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Evening Star, Issue 19789, 13 February 1928, Page 6

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LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS. The Rank of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London office as at the close of business last week: — Butler.—Finn market; 160 s to 1665. Cheese, —Steady market; 92s to 945. Frozen Meat.—The market shows good demand for lighter weignt wethers. and has improved for ewes owing to shorter supplies available. There is a fair demand for lamb. Beef shows a little better demand. Wethers, light Gd to 7id, heavy 4£d to s£d; ewes, 4-id to oid; lambs, two’s 9RI to 10id, eight’s 9Jd to IOR four’s 9Jd to lOid. seconds 9d to 9id; ox hinds, 4Jd to sd; fores, 3Jd to 4d; cow hinds, 4d to 4-Jd; fores, 3id to 3)d. BUTTER AND CHEESE. The National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., has received the following cable from London: —“Butter market" firm. Finest, 164 sto 1665; first grade, 162 sto 1635. Cheese market steady. Finest, white and colored, 935; first grade, white and colored, 925.” SALES ON ’CHANGE: THIS DAY. Auckland. —Sales; Mosgiel Woollen, £6 los. Reported; Kauri Timber, 21s 3d; Commercial Bank, 27s sd; Bank of Australasia, £l4 14s; Bank of New South Wales, £47 12s 6d. Wellington.—Reported sales: 4* per cent. Inscribed Stock (1939), £97 2s 6d; same (1938), £97 2s 6d; National Bank of Australasia (£5 paid), £8 19s; New Zealand Insurance, £2 Os 6d (ex 'Christchurch.—Bank of New South Wales (cum div.), £47 los (two parcels) ; Commercial Bank of Australia (rights), 7s 2d (three parcels); Westport Coal, 31s 6d.