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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 31 July 1924, Page 8

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LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLED REPORT. The Department of Agriculture’ has received the following ■ cablegram, dated Julv 26, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— Butter. Market quiet and steady, but little demand. Official Quotations are:New Zealand, salted: July 26, 186 s to 188 s per cwt (Is 7M to "is Sd per lb); July 26, exceptional, 190 s to 192 s per cwt (l.s Bjd to Is 81 d per lb): July 19, 186 s to 190 s per cwt (Is 7*d to Is Bld per lb); July. 12, 186 sto 190 s per cwt (Is ?3d to Is B}d ner lb). Unsaited: July 26, 202 s to 204 s per cwt (Is 91 d per lb) ; July 19, 204 s per cwt (Is 9|d per lb); July 12, 204 s per cwt (Is 93d per lb). Other qualities: July 26, 178 s to 184 s per cwt (Is. 7d to Is 7fd per lb). Australian salted, finest: July 26, 182 s to 184 s per cwt (Is 7)d to Is 73d per lb); July 19, 182 s to 184 s per cwt (Is 7-id to Is 7 ifd per lb) ; July 12, 182 s to 184 s per cwt (Is 7£d to Is lb). Other qualities : July 26, 178 s -to 180 s pei* cwt (Is. 7d to Is 73d per lb). Argentine, qhsalted, finest: Market quiet; price steady. July 26, 184 sto 188 s p«r' cwt (Is 73d to Is 8d pei* lb); July 19, 184 s to 188 s per cwt (Is 73d to Is 8d per lb) ; July 12, 184 s to 188 s per cwt' (Is 73d to Is 8d per lb). Other qualities : July 26,- 176 s to 180 s tier cwt (Is 6d to Is 7-id per lb). Irish: Marked slow. Salted, July 26, 186 s to 188 s per cwt (Is 73d to .Is 8d- per- lb); -July.'l9, 186 s to 190 s per cwt (Is to Is Bid per lb) ; July 12, 186 s per cwt (Is 7T<l per' lb). Unsalted, July 26, 192 s to 194 s per cwt (Is Sid To Is 8-M per- lb) ;; July 19, 192 s to 194 s per cwt (Is Bid tci Is 83d pei* lb) ; July 12, 192 s per cwt (Is Bid per lb). ;' - Danish: Market very slow.. July 26, 200 s to 2Q2s per cut . (Is 9Ad.-to Is 9’3d per lb)-; July 19, 200 s-t- 204 s pfer .cwt (Is 9id to Is' 93d. phr 1 lb) • July 12, 200 s to 206 s per cwf (Is 93d to Is lOd per lb); ' .-d' -.v m. Wool. Wool:—The better tone experihnejed in the Bradford ’ market last - week was still maiiifjined. Quotcitiohs' uncH'aiiged. y - Cheese; Market quiet. Official quotations are: English, finest farmers’: Market steady. , July 26, 94s to. 98s per cwt (IQd to lOfd per lb);.July 19, 94s to 98s per cwt (lOd to lO.id per lb).; . July. 12, 88s ,• to 90s per cwt (bid to per lb), . , , ’ New Zealand : July 26,. coloured, 86s to 88s per cwt (9 : jd to 9id per lb); July 26j white, 90s to. 92s pei- cwt (9§d per lb); July 19, ;coloured’ 86s to 90s per cwt (9id to 93d per lb) ; July .19, white, 90s to 92s .per cwt (9-2-d per lb); July 12, coloured," 90s ;to 92s per cwt (93d per lb); Jyly 12, Avhite, 92s to 94s per civt (93-d to ; lOd per lb). Canadian : Better demand,.and prices have slightly advanced, .during this week. July. 26, coloured, - BSs to TK)s per cwt; (9-id to 93d ner lb); July 26, white, 90s to 92s per- cwt , (93d ~ pfer lb); July 19, coloured, 90s to 92s pjer cwt (93d per lfi).; July 19 5 . white, 92s to 94s per cwt (93d to lOd-per . lb) July 12, coloured, 92s t0..94s per cwt(9fd to JOd per lb); July 12, white, 93s to 94s per cwt (lOd per lb). ; Shipments of New Zealand- producearrived this week’ per- s.s. Port Caroline. The Bank of New Zealaii'd . produce department has received the following advice from, its London office under date July 25: Butter.—Quietly steady; 186 sto 188 s per cwt. Cheese.—More doing. White 90s to 92s per cwt-; coloured 86s to 88© per cwt. Frozen Meal—The market, for wetiiers has unproved aiid the demand is good. There is a prospeH of lightweight ewes improving.. The market lor 1a mb is advanciiig and is likely to go higher No quotations for beef. Wethers, light- 63d to 8d per lb, he'avv o 2 d to 6id per lfi; ejves, 4id to 53d per b; lambs under 42’s l.Oid to H-Jd per lb over 42’s lOd. to 10id per lb. seconds 10Jd to lid .per lb.