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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3418, 9 January 1912, Page 2

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HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLE. ’ [PEK PRESS ASSOCIATIONO WELLINGTON, Jan. 8. Following is tlie High Commissioner’s cable dated London, •,-J / au,uary 6: “The mutton market i&.iirni- New Zealand stocks oh muttpn on hand are light: and firmly held in few Lands. In anticipation 'of small arrivals quotations , are nominal. • ? Canterbury, 44d ; Noi'th Island, "The lamb market is quiet. A small number of New Zealand lambs arrived, the average price being 6Jd ; Australian is in large supply, at : Ud,. Argentine"' is" plentiful at Ayd/' Thfi beef‘''market is firm, with, aif improved, demand." The stocks 'of ‘New Zealand' l>eef on hand are light. Quotations are nominal. , . Neiy Zealand hindquarterSj, 2gd. j'.The butter market is very firm, with''a general active demand. The. mai’ket is. affected by the expectation i 7 of 7 light- arrivals. • ; There 'is gen,eral" confidence in I 'the maintenance*'of ' present prices;'' The'-average price for the week for-choicest New Zealand blitter., per, ;cw,t, is. 134s'; Australian, .'.l3lsp Argentine,!, 130$ ; .Danish,2l37s ; Siberian 128 s. - Tbe -cheese market is firm, .with' 1 more energy. / ,New: Zealand good .to fair, on soot, £2l ssy New ; fain grade,,’; £2o.'idsall positions, fair <psf I i'ent *.i\lahila, ;f 42lrilos-;, forward ship 7 . ment, ,£22',55. '..The output/from v Man-, • ila/for'the week ' whs- ' stock'of New' Zealand is 008 jtou^i.,. The wool market remains firm.’’ x _ A in>ssitg:e ■ fimm.-Buenos Ay/ek, Matred Jaiiuary ; ’‘6th/'-'stat es i The following Shipments, of; produce-, were' despatched froiri tlie Argentine to United Kingdoip ports during ’ December/ 1911 (com-, pared with December, 1910):. Frozen; beef;./ quarters,. .1911. 104,000,•/', 191,0, r 57,81!).; chilled' beef,’ quart’dfs, 166,000 and' 1 154,685; frozenmutton, carcadesl,. 196,000 and 150,251frozen. Jamb,-.ca.iv- .* cases;!. 122,000 'and ' 95,'661; c#t/ > il,293mud 5340..-qg — 1 II •*“ ' markets: '' . 1 \ ,-.•«.*•> ftm 1 /? .hM+ttiM.-ndrl '.*2 r v 2/-l r k'J [uNITEfi '' .PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGfiT^j j; - - m.l -’/g-.l LONDON/ Jan. 7.'-," : i 'Tlie Bradfoigb -wool market is quiet,l SixVlf'ours 26dy'common vsixties : 24d/ ’ fifties forties 13yd,. super -24 yd,. . ■ fifty-sixes : 21d‘/ forty-sixes • 14£dv v; j The wheat markets, *wdre inactive till' , to-day;" when—further* bad weather /in- ;• Argentina;, .caused.) Vi -.great,«/activity through Australian cargoes, and 8000 SiW#* in January-sold at 36s 6d; f;ve, j ian,'.cargoes ■ and 1-27,50(1Vtbris./of ;. New j fedgth/.'Atpilies 11 'January" shipment ■ - and’, I 7000) t,Art pi Australian three ports/JanD : kaiy'/.hihlneqt'Ak/SOk 3d; one jaii "eiirgb 1 and 6100 tbiis of South Auk/: iralmn ex stcamoi;, ,ahjpi>pd L .qn January' : $, amf'j'.r.OOO Wales bx sailer, slapped early in December, at s6s 4.^1.f Australian,/ om./mpJTFJAf B quiet; ‘amwpriCes were un'clmtigcdV-'New Zee hi nd !pn,gherried 35s J3d, shoytber):ied 34s Gd'Acf 30s. //'(.>/ ; The flbu'r market is inactive > 25s bd in store and 24s_6d on passage. The oats market 'is “firm. New Zealand, ~ou spet,, about 245 ; 6d.,.. „ \ $$ i (Received July 9, 12.25 a.m.) U DOI ; SYDNEY; ,Jan. 8. * Wheat ~ is.-, .strong,-r-qind , .advancing. Sales took'place 'ak os 8| J d2 "Tt'ivas rej ported some went -as-high as 3s 9d. ; nm *■«■* h■■ "■■■ -ujAfloicr