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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 12 November 1928, Page 12

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DAIRY PRODUCE BOARD

Tho New Zealand Dairy Produce Board lias received tiie following market report from its London office, dated 9th November :■ —

Butter.—New Zealand salted 172 s to 178 s, unsalted 104 s to 190 s. Ist whev 160 s, 2nd whey 1545. Deliveries New Zealand this week, 900 tons. In stoic New Zealand this week 3450 tons. Danish 196 s to 197 s spot, 187 s f.o.b. Market

steady. Retail prices unchanged. Cheese.—Mew Zealand white 106 s to 108 s, coloured 104 s to 106 s. Deliveries .New Zealand this week 5850 crates. In store New Zealand Lhis week 18,822 i crates. .Market steady. Retail prices { unchanged. English finest fanners 138 s to 140 s:" The Board lias also received the following advice from its agents in Canada as follows: —Butter: New York 50 cents (2s Id), Montreal 40 cents Us BJV i MEAT PRODUCERS' BOARD I The New Zealand Meat Producers' (Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated 9th November, 1928, advising .Smithheld delivered prices per lb. averaged for week ending that date as follows: New Zealand wethers and maidens. — Canterbury quality, selected brands, 56/under 6|d, 57/64 6?d, 65/72 6£<l; other brands, 56/under 6fd, 57/64 6gcl, 65/72 New Zealand ewes, 64/under 43d. New Zealand lambs, Canterbury quality, 36/under 9|d, .seconds B|d; selected brands, 36/under lOd, 37/42 9|d; other brands, 2nd quality, 30/32 average B|d. New Zealand beef.—Ox fores hinds sd; cow fores 3|d, hinds 4id. Frozen pork.—Porkers 60/801bs"7-Jd, 81/991bs 7d, 100/1201bs 7d; baconers, 121/1801bs 7d. Lamb market.—Belter enquiry for first quality. Second duality remains dull. Mutton Market.—There has been a better demand for ewes. Market is slow for wethers. Still plentiful supplies Home-killed lr.mb and mutton. Beef market.—Firmer. New Zealand porker pigs.—Market weaker owing to heavy pitchhigs of Home killed. New Zealand Baconer Pigs.—Market is dull owing to over-supply Continental bacon. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Australian Press Association.—United Service. NEW YORK, 9th November. Shares traded on the third day of what the Stock Exchange is calling the "Hoover Market," totalled 4,947,400. The tickers were swamped, and all over ail hour behind. Rails were the most prominent of the stocks sold, but extraordinary increases were marked in varied issues. NEW YORK, 10th November. The "Hoover Boom" which has been in progress on the Stock Exchange ever since the election, continues. Even in the short Saturday session the tofal sales were 3,278,000 shares, establishing a new Saturday trading record. Tickers as usual were far behind the market and brokers are already beginning to show the strain of the past few days' feverish activity. ANTWERP WOOL SALES ANTWERP, 9th November. At the wool sales 3074 bales were offered by La Plata, 800 of which were sold. There was a large attendance, and good competition, last sales' prices being maintained.