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Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 August 1928, Page 8

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Dalgety and Co. report: — Butter. Market quiet. We quote: Danish, ISO/- to 188/- (I*2/- to 18V-); NZfinest salted, 182/- to 184/- (182/- to 18(5/-); Australian finest salted, 178/to 182/- (178/- to 182/-); Australian finest salted, 108/- to 174/- (168/- to 174/-); Australian G.AJQ., 160/- to K<4/- (KSO/- to .164). Cheese. Market, quiet. We quote: N.Z. cheese white. 112/- to 114/- (111/- to 112/-); N.Z. cheese, coloured, 110/- to 112/(110/- to 111/-); Spot price for Canadian white and coloured, 110/- to 112/(109/- to 111/-); C.I.F. for Canadian, 106/- to 106/6 (109/- to 109/6). Total butter imports into United Kingdom last month were 606,000 cwts. same period last year 611,000 cwts. (Last weeks' quotations shown in parentheses). Frozen Meat. Lamb: N.Z. prime Canterbury 2S/8t", 10-kI; 36/42. 10 3-8 d; second quality, 10.1; 42/50. lOd. Prime North Island, 28/30, 10 1-Si\; 'Mi/42, lOd; second quality, 10 1-8(1; 32/50, 9£d. Market (inner, demand continues. Mutton: N.Z. prime Canterbury, 48/50, 7\d; 50/04-. 7 3-8.1: 0-1/72. 7|d; Prime North Island, 48/50, 7',d; 50/04, 7 id; 04/72. 7d. Prime Canterbury (>\vc\, -18/0-1, 0d; North Island 48/04, 5 7-Bd. Market very firm and (ending upwards, demand active. Heel': X.Z. jvrimc us' hinds, 0 1-Sd; tores. 4d. Argentine cliilled hinds. fores 4.1. Market unchanged, demand better. Tallow. 574 .-asks tallow offered; 402 casks sold. We quote fine mutton 445, fine beef 455, good mixed 425, inferior 3Ss.