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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 30 April 1907, Page 4

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10. Crillilhs ami Co., dairy produce exporters. New Plymouth, ate in receipt ot' liif following market report JVom their Lomlan principals, Messr*. MilU iiiiil Sparrow, ilaiotl Hlh ihivcli, I'utter.—Trade lian lieen a little mixc<i this wei'k, and (flotations in ho me ea>es are higher and in other cases lower. The weather is eool, with frosty nighly, so that the consumption is keeping good, and local supplies have not yet shown signs of iwi-JMrte, though they are expected to do so almost immediately. Danish: The advance of one kroner last week was evidently misjudged, as it was not in keeping with the general trend of I the trade, and buyers kicked to such an extent that yesterday the ({notation was reduced three kvoners (3s lid), so that th« % last rale is worse than the first. \\V see no possihijijy of prices of this cununodity improving, hut they should show ii steady decline for the next few weeks. Australian: II; >eems absurd for finest Victorian bulter to be s"liiug at !!2s, when the retail difference in vahu; is 2d ]Vi' !I>.

Nec.' Zealand: 'this week's arrival is -i.V>OO l)ft\es per >:•.!>, Kuapeliu. Tlie but-ter-i h'ive opened in fine ortler, and have mei with n I'eady demand at itnelianged j.O'ives. Cmeral market ]>rice is !»Bs, but for best brands Is to lis more, is made. li, is generally reported that shipments from iSeiv Zealand will rapidly decrease owing to dry weather, so that buyers have operated freely this week on current receipts. Cheese: Demand 'throughout the week has been (juiet, and, although values have been mainthined, the vulnme of business done is trilling. New Zealand ch.ese are turning out well, but the standard prices of cheese generally being iso high buyers are operating very eauI tiously, and pursuing the "haud-to--1 mouth" policy.

LONDON MARKETS. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Wellington, have received the following cables dated the 2alh instant:—

Uutter: Market weak. The Copenhagen oJlieiul quotation is unchanged. The totals imports of butter into the United Kingdom for the week ending the 20th inst amounted to 80,000c:wt, as compared with 72,000cwt for the corresponding week of 1900. Prime factory, i)4s, unsalted 90s. Lower qualities neglected.

Frozen meat: Prices are weaker for mutton. Lamb: Market unchanged. Beef: Fores, market is rather firmer. Tallow: Prices for tallow in general are lower by Is per cwt.

DALGKTV'S IDDJO &. SKIN REPORT. We report having held our usual sale of wool, skills and hides on Friday afternoon. The attendance of buyers was not large and bidding was lacking in y]>irit. Our catalogue composed oddments of wool, and a good showing in skins and hides. Prices throughout the sale were much easier than those ruling at last sale, wool being iu buyers' favor by one farthing to a halfpenny, and hides from one farthing to threes-eights of a penny. We quote as under: —

Wool: Medium crossbred. B%d to Odj inferior crossbred, 7%a to 8d; lambs' inferior Id, cnitchings to (5%d, pieces 0 |/ S . ,Skills: Crossbred medium wools, B%d to lid, shorts 7% to u'/4d, lambs' B'/ 2 d to !)il, dead and broken to 7',4d, green skills 5s Id to 5s Oil, pelts to 7%d per lb.

Hides: Ox, 70ty>s and over, G%d per lb; COlbs to Gillbs, 5%d to G'/id per lb; 451bs to 591bs, 5%d to G'/od per lb; 44 lbs and under, sil io 5%d per lb. Cows', 551bs and over, 5y t d per lb; under 551bs, 5% to 5%d per lb. Calf, Gd to G%d per lb." Tallow: Casks, in shipping order, £25 5s per ton; in tins, 21s Ud pvr cwt.