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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 26 August 1925, Page 10

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DAIRY PRODUCE. BUTTER STEADY ; CHEESE QUIET. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated the 22nd inst.. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, l.ondon ; RUTTER. Market quiet but steady. Official quotations are: — New Zealand: Finest salted, 196 s to 1.98 s per cwt (Is to Is 9d per lb> ; exceptional; 200 s per cwt (Is 94 d per h). Unsalted, 198 sto 202 s per cwt (Is 'VI to Is 9.1 d). Other qualities, 190 s to 194 s per cwt (l c Sfd to Is B£d). Anstra’ian.—Finest salted, 190 s to 194 s uer cwt; unsalted. 192 s to 194 s tip to 196 s per cwt. Other qualities: Salted, 171 s to 188 s uer cwt; unsalted, 170 s to 186 s per cwt. Argentine.—lß2s to 188 s per cwt. Irish. —Salted. 196 s to 198 s per cwt: unsuited, 190 s per cwt. Danish.—2l4s per cwt (1-s lOJtl .per M CHEESE. Market dull, with small demand for a!! descriptions. Quotations: English.—Finest farmers’, 135 sto 140« per cwt Os 2fd to 1* 34 d per ,'b). Canadian. —Finest coloured, 105 s to 107 s [ier cwt; white. 108 s per cwt. New Zealand. —Finest coloured. 104s' to 107 s per cwt (lid to ll'.d): white. 105 s to I.oßs per cwt (lid to 11-Jtl). Australian.—Coloured and white. 104 s to i.OGs per cwt. WOOL. Messrs Dalgetv and Co., Ltd., .report that at yesterday’s Wanganui crutchin <t sale an offering of 1000 bales was submitted, the quality generally being inferior to medium, condition heavy, with seed much in evidence. A few good lots were offered, and these sold well, rates being on a par with those ruling at Napier and Wellington. Best lots made, from 84d to Old. medium parcels bringing from 6d to 73d. Japanese and Australian buyers operated freely, and took practically all the good lines. Inferior and low grade lots sold remarkably well, and were eomparativelv dearer than the good lines, these being mainly purchased by local scourers. HIDES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports the following range of prices at its last hide sale in AVellington. (quotations in pence per lb): Ox. heavy. 701 b and over, 84 to 94; ox, heavy. 591 b to 691 b. 8 to 9; ox. medium. 531 b to 581 b, 74 to 73; ox. light. 451 b to 521 b. 64 to 74; cut,slippy and inferior. 4f to 73; cow, hea , ’v. 531 b and over, 6 to 64; cow, medium. 451 b to 521 b, 64 to 64; cow, lio-vt. 331 h to 44.1 b, 64 to 74; cut, slippy and inferior, 44 to 64; bull stag, 24 to 3f : vearlings. 111 b to 161 b. 83 to 84; veerings. 171 b to 321 b. 82- to 8f: calf, medium to good, up to 101 b, 8 to 13; calf, damaged, up to 101 b, 4 to 11'.