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Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1922, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. HIGH COMMWIONER’S CABLED REPORT. BUTTER AND CHEESE MARKETS QUIET. The Department of Agriculture lias received the following cablegram, dated August 5, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: —• MEAT. Demand for New Zealand mutton is moderate at unchanged prices. Moderate demand J for lamb at somewhat lower prices for some grades. Beef, only small supplies available. New Zealand Mutton.—Light-weight: August 5. 6d to 6%d; July 29, 6d to 6%d; July 22, 6d to 6%d. Medium: August 5, 5 5-8 d to G 1-Sd; July 29, 5 5-8 d to 6 l-8d; July 22, 5 5-8 d to 6 l-Bd. Heavy-weight: August 5, 4%y 2 d to 5%d; July 29, 4%d to s&d; July 22, 4y>d to sd. Ewes: August 5,4 d to 4 5-8 d; July 29, 4d to 4 5-8 d; July 22, 4d to 4%d. New Zealand Lamb.—Best quality, lightweight: August 5, 11 ’Ad; July 29, lid to 11 3-Sd; July 22, ll’Ad to ll%d. Heavy-weight: August aj 10y>d; July 29, 10 3-8 d to 10 7-8 d; July 22. 10y.d to lid. Ordinary: August 5, 10 r»-8d: July 29, 10 5-8 d; July 22. 10 5-Bd. Second-class quality: August 5 J 10&d; July 29, 10*Ad; July 22, UP,id. New Zealand Beef.—Hinds: August 5, 4%d; July 29, 4%d; July 22, 4%<L' Fores: August 5,3 d: July 29, 3d; July 22, 3d. Chilled Beef. —Hinds: August 5, 6%d; July 29, Gd: July 22. 7d. Fores: August 5, 3%d; July 29, 3%d; July 22, 4d. BUTTER. Market quiet, and prices have declined. Small sales of New Zealand early this week up t0.200s per cwt. Official quotations:— New Zealand. —August 5: 190 s to 196 s per cwt. (Is B%d to Is 9d per lb.) ; July 29, 200 s to 2los per cwt. (Is 9%d to Is 10y 2 d per lb.) ; July 22, 212 s to 216 s per cwt. (Is 10%d to Is lid per lb.) > exceptional, 220 s per cwt. (is 11 Mid Per lb.). CHEESE. Market quiet, but prices well maintained. Official quotations are:— Now Zealand.—August 5: Colored, S3s to 86s per cwt. (9d to 9’44 per lb.) ; white, 87s to 90s per cwt. (9Vid to 9%d per lb.). July 29: Colored. 83s to 86s per cwt. (9d to 9%d per lb.) ; white, S6s to 90s per cwt. (9’4d to 9%d per lb.). July 22: Colored, 84s to 90s' per cwt. (9d to 9%d per lb.) ; white, 90s to 94s per cwt. (9%d to lOd per lb.). BUTTER AND CHEESE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. have received the following cablegram from their London house under date 4th instant: — New Zealand Butter.—l9os to 194 s per cwt. Market dull. Cheese. —No change. Last quotation July 28 ; 83s to 90s pct cwt.