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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 11, 8 March 1930, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

DAIRY PRODUCE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following advice from London office, dater March sth, last week's figures in parentheses: Butter—N.Z. choicest salted 142 s per cwt. (1463 to 1475). Cheese.-—Whte, 83s to S4s per cwt. (S7s). Coloured—B3s per cwt. (86s). Market weak. Tallow.—We quote present C.I.F. and E. values for the following descriptions of tallow: Fine mutton 38s cwt. (395); good beef 37s (38s); mixed 34s (365). Our quotations are more or less nominal. Market (lull. K'O'HUR'ATAHI sale.

The Farmer*' Co-op report a. full yarding of sheep and cattle at their Kohura.tahi sale on Wednesday last. The yarding! of sheep was. much beav ier than advertised and there was practically a total clearance at prices considerably in advance of earlier sales. The demand for good 4 hd 5 year breeding' ewes was very keen, 2-1 s 5d being the best price" for th'.* class. There wa s J»8so a Fair yarding of store cattle and bull*,, most of Which were quitted at the hammer. Quotations, — Sheep: 2-t<>oth tewes, 25s to 27s 6d; good 4 and 6yr. breeding ewes 22g lOd, 23s to 24s sd; good S.M. ewes 18s 7d to> 19s 8d; aged ewes 9s 6d to 14s; 2-tooth wethers 22s 6d, 23s to 24s 2d; Romney rams to £3 3s; M.S. lambs 13s 5d to 14s; ewe lambs lfi s lOd; small Cull lambs Gs to 10s Id Cattle: Works bulls. £7, £9 10s, to £lO 10s, recording to weight; store Cows to £5; good condition"! sorts to £7 10s; forward Poly Steers £9; run cows to £5; 18 month steers £5 8s t-v £5 12s- wesners. heifers £3 17s 6d to £4 10s.