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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 6 November 1924, Page 8

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' LONDON MARKETS. HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLED REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has re eived tne following cablegram, dated November 1, from tne High .Commissioner for New Zealand, London: Butter. Market'quiet on decreasing demand. Large supplies coming forward. Official quotations are: New Zealand. —Salted, finest: November 1. 2225, 224 s up to 226 s per cwt (Is Hi|d to 2s Oid per lb); October >o 224 s to 228 s oer cwt (2s to 2s Oid per lb); October 'lB, 224 s to 228 s per cwt (2s to 2s Oid per lb). Other qualities: November 1,200 s to 210 s per wfc (Is 9|d to Is 104 d per lb).j_ Australian. —Salted, finest: November 1,200 s, 204 s in) to 208 s per cwt (Is )£d to Is 10-id Dev lb); October 25, 208 s to 216 s per cwt (Is lOid to Is lid ner lb); October 18, 214 sto 216 s per cwt (Is lid per lb). Unsalted: November 1,210 sto 216 s per cwt (Is 10id to Is lid per lb); October 25, 218 s to 226 s ner cwt (Is lljd to 2s Oid per lb); October 18, 224 s to 226 s oer cwt (2s to 2s Oid per lb). Other qualities: November 1, salted, 170 s to 1.96 s ner. cwt (Is 6d to Is B|d per lb); unsalted, 196 s to 200 s per cwt (Is Bf}d to Is 9id ner lb). Canadian.—Creamery: November 1, 190 s to 196 s ner cwt (Is Bid to Is 83-d per lb); October 25, 200 sto 208 s ner cwt (Is 9Jd to Is 10id per lb); October 18, 204 s to 208 s per cwt (Is 9-Jd to Is 10'id per lb). Unsalted: November 1, 200s* to 204 s per cwt (Is 9id to Is 9f cl ner lb); October 25, 210 s to 216 s per cwt (Is 10-i-d to Is lid per lb); October 18, 210 s to 218 s per cwt (Is 10id to Is llid per lb). Argentine.—Unsalted: November 1, 200 s to 20Ss per cwt (Is 9d to Is .lOid ner lb); October 25.’208s to 218 s per cwt (Is 10id to Is 11-id per lb) ; October 18, 212 s to 220 s ner cwt (Is lOgd to Is ILVd per lbL 'Other qualities: November 1,186 s do 196 s per cwt (Is 7sd to Is B|d per lb). Danish. —November 1,236 s to 238 s ner cwt (Is lid to 2s IRI per lb); October 25. 242 s to 244 s per cwt (2s lid to 2s 2d per lb) ; October 18, 248 s to 252 s per cwt (2s 2£d to 2s 3d per lb). Cheese. Market firmer. Canadian steady. Very small supplies ox spot New Zealand. Official quotations are: — English.—Finest farmers’ : November i, 114 s to 118 s per cwt (Is Oid to is Oid per lb); October 24, 114 sto 118 s per cwt (Is Ojd to Is Oid per lb); October 18, 114 s to 118 s per cwt (Is aid to Is o£d per lb). Canadian.—November 1, coloured and white, 96s to- 98s per cwt (lOid to lOici per lb); October 25, coloured, <94s to . 96s per cwt (lOd to 10£d per lb), white 95s to 96s per cwt (lOd per lb). October 18, coloured and white, 94s to 96s per cwt (lOd to lOid per lb). ’ New Zealand. —November 1; Coloured and white. 96s per cwt per lb); exceptional, 98s per cwt per lb). October 25, coloured 94s to 95s per cwt (10d to lOid per lb); October 18. coloured 92s to 94s per cwt (9Jd to lOd per lb); white, 93s to 95s per cwt (lOd lb). A shipment of New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. Tekoa. Wool and Tallow. Wool. —Tone of Bradford market further improved, and small new business :;as been done. Prices for tops are: — c-L’s (merino), 6s 4d; 56’s (super halfbreds), 4s 2d; 40’s prepared (coarse •rossbred), 2s 4d. Tallow.—Market quieter, and little demand' at auction. Present quotations are: —Mutton: Fine, 52s to 52s (Id per »•. t; fan- to good, 49s to 51s 6d; dark to dull, 46s 6d to 47s 6d. Beef: Sweet and/or mixed, 51s to 51s 6d to 535; j ai.r to goed, 48s 6d to 51s; dark to dull, 45s to 475. Mixed: Fair to good, 48s to s()s 9d; dark to dull, 45s 3d to 47d. Gut, etc., 41s to 46s 6d.