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Northern Advocate, 3 November 1931, Page 6

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WHOLESALE MARKETS. TODAY'S VALUES. (Special to "Northern Advocate.") .AUCKLAND, This Day. The following prices were quoted on the wholesale markets today: — Butter, —First grade factory, booked 1/1, and 1/0J per lb for prompt cash; second grade factory, booked 1/ per lb and prompt cash; farmers' separator, 91d per lb. Cheese. —First grade factory, export size (80’s), 6}d to 7d per lb net; best quality medium (40's), to 8d per lb; first quality, 7d per lb net; loaf, to 81d per lb; tinfoil, half lb. pats, 1/3 lb. Honey.—Bulk white, 5M per lb; light amber, 4Jd to 5d per lb. Bacon. —Hams, 9Jd to lOd per lb; rolled hams, Hid; cooked whole ham, 1/ to 1/1 per lb; cooked pressed ham, 1/3 per lb; bacon sides, Bid to B|d per lb; rolled sides, 9|d to 10}d per lb; middles, 10Jd to 10Jd per lb; shoulders, 6hi per lb; rolled shoulders, Sid per lb; lard, bulk, 6d per lb; pats, 7d per lb. Flour.—Local, 2001 b sacks, £lB 7/6 per ton; 100’s, £l9 12/6 per ton; 50’s, £l9 12/6 per ton; 23's, £2O 7/6 per ton; 121's, £2l 5/ per ton; 6J's, £2l 15/ per -ton. Linseed.—Whole, 16/11 per cwt. Linseed meal. —17/3 per 1001 b. Malt.—Crushed, 11/3 per bushel; whole white, 10/9 per bushel; whole black, 13/6 per bushel. Twines. —Beaming, first quality, 2/6 per lb; second quality, 2/3 per lb; binder, 71 d per lb. Peameal. —10/6 per 1001 b. Linseed oil cake- nut's.—ll/9 per 1001b'. Bluestone. —40/G per cw-t.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES. DECLINE IN STEELING. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 9 a.m.) RUGBY, October 31. . The following rates on foreign exchanges are current .today, compared with ■ the cabled quotations yesterday and par:— Oct. 31 Oct. 30 Par Paris fr. ... 97| 98J 124.21 Berlin r.m. . 16.25 16| 20.43 Bombay rupee 181-6 181-32 IBd Shanghai tael 19.75 19$ Hongkong dol 15 14$ 1