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Evening Star, Issue 19924, 21 July 1928, Page 12

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LONDON MARKETS. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Ne\v Zealand, Ltd., has received the iollowing cabic fioui Loudon; —“ Butter market quiet at the advance. New Zealand, 185 s to 18bs. Cheese, slow, 110 s to 112 s. Weather continues very warm and dry. Meat: Owing to unfavourable .weather conditions trade is slow, but value is maintained.” | UNITED STARR-POWKETT SOCIETY. Tho United Slarr-Bowkolt Building Soeietv held a meeting of members on Thursday, evening to dispose of £2,000. • Mr O' A. Lamb, who presided, stated that a I* ll ’’ thcr £3,800 would be disposed <A

during the next few weeks._ A ballot for tiio ninetieth appropriation in No. •1 group resulted in duster No. 48 being drawn, lick! by one member. A sale of the ninety-first appropriation in No. 4 group resulted as follows; — £SOO at £lO per £IOO. A ballot; for the thirty-first appropriation in No. 9 group resulted in duster No. —2-1 being drawn, held by one member. The sale for tho thirty-second appropriation jii No. 9 group resulted as follows: —.-'oUO at £-7 and £25 per £IOO. OPOSSUM SALK. The Dunedin Stock Agents and AVoolbrokers’ Association reports as follows: At the first sale of opossum skins this season, held yesterday, approximately 10,000 shins ' v( - r o ottered. There wa» a full muster of buyers, ami bidding was very keen for the best grades. First and super grades sold at prices which showed an ailranee ul Gd to Is ptr skin on last

year, and second grades were firm. Damaged and inferior quality skins did not meet with a good demand, and values for these were somewhat easier. The following is the range of values;— Super blues, 17s to 19s; first blues, 12s Gd to 14s sd; second blues, 10s to 12s 3d; small blues, os to 7s 6d; super greys, 16s to 17s 6d; first greys, 12« to 14s; second greys, 8s to 11s 6dj small greys, 3s 6d to Cs; super blacks, 13s Gd to 10s 6d; first blacks, 12s to 13s 6d ; second blacks, 9s to 11s; small blacks, 4s Gd to tfs; super reds, 8s to 9s; first reds, Gs to 7s 6d; second reds, 4s Cd to 5s (xi; super browns, 10s to 11s; first browns, 7s Gd to 9s; second browns, 5s to Cs.