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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 14 August 1924, Page 8

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LONDON MARKETS. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLED REPORT. BUTTER VERY FIRM. 1 The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated August 9, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— Butter. Market, very firm. Official quotations are : New Zealand, salted, finest—Demand is good. August 9: 194 sto 1965, up to 19bs per cwt (Is Si)d to is 9.‘,d. “per yd- August 2: 188 sto 192 s per cwt (Is 8d to Is Bid per lb). July 26: IB6s to 192 s Tier cwt (Is 7fjd to is 8d per lb). Other qualities—August 9: 190 s per cwt (Is 8.!,d per lb). Austialian salted, August 9: 186 s to 190 s per cwt (Is 7RI to is Sid per *!?)• _ August 2: 184 s to 186 s per cwt (Is vit cl per lb).. July 26: 182 sto 184 s per cwt (is 7id to Is 7ld per Jb) Other qualities, August 9: 182 s per cwt (Is 7id per lb). Argentine, unsalted, August 9: l!Kk to 194 s per cwt (Is B ; 'd to Is B;’d per lb). Exceptional. August 9: 196 s per cwt (Is 9d per lb). August 9: 196 s per cift (Is 9d per IbV. August 2: 184 s to 196 s per cwt (Is 7+d to Is 9d per lb).. July 26: 184 sto 188 s per bwt (Is /fid to Is gd ik’T lb). Other qualities—August 9: 184 s to 188 s per cwt (Is 7cl to Is 8d per lb). Irish, salted, August 9: 192 s per cwt (Is Sid per lb). iVugust 2: 186 sto IBSs per cwt (.Is 7jjd to Is 8d per lb) July 26: 186 s to 188 s per cwt (Is 7sd to Is 8d per lb). Unsalted. August 92°4s iier cwt (Is 9RI per lb). August V- foo ? er ,? 1 'y fc (Ls 9: ' d Per lb). July 26: 192 s to 194 s per cwt (Is Sid to Is per lb). Daiiisb August 9: 2GBs to 212 s per cwt (Is 101 d to Is lOfld per lb). August -: 204 s .to 208 s per cwt (Is 9fcl to is 101 d per lb) July 26: 200 sto 202 s per cwt (Is 9£d to Is 9;)d per lb). Cheese. .New Zealand market firm, on shorter supplies. . Official quotations are:— English, finest farmers’.—Demand is good August 9: 96s to 100 s pe. r cwt (IORi to 10f)d per lb). August 2: 94s to 98s per cwt (lOd to 10|d per lb). : ,P^ S to 9 ® s Per cwt (10d to 10Jd per lb). - Canadian (market quiet):—August 9 • Coloured, 92s per cwt (9|d per lb)'. August 9: White, 94s per cwt (lOd per lb). August 2: Coloured, 88s to 90s per. cwt (Old to 9fd per lb). August 9 • White, 92s per. cwt (9f)d per lb).. July 26: Coloured, 88s to 90s pen-■■ cwt (9id to Rjd.per lb).. July 26: White, 90s t« 92s .per cwt (9-R1 per. lb). , . . : New Zealand (market steady)—August 9 : Coloured 90s to 92s , ner cwt <9Ri per lb). August. 9: White 96s up te 98s per. cwt-.(lojd to lOid pen lb) August 2: Coloured, 88s to 90s per to 9|d per ifi).. August 2: White,.-93s to 94s -per- cwt (10c! per :‘b). July 26 : Coloured 86s to 88s. per cwt (9td to JRd pe, r lb).„Julv 26: White 90s to 925• .per cwt (9RI per lb). Wool and Tallow. - Wool,—Bradford market firm, and good-business has been done in merino and ciossbred tops. Quotations are unrehanged,. with tendency upwards. Tallow—No auction this week. Private market continues firm at about last quotations.