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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3109, 4 January 1911, Page 2

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THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLEGRAM. f pee press association.'! , WELLINGTON, Jim. 3. ?;: Tlie High Commissioners cable, dated London, December 31st, states : The inntton market is quiet, the New Zealand supply running short", especially Canterbury. The trade is very disappointing, there being only ,a hand to mouth demand. Canterbury mutton is at 4-kl, and! North Island Quotations are nominal. Lamb: The market- is steady, with a good demand for prime quality. Australian lamb is in large supply. New Zealand lamb, other than Canterbury, is at old, nominal; Australian sd. Beef .is in better demand. New Zealand hindquarters 31d, forequarters 2£dThe butter market is quiet, but rather steadier. There are heavier supplies on hand. Choicest Now Zealand is at 104 s per ewt, Australian 335, Danish 112 s, Siberian 9Ss. The cheese market is quiet, blit steady. White is at bos 6d, colored 575.

The hemp market is lifeless, owing to the poor demand. New Zealand, good to fair, on spot, per ton, is at £2O ; New Zealand fair grade, £l9 lbs; forward shipment, about the same. The output from Manilla for the week was 3600 bales. jwti&k The wool market is Bradford tops are quoted! asHflfpws: 36’s (low crossbreds) 134 d, 40\s\Tow crossbreds) 14;(d, 44's (medium crossbreds) lod. bO’s (halfbreds) 19d, 56’s (quarterGreds) 223 d, 60’s (merinos) 26d.

THE HOME MARKETS. rUNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGIIT.I LONDON, Dec. 31. Butter. —Danish 112 s to 11-ls, colonial quiet, and generally unchanged. New Zealand unsalted 106 s to 108 s. „ Wool. —The Bradford market is dull and weaker, 64’s 26id, super 26d, common 60*s 25d, 06’ s 21 !]d, 50’s 19d, 46’s Ibid, 40’s 133 d. LONDON, Jan. 1. Ordinary North Island mutton is at 4id, Australian, light 3d l-16th, heavy 3d. Australian lambs, best brands bd ]-6th, fair quality 4 3d, inferior 4)d. New Zealand beef, forequarters 2§d, hindquarters 31 d; Australian, forequarters 23d, hindquarters 3g. Chilled hindquarters by the steamer Marathon realised 33d to 4-d. Other meats arc unchanged in price. LACK OF MEAT IN AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Jan. 2. Trieste butchers have closed their shops as a protest against the scarcity of meat. CROPS IN CANADA. OTTAWA, Dec. 31. The wheat, oats, and barley harvest in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and l Alberta amounts to 270,000,000 bushels, a decrease of 57,000,000 bushels.