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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 11 May 1925, Page 10

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.. « LONDON MEAT PRICES. dY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION -COPYRIGHT.. LONDON, May 9 Sheep.- —Canterbury, light 83d, medium <4 cl. heavy 6|d; North Island, medium 73-d; New Zealand ewes, 63d; Argentine, medium 6d. Lamb. —Canterbury, heavy IOJd. Frozen beef. —Argentine, hinds 53d; Uruguay, fores 3d, hinds 4£d. < Chilled beef. —Argentine, fores 3|d, hinds 6§d; Uruguay, fores 33d, hind** 03d. Other meats unchanged. CA N TER BUR Y MARKETS.

(BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION, CHRISTCHURCH, May 8

Wheat is dominating attention in tlie grain and produce trade. The meeting at Ashburton on Thursday brought the two parties much closer together, and there is a genera' feeling that as a result of their deliberations a workable scheme guaranteeing a payable price tor wheat, at least for next season, lias been evolved. The price agieed upon, subject- to the aspects which have tg be submitted to the Minister, is understood to be two or. three nence per bushel less than the arranged price for this season’s wheat. Wheat is being offered freely at the arranged prices' of 6s 8d to 7_s. Fowl wheat is nnoted at s’ighly easier rates. Oats are firm, but there is little movement, business being very dull. A gr de are worth up to 4s 6d f.o.b. sacks in. and B grade 4s Id, equal to 3s 9d and 3s 3d respectively. In spite of the abundance of oats, there is difficulty in securing supplies of grade chaff. The potato market is weaker. Farmers are now being offered £3 5s to £3 10s on trucks, but no business' -worth speaking of is taking place at these prices. TALLOW. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house under date sth inst.: Tallow—We quote present spot values for the following descriptions: Fine mutton 45s per cwt, good beef 43s Oil. mixed 39s ’6d. Market quiet. FROZEN MEAT. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Messrs Gilbert Anderson and Co., Ltd.. London, notify the following Smithfield prices for the week ended May 8. These prices are on the “delivered” basis,’ that is, including storage charges, cartage, etc. North Island prime Down lambs, IT/36 123 d, 36/42 lljd, 42/50 IOId. Best North Island prime crossbred lambs, U/42 11-Jd. O'dinary North Island lambs. U/42 llSd, second quality. U/42 IT-fd. Best North Island wethers and/or maiden ewes, 48/56 83d, 56/64 73d. 64/72 63d. Ordinary North Island wethers and/or maiden ewes, 48/56 83d. 56/64 73d. 64/72 63d. North Island ewes, U/64 6/d, 64/72 s)d. 0/72 43-d.

Remarks: Down . lambs, no change: other lambs, Jd lower; wethers, par to Id lower: ewes, par to ’d lower; be°f. no quote. Mutton and lamb market is quiet There i;s no demand for mutton. Beef supplies are plentiful.

WOOL MARKET. Messrs T.evin and Co.’s London aeent cables under date of 7th inst as follows- “Wod sales are reo'eorPnu ’■ith a better feeling ns com oared wit'the openin' l ; "ate of this series Crossbreds arc a halfpenny n er lb dearo".”