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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 7 October 1924, Page 8

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NEW ZEALAND FROZEN MEAT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house under date 3rd inst.: — Lamb. — per lb (average). Mutton. —Prices unchanged. Market slow. (Last quotation September 19)— Wether and maiden ewe, light B.|d per ib, heavy 7fd; ewe, light 6Ad, heavy si)d. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cab.egram from their London house, undei date; of 2nd inst ‘‘Lamb. —New Zealand prime crossbred lamb, Canterbury heavy light 12jd- North Island heavy Lght 12d. Active demand for New Zea land lamb. Market is firm and tending upwards. Mutton. —New Zealand prime cross bred mutton, Canterbury heavy Tid .ight Bid; North Island heavy i(d light B|d. Steady demand for Ne. Zealand mutton. Market is dull, owin', to lack of demand. Beef.-*—New Zealand prime ox beei hinds ofd, fores 3id. Good demand fo: New Zealand beef. Market is firm owing to light stocks. Australian frozen meat. —Good average quality crossbrel lamb, light 114 d, Demand is good. Australian mutton not quoted. DAIRY PRODUCE. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cable gram from their London house, undei date of 2nd inst-.: — ‘•Rutter.—Market is steady, but quiet. We qjote: New ealand sail.ec 222 s (218 s), New Zealand exceptipua. brands 224 s (2205); Danish, 240 s (230; finest Australian salted, 210 s (2()ds; nrisalted, 2145. ■ Cheese.—Market steady. We quote .'lew Zealand white 96c "(955), coloured 95s (935), Canadian C.I.G. 95s (80s). FARMERS’ CO-OP. ORGANISATION SOCIETY’S REPORT. At Opunake, on Monday, the 6th inst., we report a good yarding and a total clearance at prices very satisfactory to vendors. We quote: Sow to farrow £7 10s, fat cows. £6 8s to £6 12s, fresh conditioned young cows £3 10s to £4 os, works and boner cows at late rates, yearling Jersey heifers £3 Bs, yearling crossbred heifers £2 12s, small and low-conditioned £1 7s 6d to £2 Bs. On behalf of Mr G. A. Holmes we sold 100 head of yearling steers, the Shorthorns making £2 12s to £2 15s, Holstein steers £2 17s. In the dairy pens the quality was very 7 fair, but condition was lacking. Best Jersey heifers £7 10s to £9, backward £4 I.os to £7, g.s. cows £8 to £lO 10s.