LONDON MARKETS.
The Commerce and Tourisls' Divi sion has received the following cable message from the High Commissioner, dated London, January 3rd :—, The produce marketsjn general are very quiet; nothing doing during the | holidays. Mutton.—Offerings are very small, but there is little demand. The feek ing here is favourable and holders are firm. The average price of Canterbury mutton is 4d per lb, supply is running short; North Island raut-. ton 3|d per lb. There is a better demand for lamb; supplies of Australian lamb are increasing; stocks of New Zealand lamb on hand have been reducad to a moderate quantity. AverageJprice of Canterbury lamb 4d, other New Zealand lamb 3|d per lb. The beef marKet is dull; stocks of New Zealand beef on hand are light. The average price of New Zealand hindquarters is 3|d per lb, forequarters 2|d.
The butter market is quiet steady; there is a good demand, and prospects are favourable,'although some holders are anxious to sell. The average price of choicest New Zea- ] land butter fs Ills per cwt.,banish J 1255, Aus rahan 107s, Siberian 107s. The hemp market is quiet; small business doing. The price of New Zealand hemp, good fair grade on spot, is £2B per ton; fair grade £27; Manila fair current/ £2B; JanuaryMarch shipments, New Zealand, good fair £27 10s, fair £26, Manila £26. The cocksfoot seed market is firm, and buyers have been offering more
freely; the stock on hand is small. The price of bright clean 171b New Zealand seeed is 75s per cwt. The wool market remains firm; wool is in active demand at full prices.
The hop market is firm owing to reduced supplies (Last quotations were New Zealand 115s per ewt., European 150s, United States 140s). Shipments of River Place mutton and lamb received during December were as follows:—London—Mutton, 68,301; lamb, 22,948. LiverpoolMutton, 83,347; lamb, 1,079. Hull | —Mutton, 7,000. Newcastle—Muti ton, 11,115; iamb, 300. • Cardiff— I Mutton, 5,511. ■ Ireland—Mutton, I 1,400.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9682, 5 January 1910, Page 7
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325LONDON MARKETS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9682, 5 January 1910, Page 7
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