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Taranaki Daily News, 26 January 1922, Page 8

AGRICULTURAL SHOW. EGMONT A. & P. ASSOCIATION 38th ANNUAL SHOW. 38th ANNUAL SHOW. 38th ANNUAL SHOW. SHOW GROUNDS, HAWERA. SHOW GROUNDS, HAW'ERA. TODAY THURSDAY, JANUARY 26. GRAND EXHIBITION OF CATTLE. HORSES, SHEEP, PIGS. HOME INDUSTRIES, ETC. SHEEP DOG 'TRIAL AND COMPETITIONS BOTH DAYS. Side-shows galore. Band in attendance. Admission — Gents 2/-, Ladies 1/-, Children under 12 free. Grandstands: Gents 2/-, Ladies 1/-, Children under 12 6d (all prices plus tax). * Motor ears will be admitted from both Waihi and Camberwell Roads. Charge, members free, others 1/-. / Delayed trains and excursion fares 1 between New Plymouth and Patea on both days. M. C. CRIGHTON. Acting Secretary. COMMERCIAL. LONDON MARKETS. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT., The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated January 21, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: MEAT. - Mutton market has advanced. Good demand for all weights on market. Supplies in few hands. New Zealand mutton: Light-weight, selling up to January 21, 7d; January 1 4 , January 7, GRI. Heavyweight, January 21, 5%d to 6ld; January 14, sid to January 7, 5Jd. Ewes, January 21, 5d to 5%d; January 14, sd; January 7, 4%d.

New Zealand lamb: Good demand with harder tendency. Best lightweight quoted at, January 21, I0d; January, 14, 9d; January 7, BAd. Heavy-weight, January 21, 9id; January 14, 8d; January 7, 7fd. i

New Zealand beef market shows no improvement. Chilled supplies plentiful, selling at: Hinds, January 21, January 14, GM. Fores, January 21, 33d; January 14, New Zealand ox hinds nominally quoted at, January 21, 4%d; January 14, 4%d; January 7, 4|d. Fores, January 21, 3£d; January 14, 3jd; January 7, 3%d. BUTTER. Market firm with good demand. It is reported that Government has disposed of last of Australian stocks. Official quotations are: New Zealand.—January 21, 130 s t-d 135 s per cwt. (Is 2d to Is 2’/ 2 d per lb); January 14, 128 s to 130 s per cwt. (Is l%d to Is 2d per lb); January 7, 118 s to 126 s per /jwt. (Is o.?d to Is iy 2 d per lb). CHEESE. Market quiet and steady. New Zealand quotations firm on short spot stocks. New Zealaind.—January 21, colored, 88s to 90s per cwt. (9V 2 d to 9%d per lb); white, 80s to 88s per cwt. (9|d to 9Ad per lb), January 14, colored 86s to 88s per cwt. (9£d to 94d per lb); white, &4s to 86s per <*wt.-(9d to 9jd per lb). January '7, colored 81's to SBs per cwt. (9 to 9y 2 d per lb) ; white, 82s to S6s per cwt. (B%d to 9£d per lb). WOOL. Sales continue with well maintained competition and occasional harder tendency though prices show no quotable change. This week B.A.W.R.A. offering consisted of: Australian.—Merino, greasy 9700 bales, scoured 3550 bales; crossbreds, greasy 4465 bales, scoured 1300 bales. New Zealand— Crossbreds, greasy 5300 bales, scoured 900 bales, slipe 2000 ba Sale of 13th, comprising 4540 bales, postponed until January 16 on account of fog.

OTHER ADVICES. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-oper-ative Distributing Company have received the following cablegram from their London office, dated January 20: Lamb: Hinds advanced l.Jd, fores Id. Light mutton advanced id, beef hinds ?,d°per lb. Wool rules strong with indications of upward tendency for greasy merino and greasy super crossbred; others steady. Tallow—Demand for spot not good. Some interest forward. Butter, firm, 128 s, 1355. Cheese firm, 85s to 90s. The Bank of New Zealand, produce, department, has received the following advice from its London office under date January 20:— ‘ Butter. —Market firm; 130 s to 13.? s per cwt. Cheese Firm; colored SSs 4o 92s per ewt.; white Sfls to 90s per cwt. Frozen Meat.—Market expected advance near future for wether mutton. Lamb market* has advanced. Current quotations: Wethers, light C,'/.d to Rd „er lb: wethers, heavy, 5Sd to Cd per lb. ewes, 4%d_to Cd per lb; lamb, light !)<l to lO‘/ 2 a per lb: lamb, heavy, Sy,d to I><l per lb; ox. Tnnds. 4'/,d to 5M per Ibcox, fores, 3d to 4d per lb; row hinds. :ild to U/.d per lb; cow, fores, 'ltd to Sd . per lb. MELBOURNE WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Tress Assn Copyright Melbourne, .lan. 25. At the wool sales competition was keen for all classes at recent improved rates which in some cases were earned a point further, particularly in lambs and coarse crossbreds. Yorkshire was the chief buyer, but. Americans, French and Japanese were knn couip«tftQrs for pertain classes.