COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 3 September 1913, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE.

London quotations, August 30th: — Mutton.—There has been a. better tone in the market this week. Canterbury, 4 3-1 Gd per lb; North Island, 4 3-16 d for best quality, lightweight 4 3-16 d. River Plate is in small supplyLamb.—There has been a better tone in the market this week. Prices have slightly advanced for all grades. There is a better demand for medium and heavy-weight. Canterbury two's, 5 9-16 d per lb; heavy-weight four's, 4Jd; other than Canterbury, 5Jd. Bpef.-i-There market is steady. There is' a better demand for hinds. New Zealand ihinds 4|d per lb; fores 3d. Suppplies of American chilled beef are large. Hinds, 4|d per lb; fores, 2|d. Butter.—There has been no alteration in the market since last week. There 5 is no change in prices. Price of French has advanced 2s to 4s per cwt. .. Cheese. —The market -is firm. There is no change in the prices for Canadian, but New Zealand: has, advanced Is per cwt. There are-some offers for finest' cheese: for delivery in* equal quantities from:'. December, 1913, to June; 1914, inclusive, at 66s per cwt; landed terms. ' , !■.....; Hemp.—The Manila market is depressed, as second-hand speculators are selling. At the close the market was somewhat steadier. Spot hemp has been fairly steady at £3l to £32 per ton;. October to December, £3O; January to March, £3O 10s. The market for New Zealand hemp is quiet; prices are slightly weaker. New Zealand good fair grade; per ton, £3O (nominal); fair, £26 iOs; August to October: Good fair. £3O 15s; fair, £26 15s. The output from Manila for the week was 23,000 bales. Wool.—The market is quiet. Coarse crossbredsi all grades, are very'firm. Merino prices are easier. Sixty's merinos 2fd per lb. It is reported that the inclusion of free wool in the United States new tariff is practically assured. With the Balkan affairs clearing, prospects are favourable for next month's sales.

Cocksfoot Seed.—The market is quiet. New Zealand seed offered at 495, but buyers are holding back. The Danish crops are .reported to be good, and".;the' seed is considered cheaper at 465.