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Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1922, Page 2

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DAIRY PRODUCE. The following cable, under date 18th Inst., has been received by Messrs. Newton King, Ltd. from their London agents (Messrs, ft. and W. Davidson. Ltd.) :—Butter market firm with upward tendency; to-day’s value 204 s to 2065. Cheese market firm; white 90s, colored 84s to 86s. HAMILTON. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., Hamilton, report:—At Hamilton on Tuesday we held our weekly stock sale. There was a small yarding of sheep and cattle and a good ■entry nf both fat and store pigs. Values showed a little alteration from recent sales, the improvement In beef being maintained. store pigs also selling freely. Although a consignment by rail of nice quality ox beef failed to reach owner’s reserve at the opening of the sale»they were later disposed of at £7 17s 6d to £8 10s. Heavy prime fat cows made to £6 Is, small but good quality 3%year store steers £4 2s 6d, store cows £1 to £2, a pen of extra well done yearling Shorthorn heifers made £4, other yearling heifers £2 7s to £3. killable hoggets 21s, light baeoners made to £3 Is. good porkers to light baconers £2 10s to £2 17s, medium porkers £2 2s to £2 Bs, light and unfinished 26s to 395, slips 22s to 275, weaners Jss 6d to £l, sow' and young £5 7s 6d, fresh-dropped calves brought 3s, best dairy cows and heifers £6 to £8 10s, others from £3.