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Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1924, Page 7

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BUTTER AND CHEESE. HIGH COMMISSIONER S CABLE. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated .December 13. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London BUTTER. Market quiet but srady inquiry for spot supplies. Official quotations are:— New Zealand.—Finest salted: December 13. 204 s to 206 s per cwt (Is 9%d to Is 'lOd per lb) : December 6,202 s to 206 s per cwt (Is 9%d to Is lOd per lb) ; November 29.

/08s to 212 s per cwt (Is 10 l-4d to Is in%d per lb).- Vnsalted: December 13, 212 s <> 216 s per cwt (Is 10%d to Is lid per lb) : December 6,214 s to 21Gs per cwt (Is lb%d to Is lid per 16) ; November 29, 218 s to 220 s per <-wt (Is 11 l-4d to Is M%d per lb). Other qualities, December 13, 180 s to 192 s per cwt (Is 7 l-4d to Is B‘Ad per lb). CHEESE. Market firm, with improved demand, and stccks available for Christmas are small. Official quotations are: — New Zealand.—December 13, coloured, 92s w. 94s per cwt to lOd per lb) ; white, 94s to 96s per cwt (lOd to 10 l-4d per lb) : December 6, coloured, 92s per cwt (9%d per ]b) ; white, 92s to 93s per cwt (9%d per lb) : November 29, coloured and white, 90s to 91s per cwt (9d to 9%d per lb). AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET. Auckland, Last Night, Stock Exchange sales—Soldiers’ Inscribed Stock, £lOO 15s: New Zealand Breweries (debentures), 21s 6d: Commercial Bank of Australia (new issue), 31s; National Bank of New Zealand, £6 15s; Auckland Gas, 24s ::<t Sanford Ltd, 16s 7d, Waihi, 235; Kawara’i 20a.

LONDON MEAT MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following from their London hpus-j under date Dee. 12:— New Zealand frozen meat.—'Prices unchanged. Market quiet. Last quotations November 21. Lamb. 13 l-4d p-r .!b (averag.*). Mutton, wether and maiden ewe light, 9d per lb: heavy, 8 l-8d per lb; ewe, 7 3-8 d per lb; -heavy, 7d per lb. LONDON METAL MARKETS. Received Dec. 16, 9.10 p.m. London, Dec. 15. Copper—Spot, £65 ' 13s 9d; forward, £66 16s 3d. Lead.—£42 15s and £39 12s 6d. Spelter—£37 8s 9d and £37 Is 3d. Tin.—£2sB 17s 6d and £262 2s 6d. Silver.—Standard, 32 9-16 d per ounce; fine, 35 l-8d per ounce.