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AUCTIONS. FARMERS’ CO-OP. WAVERLEY. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6. 4 bulls 7 Pigs ENTRIES INVITED. OKAIAWA MONDAY, JANUARY 9. ENTRIES INVITED. COMMERCIAL. LONDON DAIRY QUOTATIONS. The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the following market report from its London office, dated December 31, 1927: Butter. New Zealand, salted 162 s to 16Js, unsalted 166 s to 170 s; market steady. Deliveries of New Zealand last week 121X1 tons; in store, 3600 tons. Australian, finest salted 156 s to 160 s, un,salted leas to 1645. Argentine, finest unsalted 150 sto 160 s. Danish, 182 sto 184 s spot. 172 s f.o.b. Dutch, creamery unsa ltecl 186 s to 188 s. Siberian, salted, 152 s to 1545. Retail prices: New Zealand Is /d, Danish Is 9d. The hoard has also received the following advice from its agents in Canada in connection with butter: New York, 52 cents (2s 2d); Montreal, 36* cents (Is 6jd); San Francisco, 48 cents (2s). Stocks of butter in Montreal 145,373 boxes, last year 88,553 boxes. Cheese. New Zealand, white 91s to 945, coloured 91s to 945; market firm. Canadian, finest white 100 s to 104 s, finest coloured 100 s to 104 s. English farmers’, finest 126 s to 130 s. Retail price reduced to Is. DAIRY PRODUCE QUOTATIONS. The Farmers’ Co-op. Organisation Society of New Zealand, Ltd., have received the following cable from their London agents: — Butter. —‘Market is firmer with a shortage on spot and on account of cold weather; New Zealand 169 s to 102 s; Australian 158 s to 160 s. 'Cheese. —‘Steadier; New Zealand 90s to 925.

FROZEN MEAT PRICES AT SMITEFIELI). The New Zealand Meat Producers’ .Boaid has received the following cablegram* from its London office, dated De-c-ember 30, 1927, advising Smitlrfield delivered prices at that date as follow : ' New Zealand Wethers and Maidens.— Canterbury quality, selected brands : 561 b and under, 6fd; 571 b to 641 b, 6 l-8d ; 651 bto 721 b, s|d. Other brands: 561 b and under, 6 l-8d; 571 b to 641 b, 5 l-8d ;65Lb to 721 b, sgd. New Zealand Ewes. —641 b and under, 6d. New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbury quality: 36! b and under, not quoted; 371 b to 421 b, not quoted; 431 b to 501 b, not quoted; seconds, not quoted. Selected brands: 361 b and under, not quoted ; 371 bto 421 b not quoted. Other brands, first not quoted; 371 bto 421 b, not quoted. Australian Lambs.— Victorian first quality: 361 b and under, 9|d; 371 b to 421 b, 9Jd. Argentine Lambs.—First quality, 3611> and under, 7ftl; 371 b to* 421 b 7-Jd. New Zealand Beef.—Ox fores, 4d; ox hinds: 5Jd; cow fores, pot quoted; cow hinds, not quoted. Argentine Chilled Beef. —Ox fores, 3 7-8 d ; ox hinds, sfd. Argentine Frozen Beef.—Ox . foies, 4d ; o.x hinds, 5 7-Bd. Frozen Pork.—Perkers, 601 b to 801 b. 8d; porkers 811 b to 991 b, 7|d; porkers, 1061 b to 1201 b 6|}d; baeoners, 1211 b to 1801 b, 6.‘d. Frozen Veal.—Not quoted. Lambs.—Trade slow owing to holidays. Small quantities of new setason’s selling 11-id. Mutton Market.—Owing to shorter supplies, home-killed meat due to temporary transport difficulties; market is firmer. WESTFIELD MARKET. (BY TF.MCGUAVH—PRKSB ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, .Tan. 4. At Westfield, there was an average yarding of beef and a good number of cows and heifers. Competition was erratic. and values as a whole were ini'ined to be somewhat easier. Extra choice' ox sold to 32s per 1001 b; choice and prime, 28s to 31s; just killable, 24s to 27s- Prime young cow and heifer beef, 24s to 275; just killable,. 21/,> to 235. Sheep.—Heavy prime wethers* fetched £1 6s 6d to 18s 6d ; prime medium. £1 4s to £1 6s 3d; light and unfinished, £1 Is to £1 3s fid. Heavy prime ewes, : £1 to £1 2s 6d ; lighter, 16s 6d to 19s 6d; other ewes, 10s to 14s 6d. Lambs came forward in average numbers. Competition was steady throughout, and values wore firm at late rates. Heavy prime lamb made £1 Bs, medium £1 3s 6d to £1 5s 6d ; light, £1 Is 6d to £1 2s fid. ADDINGTON STOCK SALE. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 4. At the Addington market, average entries were forward to-day, and values ’enerallv showed a weakening on the n re-Christmas sale. Fat Lambs. —Values came back to the export oric-es. which this week an? down •i, fraction, that is 9|d per lb for 36’s , and under. were enabled to buy comfortably within their schedule. Extra prime lambs sold to 34s 4d, prime 27s 6d to 31s, medium 24s fid to 27/-, ■ gM. 22s fid to 245.

Fat Cattle—For the sma’il proportion •<f good steer and heifer beef there was sea reefy so brisk a ‘ sale, and other classes were down by 15s a head. Best beef made to 40s per lOQlbs, good 37s to 395. heavyweight 32s to 345, medium 34~J to 365. and rough 25s to 295. Extra m ime heavy steers sold" to £lB 7s 6d, prime heavy steers £ls to £l7 10s, medium steers £l2 10s to £l4 10s. light j steers £8 to £l2, extra prime heifers to i £l4 12s 6d, prime heifers to £l4 12s 6d, j prime heifers £6 10s to £7 15s, extra | prime cows to £l2 15s. prime cows £9 j 15s to £l2 10s, medium cows £7 Us to £9 10s. Vght rows £4 10s tot £6 15s. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers sold [to 35- 4d prime wethers 29s 6d to 31s 6d. medium wethers 26s to 295, light wethers 23s to 25s 6d, extra prime ewes to 32s lOd. prime ewes 22,s 6d to 26s 6d. medium ewes 19<> to 225, light ew°!s 15s to 18s. Fat Pigs—A weak demand, the yarding of baconers being above requirements. There was some buying of porkfor export. Choppers made £2 5s £3 15s. light baconers £2 15s to £3. heavy baconers £3 5s to £3 Bs, average price per lb 4-J-d to 5Jd; light porkers 33s to 40s, heavv porkers 42« to 525, 1 average per lb 51 d to 7d.