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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 22 August 1927, Page 9

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DAIRY PRODUCE. Alessrs Dailgety and Company, Ltd., report having received thei following cablegram from their London, house, under date of the 18th inst:. Butter.—Market very slow. We quote: Danish 174 s to 1765; New Zealand finest salted, 166 sto I70s; Australian finest' unsalted 168 s to 1725, salted 166 s to 170 s. Cheese. —Market slow. AVe quote: New Zealand white 90s to 925, coloured 90s to 92s ; spot price for Canadian white and coloured 88s to 935. The c.i.f. price for Canadian is 9Ls 6d. Total butter imports into United Kingdom last month were 611,0000 wt. For tire same period last year, 562,000 cwt.

FROZEN MEAT. Lamb.—New Zealand prime Canterbury lamb 28 to 361bs, 9d to 9J, North Island B|d ; .Canterbury 36 to 421bs, Sid, North Island Bid; Canterbury second quality, Sfd, North Island second quality B|d; Canterbury, 42 to 50 lbs, Bd, North Island 71|d; market unchanged, demand moderate. Alutton.—New Zealand prime Canterbury 7 mutton, 4S to 56'bs, 6d, North Island s|d ; Canterbury, 56 to 641bs, 5 d, North Island 4f d; Canterbury 64 to 721bs, North Island 4£d; Canterbury ewes, 48 to 641bs, 4Jd; North Island' ewes, 4id. Market firmer; steady demand. Beef. —Argentine chilled hinds 7d, foies 3fd. Pork.—English porkers, 80 to lOOlbs. 9.1 d to lOd : New Zealand .porkers, 80 to lOOlbs, 9d; N.Z. porkers, 100 to 120 ibs, B.Jd ; N.Z. baeoners, 120 to 170slbs, 6id to 6id: N.Z. baeoners, 170,1bs land over, 6d. New Zealand North Island lamb, seconds, 2Slbis and under, more demand than N.Z. Canterbury lamb seconds, which is arriving at average of 331bs.