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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 10 September 1924, Page 3

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' LONDON MARKETS. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLED REPORT. ihe Department of Agriculture has received tlie following cablegram, dated September 6, from the 'j-lhdi Commissioner for New Zealand, Jamdon : Butter. Market continues dull. Official quorations are: — New Zealand: Salted, finest, market quiet- September 6, 206 sto 208 s per eat (Is 10d to Is 10$d ner lb); September 6, exceptional, 210 s per cwt- (Is 10 2 d. per lb); August 30, 204 s to; 208 s per cwt (Is 9-1 d to Is 101 d per lb); August 23, 206 sto 2io s per cwt (Ls ICd to Is 10£d per lb). Unsalted • September 6, 220 s per cwt (l s IHd per lb); August 30, 220 s per cwt (l‘s IIJ-d 0® 1 ," ”’)• Other qualities: September 6. ISOs to 200 s per cwt (l s 7}d to Is 94d per lb).

Australian—Salted : September 6 196 s to 200 s per cwt (Is 9d to Is Old per b); August3o, 200 s to 202 s per cwt (Is 94d per Hi); August 23, '2oos to 208 s per cwt (Is 9pi to Is 10'd per b). Other qualities (salted): September 0. 188 s to 194 s per cwt (Is 8d to Is Bpl per lb).

Canadian—Salted : September 6,190 s to 192 s per ewt (Is bid to Is Bid per lb) ; September (5. unsalted. 200 s to 20-ls per ewt (Is Old to l.s 9:]d per lb). Argentine—(lnsulted: September 0 196 s to 200 s per cwt (Is 9d to Is 9.0.1 per lb): August 30, 196 s to 200 s per iwt (Is 9d to Is 9id per lb); August 23. 196 s to. 200 s per "cwt (Is 9d to Is 901 per lb). Other qualiiic.s: Sept. 6. ISOs to 1.94 s per cwt' (Is 701 to Is Hfjrl ner lb). Irish —Lusalted; September 6. 212 s per cwt. (Is 103 d per lb) ; Almost 30s. 210 s per cwt (Is 10-Id per lb). Danish: September 6. 208 s to 212 s per cwt (Is 10id t& .Is 10;-d per lb); August 30, 212 s to 21.6 s per cwt (Is lOJcl to Is lid per lb); August 23. 214 s to 215 s oer cwt (l.s 103 d to Is lid per lb)., ' Siberian, September 6. 160 s up to ,174 s per cwt (Is sid to Is 601 per lb) ; September 6, exceptional, up to 180 s per cwt (Is 7d per lb); August 30. 160 s to 176 s nor cwt (Is s : ',d to Is 63d per lb); August 23. isos to 178 s per cwt [(ls 4d to l.s 7d per lb).

Cheese. Market- very quiet. Official quotations are: English: Finest farmers’, market firm. September 6,108 sto 112 s per cwt (Hid to Is per lb); August 30. 102 s to 103 s per cwt (lid to Hid per lb); August 23. 102 sto 103 s per cwt (lid to Hid per lb).

Canadian : September 6. coloured, 93s to 91s per cwt (lOd per lb); September 6. white 94s to 96s per cwt (lOd to Ifljd per lb); August 30, coloured 92s to 94s per cwt (93d to lOd pci- lb) ; August 30. white 94s to 95s per ewt (lOd per lb) ; August 23, coloured 91s per cwt (lOd per lb) ; August 23. whitp 94s to 96s per cwt (lOd to 10* d per lb).

New Zealand: Market steady. September 6, coloured 92s per cwt (9pl per lb); September 6, exceptional. 93s per cwt- (lOd per lb); September .6, white 94s to 95s per cwt (lOd to per lb); August 30, coloured 91s to 92s per cwt (9f{d per lb); August 30, white 94. s up to 96s per cwt (10d* to 10i d per lb) ; August- 23, coloured 9?s to 94s per cwt- (9pl to lOd per lb); August 23, white 94s to 96s per cwt (lOd to 10J-d per lb). . of New Zealand produce arrived by Turakina last week, and by Norfolk and Remuera this week. Estimated stocks of cheese oil September 1 at London, Liverpool, and Bristol. i and American, 19/ 600 boxes; New Zealand and Australian, 51,800 crates, against 40,400 boxes’ and 20,400 crates respectively tor the same time last- year. Wool. Bradford market firm; prices for tops _sbi 11 going up; 64’s merino, Gs bd; 06 s super halfbred, 4s 2d* 40’s prepared (coarse crossbred). 2s 4d. Tallow. Spot- market quiet but firm, and demand is good a-t auction. Present quotations are Mutton : Fine, 47s. per cwt; fail* to good, 44s 6d, 46s’6d per t; dark to dull, 41s to 43s per cwt. Beef: Sweet and/or mixed, 47s to 47s (al per cwt; fair to good, 44s to 46s per cwt; dark to. dull, 40s to 42s per cwt. Mixed ; Fair to good, 43s to 46s per cwt; dark to dull, 40s to -Ifs

Jhe Bank of New Zealand, produce department, lias received the following advice from its London office under date sth instant: Butter—Quiet; 204 s to -“6s per cwt, Cheese-Steady white 94s to 95s pei- cwt, coloured 91s to 925, stored parcels 2s r ' per cwt less, hiozen meat The market for wether mutton has advanced slightly, and is likely to be maintained. The market tor ewes is dull and changed. First grade lambs remain steady, while the market for second grade lambs is firmer. No quotations for beef. Wethlight 8d to 9d per lb, heavy 7£-d > e ) ves > *5Jd to 6Jd ; lambs, under *' l 7 s MAd 1 to 12d, over 42’s HJ-d to 11 Id. seconds llkl to ]2d. .