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Cablegrams from the High Commissioner for New Zealand showing the Average Prices quoted in the United Kingdom for the undermentioned Principal Lines of New Zealand Produce, 1906-7.

Date. Lamb, per Pound. i Mutton, per Pound. Hind- Forequarters, quarters. Beef, per Pound. t. t., Cheese, Butter, per Hundredweight. New Zeaper land Hemp, Hundred- -j on Spot, weight. white . coloured. P er Ton - Cocksfoot, (a) Short- (a) Long- ,«i SlJarrow . per berried berried l b ig a o a ? w Hundred- Wheat, "Wheat, „",,£, ,*• weight. per4961b. per4961b. P er -» 11D - (a) Danish Oats, per 3201b. (a) Beans, f.a.q., per 5041b. Partridge B , p (o) Kauri-gum, Peas, „" e jT, e ,^ s ' per Hundredper5041b. Per 504 lb. * weight Canter- North bury. Island. Canterbury. North Island. I 1906. April 2 .. „ 30 .. May 7 .. - 14 ■■ . 21 . . 28 .. June 2 .. . 9 .. „ 18 .. „ 25 .. „ 30 .. July 7 .. „ 16 .. , 23 .. „ 30 .. Aug. 6 .. „ 13 .. . 20 .. „ .26 .. Sept. 3 .. . 17 .. . 24 .. Oct. 1 .. 8 .. „ 15 .. . 22 .. „ 29 .. Nov. 5 .. . 13 .. . 19 .. . 26 .. Dec. 3 ..( d. 54 54 4} 4| 4f 4f 45 44 44 44 5 54 54 5 5 44 4| 4g 44 4f 4f 4| 4J 4| 44 5g 5| 5| ") 54 a. i 5 4| 4| 4| 41 41 4g 4i 4| 4f 45 45 45 45 4} 4fi 4f 4i 48 48 44 4i 4i 4* 45 I if 5| d. 4| 4J 4| 44 4 35 3J 3| 3} 3i 3| 3| 3, 3| 3S 35 3 8 35 4 44 4| 5 44 4| 4} d. 41 44 44 34 41 3| 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 3* 31 31 31 31 31 38 38 34 38 35 4 44 45 4| 44 44 d. 3| 31 31 38 31 31 34 34 34 31 31 31 38 38 31 31 31 31 31 31 38 38 38 34 3} 3| 3f 34 3.4 4 *1 44 41 4 35 d. 2| 2S 24 24 2i 2| 28 2j 2} 2i 2i 2i 2i 2* 2i 24 2| 2S 34 34 38 _3§ 99/ 98/ 98/ 100/ 101/ 101/ 101/ .101/ 101/ 102/ 102/ 103/ 105/ 105/ 106/ 106/ 107/ 108/ 108/ 108/ 112/ 112/ 112/ 114/ 115/ 117/ 118/ 118/ 116/ 116/ 116/ 116/ 116/ 116/ 115/ 110/ 63/ 66/ 63/ 66/ 63/ 66/ 62; 66/ 61/ 66/ 60/ 65/ 60/ 62/ 61/ 61/ 63/ i 62/ ■ 65/ 65/ 65/ 65/ 65/ 63/ 65/ 62/ 64/ 60/ 63/ 60/ 64/ 60/ 64/ 60/ 64/ 60/ (< l ) No. N.Z. stocks 32/-/ 32/-/ 32/-/ 32/-/ 31/10/ 31/10/ 31/10/ 31/10/ 31/10/ 31/10/ 31/10/ 31/10/ 33/-/ 33/-/ 33/10/ 35/-/ 35/-/ 34/10/ 34/10/ 34/-/ 34/-/ 34/ / 34/-/ 34/10/ 34/10/ 34/10/ 34/10/ 35/-/ 35/5/ 36/-/ 36/5/ 37/-/ 36/10/ 36/10/ 40/-/ 39// 57/ 58/ 58/ 58/ (°)49/ 49/ 48/ 48/ 47/ 47/ 47/ 47/ 47/ 47/ 46/ 46/ 46/ 46/ 46/ 46/ 46/ 46/ 45/ 45/ 45/ 44/ 45/ 45/ 45/ 41/ 44/ 44/ 44/ 44/ 43/ 45/ 31/ 31/ 31/6 32/ 31/6 , 31/6 30/6 30/ 29/ 28/6 31/6 31/6 32/ 32/6 32/6 32/ 31/ 30/6 29/6 29/ 23/6 23/6 24/6 25/ 25/ 25/6 25/6 25/ 25/ 25/ 19/6 19/6 20/ 20/ 20/ 35/ 35/ 35/ 35/ •• 35/ 35/ 35/ 34/6 40/ 40/ 42/6 i 42/6 | 42/6 50/ 50/ 48/ 35/ '. '. 35/ I 150/ to 4/ 37/6 ! 142/6' to 44/ 37/6 150/ to 47/ 37/6 '.'. 150/ to 47/ 40/ '.'. 40/| '.'. 40/ ; 150/ to 45/ 20/ 20/ 19/6 19/9 34/6 44/ 32/6 ; 150/ to 45/ 19/ .. I 34/ 44/ 36/ | 152/6 to 47/< • ■ I 150/ to 47/ (a) Short- and loug-berried wheat, sparrowbill and Danis-i oats, beans, partridge and blue peas are quoted on spot and ex granary. {b) Kauri-gum is quoted for pale amber and bush classes to common pickings. ( c ) Cocksfoot new season's crop was first quoted on Loudon market. Quota- ions are relative to 17 lb. bright clean-dressed seed. (<*) No New Zealand cheese available. Canadian cheese is quoted in the High Commissioner's cables from 6th August to 3rd December, 1907, at from 61s. to 64s. per cwt (e) No New Zealand lamb was on offer in London from 3rd December, 1906, to 14th January, 1907. The prices quoted are nominal, beiug on a par with " Australian " new season's