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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 308, 29 December 1922, Page 6

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LONDON MARKETS. HirsH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED REPORT. New Zealand Mutton (Wether).-Decem. ber 16, not quoted: December 9. cot unotedDecember 2. not cjuoted. Ewes- Dei-en-w "TT Z r? lan<! L*™ ,, -—Best quality. !!»t----weizht, December 16. TIM to l/ber 9. Hid to 1 ■; December 2 lljd tol/" Ileavy-weltfht, December 16, 10M, DeW ber 9. lojji; December 2. loji Xortt Island, ordinary. lid to ll}d- December a lid to IIi<1: December 2, ii u to \),T Second class quality. December 16, lOMto lOJd: December 9. lOjd to 1W; December™ 103 d to no. New Zealand Beef.—Fores. December 16. 3*d: December 9. 33d: December 2 3M Hinds. December 16, 4*d ; December 9 4MDecember 2, 4Jd. ' Chilled Beef. —Fores. December 16 3MDecem4>er 9. sid- December 2. 4W Hinds' December 16. Sid; Decembers, 7Jd; December 2. 6id. Butter.—Market remains steady. Xew Zealand: Salted, finest. December *22 182/ to VH/ per pirt (1 71 to 1,7} pc' r n>)' December 16. ISO/ to IS4; per ewt U/iM to 1/71 per n>l: fine. 172/ to 178/ per cwt il/ej to 1,7 i>er ft: December 9, 170 to 176/ -per cwt <1/6J to 1/6J per lb). Cnsalted December 22. 184' to IS6- per cnt (l/7{ to 1/8 Der lhl; December 16. IS4/ to IS6/ per cwt (1/TJ to 18 per !b); December 8, ISO/ per cwt a/7J per lb). Otber qualities. 174.' to 180/ per cwt (1/6} to 1.7} per 111). Cheese.—'Market very firm. New Zealjirt December 22. Colonred and white, 122' to 124/ per cwt (1/1 to 1/14 per IM. December 1«. Coloured and white. 122/ to 124/ p°r cwt (1,1 to 1/11 per lb): fine. 130/ per cwt (1 0} per lb): December 9. Coloured , , 122 to 124 ■' per cwt (1/1 to 1/11 per n>l • white, 122' 1o 124/ per cvrt fl/1 to I.l+ pe r lb). Dairy produce ex Orari is now beta? discharged. Australian butter shipped November **• December «. 117.»72 boxes: cheese. 831 ■eratps. Hemp.—Manila market nulet. and sli-rhtly weaker. j grade. December, January, or February shipments. «aotetl»t >£S3. American market reported weak. New Zealand (mutilated word). Xo bwlne~s has been done: nominfl! valne. H'-rt-points £S2; fair. £30 10', December, Jamary. Febrnary shipments. 4 ■Wool.—Bradford market quiet: price! Srm. below normal for season. AnDles. —Enslirh apples plentifnl and in good condition. Demand Ls not jood. and prices have declirod to pre-n-ar rate?, t'onsumers prefer British Columbia and American, of which there are larjre «t>|v •Piles, reallslnir: .Tonnthans. 8/6 to 9': Rome BeantJ-. » -to 10/: 10/ to IT: Oresmn Newton. 1"' to 1"': Cil'forn'a'i Newton. 12/6 to 11 . Monthly report* rill be sent in fie future. BUTTER AND CHEESE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. Thursday. The National Dairy .4«.-wiarion of X«w Zealand has received the Collwine rs'tf?gram from its London office, dated December 23:— Butter.-Thee is n fair ('emancl. Vet Zenland: Salted. isr>- to 182': nnwl.'od. 184 - Ai'stralian. sailed. IBS' to 1747: nnsalfd. 16"/ t.-> 17S : Arzenrine. stltetlS!': Danish, s-ilted. 212 . Cheefip.-The market'is firm, wit* o'Ht .Ttia!! supplies. White and colonred. 120/ to 122 '. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. SYDNEY. 2*. Oats.—Algerian, feed. 4 'I? to 4."5; white. lo<-al and NVn- Zealnnrt. 4 fi to 4/8. Maize.—South African. 6 2. Potatoes - Tasmanian a:id Australian. £1«: Victorian. €13 to £14. Onions.—Victorian. .11?,. ADELAIDE. Oats.—S, 2 to S/9.—i.\, and X.Z.'Cable.) LONDON WHEAT MARKET. LONDON. December 2?. Wheat cargoes are firm, and■ »e!ler» are asking 3d to 6d advance. Parcels hate advanced similarly.—|A. and N.Z.) WHOLESALE CURRFjNT PRICES. Farm and Dairy Produce.-SuperfM creamery butter. 1 «5 per 11> for prompt cash: first grade. 1 t>: second grade. I/a! farmers' separator. 1 •"» per lb: cnene. first grade factory, tnedinm size, 1' to 12 per 11.; hams, lid per lb: bacon, e<l to !»J per lh net: lard, hulk SKI. pats 12: boney. prime praee. md: evps. 1/6 to l.'s l» r Klour. fl7 r>'.' le*s discount of 2J per cent per t»->n. in 20011-> sacks: sharp*, e> 10■': bran. £6 10': oatmeal. 2Vs. SI IW ton. (Jraln.—Oats, A grade. 4'B ppr Irasnel. ex store: Aicprian seed oars. 6: maize, j>'S »» r, r, ppr bushel, explore: fowl wheat, S/ i«r bushel. Phaff.—-Best Southern. £9 10. Onions.—Local. IS to 18 per cwt: ne». 10 ppr cwt. ~ Potatoes.-Best quality, S '6 per cwt. W store. FERTILISERS MARKET. AUCKLAND. Kollon-ins nre the net retail prices r« fertilisers, ex store. Auckland, cash »m order, extra I'h.irg* mn<lp for bo'iiiic?- - Price per Description. Anal.Tsls. Ton. HS£\££3r..... "- 3 s W* Poiip meal iSydnev) £ ",„, Rasic HltK I'-- , " P-'-- 10 ' Potash sulphate t 1 "- , - , - !•-'■. MS , n ; Kalnit U I.c C l« Xaiiru-Ot-oan Islands w , ptios. (til- cmuad) -■ a FOOD I»RK"IW. The ar» ,-nrrpnt retail prir« : ' Butter.-Ki!>-r sra&>. li> cesS; ™™' rra<le. I': cnokiDK. I■* i' nfl * ■'• ncr 11.. aeconllM tr> qn.ill.v and rut. Ham*.-il 2 per In. . to riiecsp. -1 -1 to 1 '4. acconun. maturity. N-FTW ZEALAND AND RIVKK r" Tt NET PROFIT. £Sfi.4f'7. .PIVIDEND OK 7 PER fBXT. « r«M*l ndvine h:.s been recelyert W »J attorneys of rfep Xew Zealand £ inver Plate T.i-iiil Morteniw Llmifn.l ;)-■:( Hie net profit fn; "" •j. emlM o-toser £« fc - pnri-al nierli-a. to be nr.- IJ ' January n. WX- the dire-twj ''"J, wt f: mcml t'-,l e:T) 000 i,p c-arrie.l to re. f . flint » dlv Wen.! he declared fn ■' " .•I-! that C"T4O7 be corried fo-vrar".