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HIGH COMMISSIONER’S GABLE
fPiin Punas Association.! WELLINGTON, Nov. 1. The High Commissioner’s cable, dated London, October 30, states: _ The mutton market is very quiet. Speculative buying has apparently ended. Buyers are not inclined to make forward purchases at present prices. The stocks on hand are light and firmly field in a few hands. The average prices are: Canterbury 4§d, North Island 4Jd. Mutton has only reached the present price on one occasion since Eebruary, 1907. The lamb market is quiet, with a dull sale. The average prices are: Canterbury 4§d, North Island 4-id. The beef market is steady. The average price of New'Zealand hindquarters ”is 3gd, forequarters 3d. The butter market is firm for best quality. The liigh price restricts the demand, buyers holding back, expecting; prices to go lower. The price to-day is 117 s per evvt, 'Argentine' 116 s, Australian 115 s, Danish 1275, and Siberian 106 s. The cheese market is dull, there being only a small demand. The average price of finest New Zealand cheese is 's6s. The hemp market is quiet, but steady. New Zealand good fair grade on spot £27 10s, fair grade on spot £26 10s, fair current Manila oil spot £26, January-March shipments New Zealand good to fair £27, fair grade £26, fair current Manila £25 10s.. The. Manila output for the week was 53,000 hales. The cocksfoot seed market is firm. There is a light stock on hand. The average price of bright, clean New Zealand' cocksfoot seed, weighing 171 b •per bushel, on spot, is 70s. The hop market is firm, and prices continue to advance. The River Plate shipments received during September were: London mutton 68,563 carcases, lamb 10,210; Liverpool, 108,175 and 5059; Hull 6950 and 1000; Southampton 7766 and 1850; Cardiff, 5335 and 500; Ireland 1500 carcases mutton.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2648, 2 November 1909, Page 2
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301COMMERCIAL. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2648, 2 November 1909, Page 2
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