LONDON MARKETS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 21 August 1924, Page 10

LONDON MARKETS.

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLED REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated August 16, _ from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— Butter. Market continues very firm with Siberian in large supply. Official quotations are:— i/A € <!Jw^ ea * aud ‘ Salted, finest: August | 6 - n -;V s to 2u2s P er cwt (Is to J.s 9-d pet lb.) ; August y. 194 sto 108 s per cwt (Is B;]d to Is 93d per bj; August 2,188 sto 192 s per cwt ‘- d 10 Is 83d-per Jb.). Unsalted: August 16, 210 s to 2.12 s per cwt (Is lU)d to Is lOj{d per lb); August •-> 204 s per cwt (Is 93d per lb). Other qualities: August 16. 192. sto ]94, s per cwt (Is Br)d to Is 83d per lb.). ’ Aiistrahan.—Salted : August 16, 194 s to 196 s per cwt (Is 83d to Is 9d per August 9,186 sto I9os per cwt '? d foV ls B*d 8 * d per ,b 0; August 2, 184 s to 1,86 s per cwt (Is 73d per lb.). Unsalted: August 16, 200 s to 204 s per cwt (Is 9 =)d to Is 93d per lb.). Other qualities: August 16, salted. 180 s to I. per cwt (Is 73d to Is 83d per lb; unsalted. 186 s to 1,96 s per cwt (Is 7«d tf Is 9d per !b.) io^T", t i lie *~ C " salted: August 16. J. U) 190 sup to 200 s per cwt (1,.s 83d to Is Oid per lb.)'; August 9 T9os to vos per cwt (Is 83d to Is 9d per August 2.184 sto 196 s per cwt. /.~f d to . ls 9d P e, ‘ lb.). Other qnahties; August 16. 180 s to 192 s per cut (Is cld to Is Bid per IIl.). Irish.—Salted: August 16, I9o s to 192 s per ewt (Is Sid to Ls Sid per 1b.,); August 9,192 s per cwt Ls B.ld P ;;:; 'n ); A! ,g " st 2, tS6s to 188 s per tl u i*' s to ls 8d per ]!>.). XJ n . salted: August 16, 206 s to 208 s per C t /a S o l^ l t 0 Per lb ); August 9 204 s per cwt (Is 93d per lb ) • August; 2,202 s per cwt (Is 93d per

.Siberian.—August 16, 156 s to 170 s PSr cwt (Is 43d to 1 s 6d oer lb ) • August 2150 sto 170,s per' cwt (is -Id to Is 6d per lb.). v 2lfis f "tn h 99n Vrarket firm ' 16, V, % (Is lid to Is l.vl per lb.): August, 9. 208,s to bio* per cwt (Is 103 d to Is 103 d per fi, )’• August 2,204 sto 208 s per cwt (Is 9;d to Ls 103 d per lb.). ( Cheese. Alarket quietly steady. New Zealand supplies small. Official quotations are • „ English, finest farmers’—August 16 £)2s to lOo.s per cwt (lid to A; . AlJ gust 9,90 sto 100 s per cwt 'OO l )ei ' lb); Auirust 294 s L:. 98s per cwt (iOd to Kl.'.d per lb). Canadian.—August 16, coloured yo s t f P™ c ' vt to lOd per lb); August 16 exceptional. 96s per cwt (i<)3d per lb;; August 16, white 92s to ..bs per cwt (93d to l(J-‘d per lb); Aimust 9, coloured 92s pe : - cut (93d per lb); August 9, white 9-rs per cwt (K)d ]ier lit) ; August 2. coloured. KBs to 90s per (9,-d lo 93d per lb; August *>‘ v.hiie, 92s per cwt (93d per lb). Aew Zen la ml.—August 16. coloured •)2s to 94s per cwt (93d i.o lOd pei- |h)'• Augnst_ 16. wliite 94s to 96s per cwt L(I to 1 :\u per 11)): Anotist 9, coloured | 0s to 9±s per cwt (9}d per lb) ; August white 96s to 98s per cwt ((*() : \tl to K.Ld per lb); August 2. coloured 88s lo 90s per cwt (Old to 93d per’ lb)August 2. white 93s to 94s ner cwt (lOd per lb). Australian.—Market ouiet. August 16. coloured. 90s ner cwt (9,‘d per lb). Shipment of New Zealand produce drived this week per s.s. Pnkcha. Casein. Present quotations are:—French on not, 0-I7 to £SO per ton; Argentine cictic, £4O per ton. Wool. The Bradford market is very firm, and quotations for tops have advanced. 64 s merino, 6s to 6s Id; 56’s (super half bred), 3s 113 d ; 40’s (prepared) coarse crossbred. 2s 2ld. ’ Tallow. Tallow.—Spot market firm, and deniand is good at aqction. Alutton. fine. 47s per cwt; fair to good, 44s 6d to 46s pe r cwt; dark to dull. 40s to 41s Otl per cwt.._ Beef: Sweet and/or mixed. J 6'i 6d to 4/s 3d per c-wt; iaii - to good. to 46s per cwt; dark to clulT 39s l -‘ i (; s fjd per cwt. Alixed: Fair to good. 43s to 46s per cwt: dark to dull. J’9s to 40> 6d per cwt; gut. etc.. 36s lOd to 40s