TALLOW AND HEMP.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 202, 27 July 1937, Page 12

TALLOW AND HEMP.

L’ONDON MARKET QUIET. The Department of Agriculture has re ceived the following cablegram, dated July 24. from tho High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: Tallow. —Poor demand at auction; 807 casks offered, of which 71 sold. Present, spot quotations are: Mutton, fine, 28s 6d to 295; fair to good, 24s 6d to 265; dark to dull, 22s 6d to 23s 6d. Bcof, sweet and/or mixed, 27s 6d to 28s; fair to good, 24s to 255: dark to dull, 22s 6d to 23s 6d. Mixed, fair to good, 24s to 255; dark to dull, 22s to 23s 6d. Gut, etc., 21s to 235. I-lemp.—Manila : Market quiet. “K” grade for July-September shipments, and Aughst-October shipments, quoted sellers £32. Output January 1 to July 19, 822,000 bales, ns against 741,000 bales at the same period last year. Stocks in United Kingdom, Juno 30, 9823 bales, as against 20,974 at the same time Inst year. Stocks in Manila, July 19, 162,000 bales, ns against 184,000 bales at the same period last year. Sisal: Market quiet and easier. Septembcr-Novcmber shipments quoted sellers £27 159. New Zealand: Mnrket very quiet; small sales reported. “Fair,” £27 10s; “common, - ’ £26; “rejected,” £24 10s. Stocks in London July 1, 85 tone, as against 77 tons at tho same time last year.