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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 62, 12 November 1914, Page 2

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OUR PRODUCE AT HOME. W. Woddd and Co. send us their weekly report, dated Loudon, September '25, as follows: Butter.—The market is decidedly firmer and a fjood demand is now springing up from all parts of the country, especially for butter of really prime quality. - Stocks are now in manageable compass, and during the last few days a large quantity of butter has been drawn out of cold store and altogether the market is in a much healthier state. Tne official quotation for Danish butter has advanced Gkr., and there has been a good clearance at prices ranging from 134 sto 1365. Dutch creameries are also firmer at HCs to 120 s per cwt. for best salted, and 120 s to 124 s for unsalted. French butter is still far and away the cheapest article on the market, but prices are expected to advance very materially in the near future. At the moment, excellent quality.can be obtained at 110 s to Ills for salted, and 112 s to 118 s for unsalted and there is an aDundance of the cheaper descriptions on offer at from 96s to 104 s for salted and 100 s to 108 s for unsalted. A large arrival of Siberian butter is expected shortly from Archangel, and should reach a good market, as stocks of this description on the spot are almost depleted, but everything will depeni upon the quality. Irish creameries are a good deal firmer and prices nave again advanced in Ireland, spot vaules being 2s per cwt firmed up from last week. Prices range from 118 sto 124 s for strictly "choicest" salted, and 122 s to 128 s for unsalted, and with the heavy falling off in the production higher prices are anticipated. There is very little Australian or New Zealand butter on spot, and latest advices from Australia are to the effect that the season is backward, especially in I Victoria, where very dry weather has | boon experienced. .Thre will be no j ■.ery appreciable quantity of colonial buffer on this market until about, the end of November. Cheese.- —The market is quiet but firm. Finest Canalian white and coloured can bo quoted at from 74s to 755, and fine at 72s to 735. There i s very little cheese on tue water and shipments from Canada, owing to a large number of steamers having been requisitioned by the Government, are I likely to be considerably delayed. Stocks cf New Zealand cheese are practically exhausted, and quotations are more or less nominal. A feature of the market lately has been the large quantity of full-cream Dutch Cheddar cheese which has been shipped to and also to Hull. These cheeses are in good request at from 65s to 67s per cwt., according i to quality and colour.

TAIHAPE STOCK SALES. Dalgety and Co., Palmerston North, report as fellows on their Taihape sale, held yesterday:—A good yarding of sheep and a large entry of cattle came forward and practically every line changed hands. Sheep—Very fair hoggets to 17s; fat shorn ewes, 18s Id; age ewes and lambs, 20s; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 22s to 22s 6d; fat woolly ewes, to 24s Id. Cattle — Yearling heifers, £2 10s to £2 15s; 15-month steers, £4 to £4 2s; light fat cows, to £6 12s 6d; fat cows (good), to £9; cows and calves, to £6; bulls £4 12s 6d to £5 10s; 3£-year bullocks, to £9 ss; unbroken horses, £6 2s 6d, £8 10s to £l2 ss. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: We had a fair yarding of sheep and cattle. Stock was slightly easier. We quote: Mixed hoggets (shorn), 14s 2d, 14s lOd to 15s 2d ; f at and forward ewes, 16s 8d; forward wethers, 17s; yearling heifers, £2 10s; steers, £2 10s to £3 ss; 3-year steers, £7, £7 3 S to £8; forward bullocks, £9. HUNTERVILLE SALE. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Palmerston North, report:—At our Hunterville sale on Tuesday, 10th, inst., sve have to report having a fair yarding of cattle and a small entry of sheep, which sold as below: Forward empty cows, to £5 10s; fat heifers, to £7 9s; fat cows, to £8 ss; fat stags, £8 10s to £9 2s 6d; light fat bullocks to £l2 Is 6d; aged shorn ewes with lambs, 15s 2d RAUMAI SALE. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Palmerston North, report having held their usual stock sale at Raumai on the 10th instant, when they offered a fair yarding of cattle to a small attendance of the public. Quotations: Cows with calves at foot, £5 3s; store cows, £5 7s; springing heifers £4 7s, £4 10s 6d, £5, £5 ss, to £6; 25-year steers, £6; 3-year steers, £7 ss.