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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 23 January 1924, Page 5

LONDON MARKETS.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED EEPOET. The Department of Xgr!eutfi» him '" received the following cabtegr*mT dated January 19,, from the msfr-Oommis- ' sioner for $Tew Zealand, London; • • Butter. ~ - \ Fair trade Piping; market rteady.. Official quotations are: "" , New-&aland.—Salted, finest: Januto Is 10|d per lb) } January 12, 212s' to 214» .pw cwt a* 10|d toil lid W lb), exceptional 216* per cirt (Is lid l per lb)j January 5, 210 ito 218* per - C*li lß T lo*d to ls Ud &r &>« t«salted: January 19, 212s to 314s per •-*" cwt (Is IQJd to ls lid per lb); January 12, 216s to 218s per cwtfcs'uaF ' to Is lid per lb); January 5, 216e to S? BL"* <ft. 1W to "Id PeJ: . i^'^J?* 116*" Qudrtws: January 19, 180* * to 20& per cwt (U 7Jd to ii KM «er ". lb). *^ Australian.—Salted, finest: Januarr ft' ?S*t» to 2068 p« Srt 202e to 206b per cwt a« »id to It lOd pftr«il^" I*^: January 19, 204»* to 20& per cwt <U 9|d to Is 10d per. >~ |b); January 12, 2Q4s to 206s up 1p r\ ?1^ per cwt (U 9id, Is lOid, to S 10$ d per lb)- January 5 } 204» to 208r *x veT ,cwt 0? 9,^ *o 1» 10d per lb). Other qualities (salted and unsalted); Janu- - ary 19, 180s to 200s per cwt (Lj 7lcr to Is 9Jd per lb). ,«^rg^lti!i**w-Flnert: January 10;'" J??>^-184s lip to 186s per cwt a«^ 12, 180s, 1868, up to 188s peV cwt (jkf mSZ P'te* 1* B*d S« lb)i January' 5, 180* to 18& per cwt (Is 7id to la 8d per lb). Other qualities: January 19, 1605.t0 1788 per cwt (U M to 5 la . 7d per lb). __? Danish (steady demand).~Jamiary 19,_.220s to 222s per cwt (U ll|d to Is.llld per lb); January 12, 2225-to 224s per cwt 0* HM to 2s per lb)V January 5, 220s to 222s per cwt (la " Hid to Is llfd per lb). / * V-^ ;- ■■'. :_^- •;■...••.•.' Cheese. . -- - Fair trade passing; market remains ™ady. Small supply of finest and fine ' Canadian. The higher prices are~bein«» obtained for September mnW. New Zealand steady. Officii&Xjpßotationa are: English.—Finest farmers: January 19, January 12 and January-5, 135s to 145s per cwt (ls 2sd to ls 34d per lb). Canadian.—Finest and fine: January - 19j coloured 104s to 110s per cwt (lid to lljd per lb), white 104s to~ HCte per cwt (lid, to Hid per Jb) j January 12; coloured 10-ls, 110s up to 112s per cwt .. (lid, 113 dto ls per lb), white 104s to 110s per cwt (lldto ll|d per ib); Janu- v ary 5, coloured 106s to 110s per cwt (llid tollid per lb), whit* 104s to Ills per cwt (lid to Is per lb). New Zealand.—Finest: Januare 19, coloured 104s to 106s per cwt (lltf to Hid per Ib), white 104s to 105s per cwt (lid to.Hid per lb); January 21, coloured 102s, 104s, up to 106s per cwt (lOjd, lid, to Hid per lb), white 102s to 104s per cwt (IOJd to lid per lb); January sd, coloured 104s to 106s per cwt (lid to Hid per lb). white 102s to; 106s per cwt (lid to Hid per Ib). Shipment of New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. lonic.

Casein. - . Little business being done. Nominal quotations are: French rennet £70 to £80 per ton. Argentine lactic £46 to> ,£56 per ton. • Wool. On account of rising values.of raw materiai^, Bradford topmakers finding position difficult and business restricted. Quotations for tops a?»r 64's (merino), 5s 5d to 5s 6d; 56'k (super halfbred), 3s 8d; 40's (prepared coarse crossbred), Is IOJd.