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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16498, 2 August 1924, Page 5

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lElec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.; Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, July 31.

The butter market is steady. There is a moderate demand for New Zealand. ■Choicest is quoted at 190 s. Cnsalted very sea roe, at about 204 s 6d. Australian is 184 s, alt -nasalted is cleared. Danish is quoted at 2065. Siberian continues to arrive freely. Best is quoted al 160 sto 170 s. The cheese market is steady. New Zealand colored is quoted at 88;; to 90s; white. 945. The Bradford tops market lias a good undertone. Prices are showing a slight 1 hardening tendency for merinos. Quotalions are unchanged. FEILDING STOCK SALE. (Per Press Association.) FEILDING, last night. At the Feilding sales there was a medium entry of fat sheep and competition was not so keen as last week. Prices were' easier for all descriptions, but lamb's showed a greater drop in values than ewes. Wethers wore only a medium entry. Store sheep: There was a poor sale and very poor de.mand for ewes.in lamb. Several good pens of ewes sold at reasonable prices. The entry of hoggets was small, there being pens of good sheep. There was a. good yarding of dairy stock, which met with much better demand, good heifers and cows selling decidedly better.than previously. Fat cattle, sold on a- par with last week. Practically no store cattle were yarded. Fat lambs: 18s lOd, 225, 22s lOd. Fat ewes: 25s 6d, 26s Del, 28s 3d. 295, 31s sd, to 37s for really good sheep. Fat wethers: 34s 7d, 395. 40s, 455. ■ Fat medium ewes': 335, 355, 39s 6d. 465. . Four and five-year ewes r.w. tt.D. rams: 27s 6d, 31s. Ditto r.w. Romney, rams: 28s 3d; very good mixed ageVwes r.w. Romnev rams. 34s sd. Small two-toothed ditto: 30s 2d. Medium m.s. hoggets: 235, 24s 3d. Small ewe hoggets passed in at 22s 9d. Empty owes: 20s 2d, 235. Very fair grade Jersey heifers in calf: £5 to £8 17. s 6d. Dairy cows: £5 to £l2 10s for best sorts. Light fat cows, £4 10s; good ditto, £6 15s to £7. Light P.A. heifers £5 10s. LONDON FROZEN MEAT MARKET. Messrs. -Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., have received the following- cable from theii 'London office, dated .July 31Quotations : N.Z. prime crossbred lamb, Gan terbury, heavy 10£d, light llj}d : North Island, heavy lOd, light 102(1. Deniano for N.Z. lamb runs principally on light weights. N.Z. prime crossbred mutton, Canterbury, heavy 6£d. light 7.',d; North Island, heavy 6§d, light 7pi. Demand for N.Z. mutton better. Market for N.Z. lamb firm. Market for N.Z. mut ton, any change .is in favor of sellers. Messi;s. Da-lgety and Co.. Ltd., have I'eiciyed the following cable from tlieh' head office, London, dated July 31 Butler: Market steady at present prices. We quote N.Z. butter, salted, at 180 s lier cwt; N.Z. exceptional brands at ,1925; Danish butter at 2045; finest Australian butter, salted, at ,184 s; do., nil salted, at 1945. Cheese: Market steady. We quote. N.Z. white at 94s per cwt.: N.Z. colored at 88s; Canadian at 90s.