HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED REPORT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 7 May 1924, Page 3

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED REPORT.

The Deaartmont of Agriculture hag received the following cablegram, dated May 3, from the High Commissions for New Zealand, London • —

Butter

New Zealand market quiet at the advance. The rise in Danish is principally due to Germany buying. Otiiciul quotations are: —

Noiv Zealand Finest.—Salted: May 3, 170s to 174s per cwt (Is 6£d to Is 6£d per lb); Apnl 26,* 164s to 168s per cwt (Is 5Jd to Is 6d per lb); April 17. 152s to 154s per cwt (Is 4jd to Is 4?6 per lb). Unsalted: May 3, 176s to 182s per cwt (Is 6id to Is 7-^d ncr ib) : Api.ii 26, 166s to 172s per ewfc (Is o£d to Is 6^d per lb); Anril 17, 154s to 158s per cwt (Is 4id to Is 5d per lb). Other qualities: May 3, 140s to 158s per cwt (Is 3d to Is 6d per lb). Australian Finest.—Salted: May 3. 160s to 162s per cwt (Is 5Jd p<v-"lb); April-26, 150s ix> 158s per cwt (Is 4^dto Is 5d per \h) ; Awril 17, 138s 10 74°s per cwt (Is 2-2 dto Is 3|d per lb). Unsnlted: Mnv 3, 164s to 166s per cwt (Is 5Jd to Is 5%d per lb); April 26, 154s to 158s per cwt (Is 4^d to Is 5d per lb) ; April 17. 144s to 148s per cwt (Is ?id to Is 4d pc- lb). Other qualities, salted and unsalted: May 3, 130s to 136s per cwt (Is 2d to Is 4fd per 7b). Argentine.—Finest: May 3, 148s to 156s per cwt (Is 4d to Is i(d p«r lb); April 26, 138s to 140s per cwt (Is 2Jd to- Is 3d per lb); April TV. 134s to 138s per cwt (Is 2Jd to Is SSd per lb>. Other qualities: May 3. 126s to 146s per cwt "(Is l£d to Is 3|d per lb).

Danish.—Market slow. "* ay i, £(>2s per cwt (Is 9'A per \h) ; Arpil 26, ''.4s to. 176s tier cwt (Is GJd to is 6:} d per lhV; April 17, 169s to'i/Os per nvt (Is 6Jd per lb).

Cheese,

Market q'liet at last quotations, after the rise to about 90s per cwt early this week. Official quotations are:

English, Finest Farmers'.—Market steady. May 3, 140s to 145s per cwt (Is 3d to Is 3sd per lb); April 26, 140s to 145s per cwt (Is 3d to Is Sid per lb); April 17, 140s to 148s per cwt (Is 3d to Is 4d per lb). New Zealand.—Mnrket auiet. , Coloured and white: May 3, 86s to 88s per cwt (9£d to 9-Jd per lb); April 26, 86s to SBs ncr cwt (O^d to«9Jd per lb); April 17, 83s to 84s per cwt (9d per lb).

Shipments of New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. Port Sydney, Suffolk, and Matakana.

Estimated cheese stocks available on May 1 at wharves and docks, London, Liverpool and Bristol were: Canadian and American, 5000 boxes; New Zealand and Australian, 131.200 crates, against 14.000 boxes and 31.200 crates respectively for same time last year.

Wool

Wool.—Bradford market less active, but values generally maintained Prices for tops are: 60's (merino), 5s lid; 56's (super halfbred), 4s; 40's prepared (coarse crossbred), 2s 3|d