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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 3 July 1924, Page 8

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LONDON WOOL SALES. c — 1 ! -BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT i LONDON, July 1. \ The wool sales opened quietly, with prices at par to per cent, decline, ( ■ V " *• < -LONDON MARKETS. - ] HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLED ' REPORT. BUTTER AND CHEESE BOTH ACTIVE, \ The department of Agriculture has received .the. 1 following cablegram, dated June 28, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— . Butter. ; Mairket firm and active, with tendency Upward. Official quotations are:— New Zealand. Ssfited, finest: June i28,-; 182 sto 184 s per cwt (Is 7|cl to Is per lb) ■ June 21, 178 s to 180 s per cwt (Is 7d to Is 7pl per lb): June 14, 174 s to 1785,-her cwt (Is 64d to Is 7d 1 per lb). Unsalted: June 28, 104 -to 198 s per civt (Is Bfd,to Is 93 cl per lb). June..2l,'l9os to .194 s per cwt (Is 83d to Is -Bid per lb); June 14, 190 s per cwt (ls. Bid per lb). 1 Other qualities: June 28, 160 s to 178s,per cwt (Is o?d to Is 7d per lb). -^AusfiraliaiK—Salted, finest: June 28, 17Ss to 178 s per cwt (Is -65 d .to. Is 71-d per lb); June.Slj 172 s to. 176 s per cwt (Is 63d' to’ ls’v7jd pei’ lb); June . 21, 172 s -to 176 s per cwt (Is 6?d to Is 6;jd per lb); June 14, 162 sto 166 s per cwt (Is. o|d to Is oil’d per lb). Unsalted: J une 28, 182 s to 184 s per cwt (Is 7id to Is 7i|d per lb); June 21, 176 sto 180 s per cwt (Is 6£d to Is 7pl per lb); June 14, 174 s to 176 s per cwt (Is 6jUl to Is 63d.per lb).. Other qualities: June 28, salted, 150 s to 172 s per cwt (Is 4Jd to , Is per lb) ]. uusalted, 150 s to. 176 s per cwt (Is 4-2-d to Is 63d, per lb). Argentine.—Unsalted: June 28, 180 s to 184 s per cwt (Is to Is per lb), exceptional, 186 s per per lb) ; June 21, 174 s to 180 s per cwt (Is-6-id to Is per lb); J une 14, 160 s to‘ 168 s per cwt ()s s*d to Is 6d per lb). Other qualities: June 28, 174 sto 178 s per cwt (Is 6-id to Is 7d per lb). Irish. —Salted: Market firm and steady. June 28, 180 sto 182 s per cwt (Is 7*d to Is 7id .per lb); June 21, 178 s to 180 s per cwt (Is 7d to Is 7-}d per lb); June 14, 168 s to 170 s per civt (Is 6d to Is 63-d per lb). Unsalted: June 28, 182 s to 188 s per cwt (Is 7id to Is 83d per lb); June 21, 182 sto 184 s per cwt (Is 7id to Is per lb); June 14, 176 s to 180 s per cwt (Is 6;[d: to Is 7id pe, r Danish.—June 28, 184 s to 190 s per cwt (Is 7jd to Is 83d per lb): June 21, 182 s to 184 s per cwt (Is 7id to Is 7i{d per lb); June 14, 182 s to 183 s per cwt (Is 7£-d per Jb). # Cheese. . Market' firm with, good demand and decreasing stocks. Colonial firm. Official quotations are: — English.—Finest farmers’: June 28, 88s to 90s per cwt (9id to per lb); June 21, 88s to 90s per cwt (9-id to 9=jd per lb). Old season’s: June' 14, 14.0 s to 145 s per cwt (Is 3d to Is 3-ild per lb). New Zealand.—June 28, coloured, 93s to 94s per cwt (lOd per lb), white, 94s to 96s per cwt (lOd to 10-}d per lb); J une 21, coloured, 90s to 92s per cwt (9 L [d to' lOd per lb), white, 90s to 92s per cwt- (9;jd to lOd per lb) ; June 14, coloured, 92s to 94s per cwt (lOd) per lb), white, 92s to ,94s per cwt (lOd per lb). ! Canadian.—June 28, coloured, 90s to 94s per cwt (9id to lOd per lb), white, 90s to 94s per cwt, (9ijd to lOd per lbl; June 21, coloured, 86s to 88s per cwt, (9id to 9id per lb), white. 86s- to 88s per cwt. (9:1 d to 9id per lb); June 14, coloured, 86s to 88s per CAvt (9id to 9id per lb). .Shipments of New Zealand pro.luce arrived this week per s.s. Port Piirie and Tekoa. Casein. Present quotations areFrcnch rennet £56 to £6l per ton; Argentine lactic, £49 per ton. \Vool.—Market continues dull and prices for tops remain unchanged, with exception of 64’s (merino), now 5s lid. Next series commence in London on July 1, with approximately 128,000 bales, of which 54,000 are New Zealand. SHEEPSKIN. HIDE AND TALLOW REPORT. Messrs Dalge.tv and Co., Ltd., Wellington report: At our fortnightly sale of sheepskins, hides and tallow, held last week, we submitted a catalogue of all grades to a full attendance of exporters, l’ellmongers, tanners, and the local trade. Sheepskins.—Competition was fair, and prices all round for dry skins depreciated by Id per lb on late rates. Salteds showed a. decline. of fully Is on previous quotations; short wools Is 8d to 2s. Hides.—Our catalogue comprised some good freezer lines, but- the market was by no means animated and much irregularity took place. . Values for heavy-weight ox were lower by id to id per lb, light weights id to' ; \d per lb. Cow all weights, showed a reduction of id per lb. Kip and yearling * j were decidedly easier, calf selling at 'about on-a par with late rates.

Tallow.—Prices generally were on a par, but for. best quality values at times tended in sellers’ favour. WAIKATO MARKET REPORT. The Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering Co., Hamilton, report : Beef.—There is a firm demand for all classes of prime beef, but a lot of unfinished cpw-s are coming forward and the demand is not keen for this class. Mutton.—The yardings are small and prices firm, the local butchers absorbing all that are yarded in the'different markets. Store Sheep.—A good inquiry exists for classes, the yardings .being small, but good sales have been taking place in the paddocks, especially for breeding ewes and hoggets. f Store Cattle.—The market for all classes of scores is very dull, the yardings consisting mostly of store cows and yearling heifers, with practically no good young steers. Pigs.—Prices for all classes of fats have been, if anything, a little better, with yardings not so big. There is a keen demand for all classes of stores. ' Dairy Cattle. —Good tested herds are finding buyers at fair prices although not as good as last season, but unless tested the / averages have been low. There is a fair demand for good heifers, but inferior s orts are not wanted. Horses.—There is still a good inquiry for both heavy draught and good farm sorts, light horses being dull of sale.