beef market is steady, 3gd and 3|d per lb being quoted for hind and fore quarters, respectively. The butter market is lifeless, except for very best quality. Choicest #ew Zealand is quoted at 995, and Danish at per cwt. There is no change in the price of cheese since last week. The hemp market is quiet but firm, at unchanged rates. The cocksfoot seed market is firm, a better demand has been experienced, and prices are rising. Bright clean New Zealand seed, 171b to the bushel, on spot, is quoted at 58s per cwt.