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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 7 March 1925, Page 8

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DAIRY PRODUCE. BUTTER AND CHEESE FIRM. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. LONDON, March 5. The butter- market is very firm. Ai rivals were well cleared and the strong Home and Continental demand was maintained. Quotations: New Zealand, choicest salted, 182 s; exceptionally good lots. 184 s: unsalted, 182 s to 184 s; Danish, 2385. The cheese market is firm. New Zea.ancl is quoted at 102 s. MARKET. REPORTS. 1 The Farmers’ Co-operative Organisation Society report-as follows: At Hawera on Thursday, the otill lust., we report a medium yarding of sheep,.the cattle pens being full.- We had practically a total, clearance under the hammer at prices quite satisfactory to vendors, though on a slightly lower level in the cattle pens. Wo quote: Prime heavy ewes 34s 6d, fat and forward ewes 28s 7d, f.tn. aged 3\ves 12s 6d to 22s 6d, medium mixed sex lambs 19s 8d s cull lambs 15s 9d to I.Bs 6d; prime cows £6 17s to £8 2s, >thers £5 16s to £6 10s, 24-year steers £4 15s to £5, 34-year steers £7 6s 6d, best works cows £3 10s to £4 10s, poorronditioned cows £1 to £1 15s, best bulls £4 to £5, others £2 to £3 155.. Pigs: Weaners 10s, small stores 17s 6d :.o 20s, good porkers 39s 6d. At Waverley, on Friday, the 6th insti, we had a good yarding and particularly brisk sale, effecting almost a total clearance under the hammer. We quote : Six-tooth and f.f.m. ewes 32s 6d, 4 and 5-year ewes (late shorn) 25s 6d, wethers 34s 4d, fi.f. lambs 23s 3d. to 19s 2d, cull lambs 13s to 16s Id, 2-shear Southdown rams 83gns, f.f.m. Southdown rams Bgns, aged Down rams sgns to 7 i }gns. Cattle —Heavy works bulls £4 10s to £5 10s, fat cows (prime) to £7 10s, fat cows £5 to- £6 11s, heavy boner cows £3 10s to £4 I.os, poor conditioned do. £1 10s- to £2 10s, Shorthorn heifers (r.w.b.) £3 11s, m.t. Shorthorn heifers £3 17s, 2}-year steers £5 13s. 18-month steers £3 16s-, wearier heifers (small) 16s. springing heifers £4 to £5 10s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agencv Co-, report having a- fair vardimr at their Palmer Road sale veste'rdav. Bidding was fairly brisk and eveiTth.ing was. solfl at satisfactory prices. The following was ’a range of the p rices realised: —Fat r-'irs £5 16s, £6 7si 6d. £6 ss, £5 10s. £3 to £6 2s 6d: best works cows £4 Us. £3 2s, £5. £4, £4 7s, £3 15s. £3 1 r 's; oHina-rv works cows £3. £2 16s. r ’2. £2 ss. £2 As. £2 3s, £1 los, £1 10 s.