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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 27 January 1927, Page 5

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FROZEN -MEAT. Messrs. Dalgetty and Company, Limited, report having received the following cablegram from London under date of the 20th instant: — Lamb. —N.Z. prime crossbred lamb : Canterbury light 10Jd; heavy 7£d; market weaker; demand moderate. Mutton. —N.Z. prime crossbred mutton: Canterbury light 6£d; heavv ; North Island light 6d; heavy sd~; market—any change is in favour of buyers. Demand less. Beef. —N.Z. prime ox beef : hinds 4d; fores 3Jd. Market- nominal; demand nil. Australian Fi-ozen Meat. —Good average quality crossbred lamb, light. 7Jd; market weak; demand limited. Good average quality crossbred mutton, light, 4Jd; market weak; poor demand. We quote pork nominally 8d to 9d; baconers steady at 7td. DAIRY PRODUCE SALES. The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has issued the following circular to dairy companies:— Sales in London.—For the fortnight ending January 21 the following quantities of dairy produce under control of the board have been sold: — Butetr—Creamery, 34,228 boxes, 172 s 6d; whey, 2952 boxes, 15'3s 3d. Cheese—3s,9l4 crates, averaging price 93s 9d per cwt. For the. purpose of assessing values it may be taken that the sales represent, to about the third week in October gradings in butter, and mid-October in cheese. Market.—We have the following cable dated January 21, 1927, from London: Butter—Prices unaltered. Australian, salted lG6s to 170 s, unsalted 170 s to 1745, stored 162 s to 1645; Argentine, 156 s to 160 s; Dutch, unsalted 188 s to 1925; Danish, 1765. F.o.b. Copenhagen price now advanced 172 s to 174 s and cleared. Market remains quiet. New season’s best, but last two days showed ed improved demand. Anticipate continued improvement. Considerable sale of stored round 1645. Retail prices unchanged. France and Germany, markets unchanged. Total New Zealand, Australian and Argentine, butter afloat January 20, 420,000, compared wit a 699.000 last year. Cheese —New Zealand prices unchanged. Market firm with steady demand. Australian, finest coloured, 93s to 945; stocks practically cleared; Canadian, finest white and coloured, 96s to 100 s; demand steady.