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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7750, 28 February 1905, Page 2

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COLONIAL PRODUCE AT HOME. (rer Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 27. The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the Agent-General, dated London, Feb. 25 : Tho million market is steady, with more inclination to an average price. i"-da,v Canterbury mutton is sid per pound, light weights 4d, heavy weights average price, other Xorth lslund mutton 3Jd to 4Jd. There is better demand for lnnib at average price. New Zealand lamb, Canterbury brands, (IJd, lew | Zealand brands other than Canterbury, (id. The average price of Australian lamb is 'l'd, The beef market is very dull. Sti|iplies of American chilled l>eof are large. River Plate chilled hindquarters are quoted at B{d per lb, fores 2Jd. Quotations for New Zealand beef arc nominal. The butter market is very firm at average prices. Choicest New Zealand is 102s per cwt. There is general confidence in the maintenance of present prices, ami the market continues active, notwithstanding heavy arrivals. There are at present no complaints of fishiness in New Zealand butler, shipments landing giving satisfaction to buyers. The wool market' for line crossbreds remains steady, but for medium and coarse crossbred* it is weak.