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HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLED REPORT. LATEST BUTTER PRICES. The Department of Agriculture heat received the following cablegram, dated January 7, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— MEAT. Mutton and lamb in better demand firmer prices. No improvement as faff as beef is concerned. Present quota* tidns:— New Zealand mutton, lightweight, up to; January 7, 6%d; December 30, 5 3-Bd, 5%d; December 23, 5 1-Sd, New Zealand mutton, heavyweight January 7, 5Jd; December 30, 4jd, December 23, 4%d, 4Jd. New Zealaaf ewes, January 7, 4£d; December 4»4d; December 23, 4|d. New Zesdand lamb: Lightweight, Cha**; terbury, January 7, B%d; December 30, 8d; December 23, 7 5-Bd. New Zealand, lamb, heavyweight, January 7, 7Jd; December 30, 7%d; December 23, 7d, 7i l-Bd. New Zealand beef: Ox, hinds, January 7, 4jd; fores, 3|d. BUTTER. Market steadier, and as a result of reduction in retail price down to la and Is 4d per lb., demand has improved considerably. At the beginning of thia week New Zealand was selling down, to 116 s per cwt. (Is per lb.), buU now selling at about 126 s per ewt. (la» lid per lb.). Official quotations are:New Zealand.—January 7, lids to 126 s per cwt. (Is OJd to Is IJd per lb.);December 30, 120 s to 130 s per cwt. (la Id to Is 2d per lb.). December 23, lifts to 145 s per cwt. (Is 3d to Is 3|d per, lb.). CHEESE. Market quiet. Official quotations areti New Zealand, demand somewhat improved. January 7, white 82a to 86e per <rwt. (Sjjd to 9j-d per lb.); colored, 84s to 88s per cwt. (9d to 9V4d per lb.). December 30, white S6s to 90s per cwt. (»%d to 9Jd per lb.); colorod, 8S« to 92s per cwt. (9%d to 9|d per IK>December 23, white, 90s to 94s per cwt (9Jd to lOd per lb.); colored, 88s to 94s per cwt. (9Jd to lOd per lb). WOOL. Bradford market maintains good told, Fine crossbreds and merino tops fitsn, and little more activity in media. Present quotations are:—64’s (merinoYf January 7,4 a 4d; December 30, 4s 2dt; December 23. 4s 2d. 56’s (supsr half* bred): January 7,2 s 4’/fed; December 30, 2s 4d; December 23, 2s 4d. 4O*a (prepared coarse crossbred): January. 7, Is o%d; December 30, Is; December 23, Is. Outlook for sale opening next week encouraging. B.A.W.R.A. offerings will consist of 91,000 bales, of which 56,(MM> Australian, 25,000 New Zealand, and 10,000 bales Cape Colony. In addition 99,000 bales of privately-owned will ba offered for sale, including 50,000 A»tralian, 31,000 New Zealand, 15,00 ft Cape Colony, 16,500 bales South rican.
THE WOOL MARKET. BRADFORD STRONG. By Telegraph.— -Press Assn.—Copyrigtxt. Received Jan. 10, 5.6 p.m. London, Jan. 9. The Bradford wool market la strong and quotations harder. Users are ing the opening of the London sales.—« Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS. The Bank of New Zealand produce do* partment, has received the following advice from its London office date January 7:— Butter.—ln greater demand. 118 s t< 126 s per cwt. Cheese.—Rather more inquiry; 82s t<4 86s per cwt. Frozen meat. —Wether mutton in good( demand. Prospects for lamb are Beef in better demand:—Wethers, hghtg 5%d to 6d per lb.; wethers, heavy, 4|<| to 5d per lb.; ewes, 3jd to 4Jd per lb. 4 lamb, light, 7d to Bsd per lb.; lamhb heavy, 6Jd to 6}d per lb.; ox, hindui 5d to 6d per lb.; ox, fores, 3d to 4A per lb.; cow, hinds, 3Jd to 4%.d per Ib.U cow, fores, 2Jd to 3d per lb. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limitf ed, report having received the followium cablegram from their London house, unft der date, January 6:— § “Butter. —Good demand; prices Danish, 160 s to 170 s; Australian, fin* est, unsalted 114 s to 120 s, salted lOftft to lllfis, secondary 94s to 104 s, inferior 80s to 905.; New Zealand, finest 118 ft to 120 s, secondary 106 s to 116 s; raent, New Zealand first grade, selling at 112 s. Australian prices nominal. “Cheese.—Market quiet, but slightlft better demand. New Zealand, coioreft 84c to 88s, white 82s to 80s; AustnM lian, colored, 82s to 84s, white 80s t<f 82s.
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