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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 February 1925, Page 12

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t r DAI I! V PRODI VE. MICII GOM MISS lON KIR'S REPORT 'I 1 1 <• l)c-|iiii Lini-Mt ul Agriculture bas r-o.*i veil 1 lie following cablegram, dated February 11. It i > 111 tin* High ('(inimiv -ioner lor New Zealand. London: Rutter. Ala. lift was inactive earlier this week, nml IS.is per cut wits obtained tor simi.ll quantity, but 1765; being taken, lieely. Now quiet and easier. Offiic al quotations aie : New Zea.a.nd. Fine t salted : Felmiir.v 14. 112 s to 174 s per cwt (Is Add Is fi'd ner lb); exceptional, 176 s per •wt (].s_-6sd per lb); Fein irirv 7. loSs t>- 1625. per t-wt (Is 6cl to Is s}d per 'b>; January .41, 162 sto 164 - per cwt 'ls old to Is. old per lb). 1 nsaltod: February I 1. IS6s: to 190 s ncr cut (I s 7d to Is X.»d ncr lb); exceptional. I9ts per (pvt n s Sid per lb); February 7. 172' to l IS4' per cut (I' 6;d to Is 7A < I •ie'. lb); January 41, 1711 s to 172 s per ••wt (1 si 6ld per lb). Other qualities: k’*»hi mi :-v 11. 166 s. to 106 s per cwt (Is 2ld to Is 6f{d per lb). Cheese. .Marker nuiet and steady. Official quotations aie: New Zealand. February 14, coloured, 95s to 96s |ver cu t (l()d to 104 cl per lb); white. 96s to 96s per cwt (lOd to 1 (R-d per lb); February 7. coloured, 9ls to 96> tier cwt (lOd to lOfd per lb) ; white, 96s' to 96s per cwt (lOd to lOd cl per lb); January 31. coloured. 93s 4d to 94s per cut (lOd per lb) ; white, 93' 6d to 9ls per cwt (1 Od per lb) .

Shipments «f New Zealand produce an iced this week ner Athenic and 11 e rt to r< i. LONDON TALLOW SALLY. The High Commissioner reports as under: — Tallow. —Market very quiet, and poor demand at auction. Present ouota-ti-sns; are: —Mutton, fine. 545. r.o /V4s fid ner cwt. iii" to good 48s to o2s per -cwt. dark to dull 44si to 46s per cwt; beef, sweet and/or mixed 60s to 31 s oar cwt. fair, to good 47s to 60s per ay-t dark to dull 435. to 44s per cwt; ri <.*i fair* to e;ond ic s fid to 49« fid: ly t (••*, dull t*?s, to 41s ner cwt. dark t■■ dud ips*. to lls pei v cwt; fc, etc.. 37s* to 44s per cwt.

CANTERBU RY PRO'DT’OE AT A RKF.TS. (ay TKLF.UR APU PRESS ASSOCIATION- j Oi l R ISK.Ti LR( 11. Fed). 17. 1 The wheat market is unchanged. A good deal of wheat has been purchased at millers’ _prices, and also a.t figures in advance of them. The market for white oats is firm. B's have boon I i-old at 3s Id on trucks, and in one |easc, il is reported, up to 3s fid. AN | arc worth the latter ligme. The 1.0. b. 1 sacks in price is 3s lld to -Is Id r< - ! spec.tively for prompt, hut slower for | forward. Cffiaff is worth for host i quality £3 15 s* on Ducks. There is a | good deal of inferior stuff likely m ' come in shortly. Perennial lyegrnss i< very firm at* 3s, 6*l to 3s 9d on triicks. Italian and Western Wolfits are quoted at 2s 9d to 3s. There is more inquiry from the north for potatoes. L. 0.8. sacks in values /ire from £5 15s to £fi a ton. farmers beipg offered from £'4 to £4 5s on trucks. RY ports of light blight continue to come to hand, but no bad visitations are recorded. In sain" rases tubers are reported to he had ; without any indication of trouble in the tops. j MARKET REPORT. I Messrs Newton King, Ltd., report: !On Monday. February 16, we held an I unreserved dispersal sale on account of Mr. T. .Shader Westo-n. at Makahu. I \Ve report a very large attendance o r buyers, including some from the Wanganui district, and a most successful sale. Quotations: 4- and 6-tooth and t.f.m. wethers 295. do. in forward condition 355. 4-year ewes 29s fid. 4-tooth ewes 36' fid. 6-tooth, ewe-*. 32s !>d. 6-. tooth and f.f.m. ewes 26. s 3d, 2- and 4-tooth ewes 25*s 6d. m.s. lambs 21s 4-d, cull lambs 16s 5-year ewes 25s 8d 12-tooth wethers 32,s Id. 2-tooth ewes 34s 3d. **

The cattle from this property, comprising 260 head of all classes, will he offered for unreserved sale at our Douglas yards on Monday next. Full particulars will be found in our advertising columns.