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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 100, 11 December 1928, Page 8

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DAIRY BOARD'S REPORT. 'The New Zealand Dairy Produce Bbard has received the follpwing market report from its London office, dated December 7, last week's figures in parentheses:— BUTTER. New Zealand salted 176 s to 180 s up to 182 s (172 s 178 s). . Unsalted 194 s up to 198 s (190 s 198 s). Ist Whey 166 s (l($s). 2nd Whey 162 s (1625). Deliveries this week 1600 tons. In stiore N.Z. this week 3750 tons. Australian finest salted 174 s 17SS (170 s 1745). Unsalted 182 s 184 s (180 s 184, 186 s to 186 s). Market firm. Demand improv-

mg. Argentine unsalted 176 s 180 s (174 s 180 s). Market steady. Dutch unsalted 204 s 106 s (100 s 2025). Danish 198 s f.0.b., 204 s spoil (1945, 198-9). Market firm. Est'honian 178 s. Ukranian 174 s (168 s 170 s). Polish 154 s 160 s (158 s 1625). Retail prices unchanged. CHEESE. New Zealand white 96s 98s (100 s 102 s); Coloured 97s 98s (100 s 102 s); exceptional 995. More 'doing at the lower prices. Deliveries N.Z. this week 20,000 crates.

In store N.Z. this week 43,000 crates. • Canadian white 110 s 112 s (110 s 112 s); coloured 108 s 1128 (108 s/ 110 s. Market steady. Retail prices unchanged. English finest farmers 140 s, 142 s (140 s 1425). Wesitmorelan-d finished discharge cheese 30th November and butter 3rd December. lonic commenced discharge cheese sth, completed 6th December, and butter 6th. Port Freemantle commenced discharge cheese 6th December.

DOUGLAS SALE. Messrs Newton King, Ltd. report: "There was a good yarding at 1 our Douglas sale yesiterday and everything was sold by the auctioneer. The following prices were realised: Ewes and lambs £2 9 S t 0 £2 10s, wethers £1 16s, hoggets £1 13s, store cows £5 10s to £6 13s, bullocks £8 lis to £l9 12s, culls £lO 10s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd., report:: We held our usual fortnightly sale at Douglas yesterday, when a small yarding was offered. The prices range as follows:—Fait bullocks £ll, forward conditioned cows £6 17s 6d, good store cows" £6 6s, springing cows from £5 5s to £7 15s, bulls £3 15s to £5 10s.