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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 161, 29 June 1908, Page 4

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IjUNDUN .MARKLis. Midi's Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received ih<» following cable me>>agc» from their London hou?e. under date of the 25th iu-t.:— Butter—Market lirm. The Copenhagen olliciai (piotation i-> unchanged. The total import* uf butter into the United Kingdom t'o r the wvk ending 2Uth in*-!.. amounted to s7.<»Wcwt., as comjured with s:k'Wcwt. for the cor- , re>i>oiidiug week of IW7, showing an increase of pHHtnvt. Frozen meat—There i.» an active demand for lamb and the market is wry. firm. ISettoi demand for mutton. and prices are a >hade firmer. l'eef: The advance check* Our quotation? for Now Zealand description? are: Prime ero-sbred iamb. Canterbury, heavy, .>%d. light sv'sd ;do. lamb. North Hand, heavy oil. light 3V s d: do. unit - ton, Canterbury, heavy V -A. light tVi'U do. mutton, North Island, heavy IP/jd. light «* : :* d: prime ox beef, love- 3'/ b d, hinds 4 3 /s d.

■Sheep-skin!*—Since our la*t advices prices are higher a* follows:—Merino, combing. V-d per lb: clothing J /id per lb; crossbred. combiu lil per li»; clotUin^r YA P ,r f'Rabbit skin-—K\pe<-t a rise in prices of 1" per cent, at m-xt !*•-. Tallow —Any change iu prices in in favor of seller*. D.UttY PUoIH'CK UF.POItT.

Me**rs. E. lirillith" and Co. are in receipt of the following l»ntt»T market report from their Umdon principals. Mes*r*. Mill* ami Sparrow, dated 1-Vji May. I'M*; Tie- week opened splendidly a* regard* weather, we having had one or two days 1 brilliant sunshine. Ye*terday and toI day there luis U-«-n a complete change. | and we are now having heavy raiu. ami

it is again «piite eool. DanUh: Trade in the North ha- been very >low. ami prices ha\e gone back 4s to ti». The official in Copenhagen ha< Wen reduce I kroner> in cou*eipieiice. Siberian: Quality thi* week lias been | disappointing. many «»f the dairies be ing indifferent in tia\or and n'Ct limenough for i>e*t counter trade. French—Some agent* lia\e ad vanned : the price of baskets i-alted) -* on >p<'\ eial brands but then- i* no general ri-e. and the prospect is rather towards lower price*, as lri*h ?* not only increas ing in ijuuntity but improving in tjUdlitv. -oine Of the dairies l)eing very fine this week. Australian: rnt'ortunately there ha* been some difficulty in clearing the secondary grades which arrived per s.s. Asturia*. There lui*» been a very fair demand for finest qualities, and although prices even oil these have receded somewhat, vet they are practically ail cleared, but buyers a= the season advance* are more critical as to tlavor. and anything under this head which ifaultv is turned down. NVw Zealand: Tta few which arrived per s «. A raw a have cleared, and quality was -ati^faetory. *(liee*e.—Trade has ln-eu disappointing. The New Zealand make continues to please, but the turn of the market is decidedly in buyer*' favor. Canadian: Xn trade passing in -SeptenilK*rs of Fall make, the*e being tti small contpa>*. New make is quoted at s«is fld. 37<. e.i.f.. but so far very few are lieing offered.