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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 16 May 1925, Page 5

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DAIRY PRODUCE, LATEST QUOTATIONS. BY CABLE—PRESS A SSOCIATION COPYRIGHT LONDON, May 14. The butter market is- quiet and prices are slightly easier all round. New Zealand choicest- salted is at 168 s to 170 s, and Australian ! at 160 s to 1625.

The cheese market is dull. New Zealand is quoted at 94s and Australian at 90s.

GRAIN MARKET

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CHRISTCHURCH, May 15. Wheat continues, to be offered with a shade more freedom than local millers desire and the storage space in cases is getting filled up. Now that the price- is fixed, however, it is expected that the needs of the northern millers will absorb- offerings to an improved extent. The oat market, at, the moment is very dull. Operators have disposed of their April purchases. A grade Gait on.si are quoted at 4s 6Ad and B’s 4s Id f.0.b., sacks in, values pn trucks being 3.s 9d and 3s 2d respectively. Algerians are quoted according to quality a,t 2s 8d to 2s lid. Potatoes are showing no change. Forward bought potatoes wi 11 probably be cleared in the course of a fortnight and a: revival then may set in. In the meantime northern -buyers are keeping right off tlie market, the supplies going north meeting the needs. Quotations on trucks are from £3 5s to £3 10s, but farmers will not discuss the former figure-, whilst only a few are satisfied with- the latter.