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Feilding Star, Volume 1, Issue 49, 10 December 1923, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS. BEET SUGAR. (By Electric Cable.- Copyright). lAutit. an J N.Z Cable Association). Loudon, Dee. 8. Herr Licht in his Madgeburg circular reports one month's production of beet sugar to be 11.101 tons. He estimates the campaign will yield 1578,000 tons above last season. FROZEN MEAT MARKET. London, Dec. 8. Sheep.—Australian first 6d; second 0.1*1; ewes s|d; Patagonian, light, 7d ; ewes Old. Tamils.—Argentine. light, lid; heavy Did. Chilled Beef.—Argentine fores 4{d; hinds, Uruguay fores 3,5(1. hinds j 3-Bd. Others unchanged. The X.Z. Farmers' Coop. Distributing Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London otfice: - •'Butter 2205, 2215; cheese £5 10s to £5 12s Od. "Wool, coarse crossbreds improved further. Frozen mutton (inn. Frozen lamb price's maintained, outlook good. Frozen beef unchanged, but prospects not encouraging."

Abraham and Williams report on the Feilding sale held on 7tli inst: A moderate yarding of sheep and a good entry of cattle caine forward. There was a good attendance of the public and practically the whole ot the yarding changed hands at satisfactory pries. We quote: Fat B.F. hoggets 23s 6d to 27s Od .fat and forward ewes to 17s -Id, mixed sex hoggets 20s to 23s* fat bullocks £7 ss, C 7 14s, £7 15s to £3 1.75.. fat heifers to £7 .Is, fat cows £-1 15s to £6 10s £6 12s 6d to 17 ss, 4-year Polled Angus bullocks £5 15s to £5 19s, 4vcar Shorthorn bullicks £5 os to £-3 12s od, 4-year Holstein bullocks £5, 2-year Hereford steers to £4 4s Gd. yearling Polled Angus steers to £3 13s, yearling Shorthorn steers to £3 12s fid, store cows, ,£l, £l. sd, £1 10s i'2 to £2 LOs, 18-mouths Jersey cross heifers £2 ss, £2 9s to £3 6s. dairy cows £3 4s to £0 15s, dairy heifers £3 to £6, bulls £2 ss, £2 10s. £3 17s fid to £4 10s.