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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 15 May 1928, Page 8

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HIDE'S AND SHEEPSKINS. Murray Hobeits' and Co., Ltd., report that at Friday's Mdes and sdcinw sale at Wellington they .suunmtted Filial 1 catalogues of hides and sheepskins to a good attendance of buyers. Bidding was very keen for aill lines with the exception of .salted skins. These showed a tendency to drag, and .price® were slighby easier than at last sale. Dry skins, .maintained recent values. Hides elicited .strong competition, though cow ruled a little easier than late high prices. DAIRY PRODUCE. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house under date of the 10th inst:. Butter. —Miarkct .ipS steadier. We quote Danish 17Ss to ISOs ; N.Z. fiincst salted 162 s to 1645; Australian finest unsalted 152 sto 1545; Australian G.A.Q. 1-lSs to 150 s; finest N.Z. exceptional 1665, Australian choicest 1565. Cheese. : —Market .steadier. We quote Australian cheese, white and coloured, 03s to 95s ; N.Z. cheese, white .and coloured 96s to 975. exceptional! 98s; Canadian cheese, white or coloured, no stocks l . FROZEN MEAT. Lamb and mutton. —Quiet demand; values nominally unchanged; tendency iii’ favour of buyers. N.Z. pork.—No improvement .in demand : market nominal. Beef. —Market quiet owing to heavy supplies of Home killed.