KAIPARA HERD TESTING The average production a cow of 31.111 b of butter-fat was recorded by the Kaipara Dairy Company Herd-test-ing Association for January. The highest production for one cow was 67.321 bof butter-fat. One herd of 11 cows averaged Soslb of milk, testing 5.2, with an average production of 42.211 bof butter-fat. The next highest herd was one of 22 cows, which averaged 9261 b of milk a cow, testing 4.2, and returning an average of 41.911 b of butter-fat.
BUTTER AND CHEESE Merchants report receipt of London cables as follow: Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., from its London house under date February 6—•‘Butter: Our prices for Anchor uni changed; finest, to 1545; market steady, but very quiet. Danish, 171 s l'°- ' b : Cheese: White, 91s; coloured, 88s to 89s: market firm.” Andrew Clement and Sons, Ltd.. from then- London office, dated 6th inst • Markets very quiet. Butter, 152s’to 1545. Cheese; S9s to 91s ”
THE BAS THE HOUSEWIFE’S GUIDE TTGGS Have not changed in price on the City Markets. The present rates are:—Special grade hen eggs, 1s 10d a dozen; A grade, le. 9d; B, 1s 8d ; special grade duck, 1s 8d; A. 1s 7d; B. 1s 6d. First grade factory butter is selling at 1s 8d m the shops; in the markets farmers’ butter brings 1s to 1s 4d a lb. Lamb forequarters are selling at 1s a lb in the shops; Hindquarters, 1s 2d; leg, 1s 4d; loin, 1s 2d; leg of pork, 1s; loin, 1s; pork chops, 1s 1d; pork sausages, 8d; leg of mutton, 9d; shoulder, 7d; neck and breast, 6d; forequarter, 6d; hindquarters, 9d; loin, 10d; leg and foin chops, 11 d; trimmed cutlets, 1s 1d; sirloin of beef, 10d; rump steak, Is 2d; rolled chuck rib, prime rib, topside and flank, 7d; corned round. 8d ; wing rib, 9d: veal cutlets and steak, 1s; suet and sausages, 6d. Whole schnapper sells at 6d a lb; terahiki, 4d; mullet, 6d; hapuka steaks-. 1s 2d; terakahi, fresh fillets, lemon fish, 6d. In the markets cabbages sell at Is to 3s a dozen; spring onions, 3d to 9d a bundle; lettuces, 10d to 3s a case; green peas, 3s to 7s a bag; beans, I|d to a lb; potatoes, 2s to 4s a Bag; onions, 1s 9d to 2s 6d a bag; pumpkins, 4d to 1s 6d each; radishes, 6d a dozen bunches; beet, carrots, turnips and parsnips, 9d to 1s 3d a dozen bunches.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 891, 7 February 1930, Page 10
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