PRODUCE MARKETS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 12 June 1924, Page 9

PRODUCE MARKETS.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated June 6, from the-High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— Butter. Market uncertain. Official quotations are:— •

New Zealand —Salted, finest':' June 6,168 sto 170 s per cwt (Is s|d to Is 6d per lb); Alay 31, 166 s to 170 s per cwt (Is s£d to Is 6d per lb); Alay 24, 162 s to 166 s per cwt (ls‘ old to Is per lb). Unsalted: June 6,180 s to 182 s per cwt (Is 7ld to Is 7id per lb);’ Alay 31, 178 s to 182 s per cwt (Is ,6|d to Is 7£d peir lb); Alay 24, 172 sto 180 s per cw’t (Is 6ld to Is 7ld per lb). Good to fine: June 6, ’ 154 s to 162s 1 per cwt (is 4*d to Is SRI per lb). Australian.—Salted, finest: June 6, 156 s to 160 s per cwt (Is 43d to Is Sid per lb); Alay 31, 156 sto 160 s per cwt (Is 4RI to Is old per lb) ; Alay 24, 154 s to 156 s per cwt (Is 4kl to Is 4Jd per lb). Unsalted: June 6. 164s'to 166 s per cwt (Is 31, 164 sto 106 s per cwt (Is s ld to Is oifd per lb); Alay 24, 160 s to 162 s per cwt (Is old per lb). Other qualities: June 6, salted, 130 s to 152 s per cwt (Is 2d to Is 4 1 ,cl per lb); June 6, unsalted, 136 s tc 152 s pe,r cwt (Is 2ld to Is 4ld per lb). Argentine.—June- 6. 154 s to 160 s per cwt (Is ltd to Is old per lb); Alay 31, lolls to 156 s per cwt (is ltd to Is IRI per lb); May 24, 148 sto 154 s per cwt (Is 4d to Is 41 d per lb). Other qualities: June 6,138 sto 152 s per cw r t (Is 2jd to Is 4-ld per lb). Danish. —Finest: June 6,180 s to 183 s per cwt (Is 7lcl to Is 7Vcl per lb); Alay 31, 178 s to 182 s per cwt (Is 7d to Is -71 d per lb) ; Alay 24, 182 s. to 184 s per cwt (Is 7id to Is '7:l d per lb). Cheese. Official quotations are: English.—'Finest- farmers’: June 6, 140 s to 145 s per cwt (Is 3d to Is 3-3 d per lb); Alay 31. 140 s to 145 s per cwt (Is 3d to Is 3;id per lh) ;.Alay 24, 140 s to 145 s per cwt (is 3d to is 31d per lb). ' '

Canadian, finest (new) —June. 6, coloured, 83s to 84s per- .cwt (83d to 9d per lb); June 6, white, 83s (83d lb). Fine —June 6, coloured, 80s per cwt (83d per lb). New Zealand, finest—June 6, coloured, 80s to 88s cwt (9gd to 9-Id lb); June 6, white, 86s to 88s cwt (9-Id to 9ld lb). Fine —June 6, coloured 84s to 85s cwt <9d lb); June 6, white, 80s c-wt (9d lb); May 31, coloured, 82s to 83s cwt (Bfd lb); May 24, coloured, 82s to 83s cwt (83d ]b); May 24, white, 81s to 83s cwt (8-Id to 83d lb). Australian.—Finest, June 6, coloured, BUs to 82s cwt (Bld to' 83d lb). Fine. June 6, coloured, 78s cwt (BJd lb);' Mav 31, coloured, 78s to 80s cwt (BJd to 81 d lb) : May 31, white, 80s c-wt (Bld lb). Wool.

The coming holidays are causing quite a business, and there is no change in prices for tops, except 40’s prepared (coarse crossbred). 2s 31 d. LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS. The Bank of New Zealand produce department has received the following advice from its London office under date 3une 6: — Butter. —Steady ; 136 s to 170 s per c-wt. Cheese. —Steady. Good condition' 86s to 87s per cwt ; infefiqr 80s to 84s. Frozen Meat.—The market for wethers is unchanged. There is a- better demand for ewes. The market is weaker for second quality iambs, while first glades are jinn. The market for ox beef lias a. weakening tendency. The demand for cow beef is poet-. Wethers, light 0;;d to 7 ; ‘.d per lb, heavy old to 6-lcl ; ewes. 4ld to o;jd: lambs, 'under 42’s lOd to lid. over 42’s to IORI, seconds Opl to lOJd; ox hinds 41d to od. fores 2fd to 3d; cow binds 4d, to 43d, fores 2-Id to 2(d.