COMMERCIAL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 83, 3 July 1928, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

DAIRY PRODUCE. The New' Zealand Dairy Produce Board lias received the. following market report" from - its London*, agency dated June 39, figures for the previous week 1 ivfeing hi pareu-Jiesfe:

rv ' BUTTER,.,,, New Zealand salted 176 s 178 s (174 s 1765); unsalted 180si 186 s (178 s 180 s). Deliveries this week 620. tons. Instore this week 6700; tons. Australian finest ■ salted 162* 163 s (162 s 166sV, exceptional 170 s; (16Ss1; unsalted 166?, 172 s (1665,. 168 s), exceptional. 174 s (170 s). Argentine finest unsalted 158 s 162 s (158 s 1625). Irish Creamery salted 168 s 170 s (1.748 1725) ; unsalted 1725, 171 s (174 s 1765). Danish 174 s 176 s spot, 167* 16Ss f.o.h. (172 s 1765, 168 s lTOrt, Dutch creamery unsalted, 168 s. 170 s. (169 s 168 s). \ French baskets, salted, and unsalted 140 s 1.625' (1565). , Esthonian salted 160 s 164 s (162 s 161 s ); unsalted 162 s 105 s Cl6> W 6 *)- Latvian salted 162 s 164 a (1625). Siberian salted and unsalted 165 a Trkranian 154 s 158 s (156* 160 s). Polish 146 s 158 s (150 s 158 s). Lithuanian salted and unsalted 152 s 158 s. Market auiet. Retail prices increased) to Is Od. . . . i ■

CHEESE. N.Z. wtfite' and coloured 105 s 106 s (103 s 104 s). Deliveries this week, 23,500 crates. In, store this week 50,500 crates. Canadian white and coloured 102 s 104 s (100 s 102 s). Australian coloured 103 s (100 s 102 s). English linest farmers' 118& 120 s (lias 120 s). Market firm. Betai] prices unchanged. FARMERS' CO-OP CABLE.

The Farmers' Co-op Organisation Society of N.Z. Ltd. hav<> received the following cable from their Eondcai representatives: "Butter: New Zealand firm, Australian quiet. New Zealand 170 s 178», Australian 101 a 188 b, Argentine 158 s 102 s, Cheese: Firm but quiet, lOos. Lambs and mutton weaker, due temporary checK buying owing to present high prices."

BIG CATTLE FATEOn, Thursday last Messrs Newton King Ltd. held a special cattle fair at'their Stratford yards. Theresas a yarding of approximately 800 hepd, and with the exception of one line 'there was a complete clearance under the hammer. Buyers were in attend, •nice, from practically every district

in the North, Island,, many of the cattle being purchased for theWUnganui and Manawatu districts. There was keen competition for every lot offered, and the female cattle especially were eagerly sought after. The following prices were realised: l'-A. cows in calf to P.A. bulls,; £7 Is,'£7 3e, £7 5s to £7 10s; empty. P-A- cows and heifers £o 14s to £5 19s, Hereford cows in calf to P.A. bulls £6 10s, empty "P.A. heifers £4 13s, £5 7s (3d, £5 8s 64; Hereford bullocks up to £9, mixed coloured bullocks '£©• 15s £7 3s;-2i-yaiv steers £5 8s 0d to £5 10s, weaner steers £2 17s; weaner heifers £2 Is t 0 £2 10s; 3Jr-year Hereford teers £7 10s to £8 13s. CLEARING SALE. Messrs Newton King Ltd held a clearing sale yesterday on. account of Mr J T- Stephens, East Road- The cows were a mixed lot, comprising Jerseys, shorthorns and Hols.teins. The highest price realised was £l4 10s and the average for the Wd was slightly over £9- heifers hrought £3 16s, a drill sold for. £4O, and. farm sundries made usual rates.