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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 10 June 1925, Page 10

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HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLE. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated June. 6, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — . BUTTER, ;V ' Market steady and fair,.business doing. Official quotations are: New Zealand. —Finest salted, 170 s to 172 s per cwt (Is to Is 6£d per lb); exceptional, 174 s per cwt (Is 64d per lb); unsalted, 17Ss, to 180 s per cwt (Is 7d to Is' 7Jd per lb); other qualities, 144 s to 168 s per cwt (Is 34d to Is 6d per lb). Australian. —Salted, 160 s to 164 s per cwt (Is 5d to Is ojd per lb); unsalted, 166 s to 170 s per cwt (Is 5-iJd to Is 6Jd per lb) ; other qualities, 140 s to 158 s per cwt (Is 3d to Is 43 d per lb). Argentine.—ls6s to 160 s per cwt (Is 4)d to Is 5d per lb); other qualities, 150 s to 154 s per cwt (Is 4d to Is 4Jd per lb). Irish: Salted, 170 sto 176 s per cwt (Is 6id to Is 63d per lb) ; unsalted, ISOs per cwt (Is 7d per lb). Siberian. —144 s to 148 s per cwt (Is 3id to Is 33d per lb); exceptional, 152 s per ewt (Is 43-d per lb). Danish. —Nominal; practically no arrivals. ** CHEESE. Quality of Canadian is poor and sales slow. Stocks of old season English finest farmers are exhausted. Official quotations are: Canadian, coloured 88s to 90s per civt (9(d to 9Jd per lb); coloured and white, 93s to 94s per cwt (93d to lOd per lb). • -Australian. —Coloured, 90s to 92s per cwt (9id to 93d per lb); white, 92s j>er cwt (93d per lb). . New Zealand and-Australian quietly steady. Estimated stocks of cheese on hand June 2, -London, Liverpool and Bristol were: Canadian and . American, 15,700 boxes; New Zealand and Australian, 60,250 crates, against 8300 boxes and 132,700 crates at' same time [ast year. Shipments-of New Zealand produce arrived .this week’'per Maimoa, Matakana. Port Kembla, Tairon, and Turakina. WOOL. Bradford market cruiet and purchasing confined to absolute reouirements. 4.o’s prepared (coarse crossbred) tops now quoted at Is lid. others unchanged. '