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FIELDING STOCK SALE. Levin and Co. Ltd., report having a smaller yarding at the Feilduig sale on Friday 20th July, than at the previous sale. There was a good entry of fat cattele, and the quality was much hotter than- lias been penned for some considerable time, and sold satisfactorily. Fat sheep and fat lambs met a keen demand, but breeding ewes were a shade easier. The following is a range of prices realised: — Fat wethers, 34s to 38s Gd ; fat owes, 28s Gd to 32s 3d; fat ewes (light), 23s to 24s 6'd. Fat lambs, 20s to 30s; b.f. hoggets, 30. s to 375; empty ewe£ 19« 9- Store, b.f. lambs, 16s Gd to 18s; s.m. ewes r.w. S.D. Hams, 365. Rom. wether hoggets, 24s 9d to 25s lid. Heifers, Aug. calvers, £B.to £10; cows,- do £9 15s; empty cows, £3 10s to £4’lss; fat cows, £lO 6k to £l2; fat heifers, £l2. Potter Bulls £4 10s to £5. DAIRY PRODUCE, The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited have received the following advice from their London Office, dated July 24. Last week’s quotations in parenthesis : BUTTER. . N.Z. Choicest Salted 172 sto 173 s per cwt. (172 s to 1735). CHEESE. Cheese, Write 89s per cwt (90s to 90s). Cheese, Coloured 92s to 93 per cwt. (93s to 916). Market weaker. BUTTER AND ChTEESE. Messrs Newton King Ltd. report as under: — We have received from our principals, Messrs E. and W. Davidson Limited, the following indicWon ’of prices ruling.on. the 2'Bth instant. The figures in brackets indicate the position ou the 20th instant: BUTTER. , New Zealand butter is easier and the market is quiet, Danish and Irish have passed peak' production. There is a good consumptive demand. Pn ces should appreciate in the course of the next few weeks. A few sales have been made for An~l.st, September and October at Is spi f.o.h. and Septomher-Deccmber at Is 5d f.o.b. Whqy butter has declined' in sympathy with * creamery. Salted 1695. *l7ls (170 s 1735); unsalted 168 s 172 s (168 s 1745); Wheys firsts 154 s (1575); seetonejs 150 s (1535).
CHEESE. New Zealand Cheese has declined 2s white, Is coloured. Stocks have been angumen.ted'by the' “Piako” ami “Huntingdon” to extent of 20,000 crates, but is steadily going into consumption. June Canadians are now showing up freely. Prices are easing. With 1 good stoclcs we do not look for any appreciation at present but with steady demand present prices may be maintained. The market closes slow. Coloured 92s 03s (93s 945); white 88s S9s (90s 91s). KOHURATAHi SALE. i 1)1)ere was a fair yarding at the Farmers’ Co-op’s sale at Kohnratalii on Friday last, with a good attendance of buyers. The greater part of the yarding was disposed of under the haanmer. Prices realised 'were as follows: Two-year Jersey in-calf heifers £8 to £ll, 2-year Holstein inroalf heifers £8 to £9 10s, dairy cows £8 10s to £l2 10s.
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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 71, 29 July 1929, Page 8
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