COMMERCIAL.

Thames Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 17969, 19 August 1930, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

■ &,,. DAIRY PRODUCE. fisrs. Ijftlgety and Co., Ltd., reFhavingWreceived the follow ing gram from' their London prin•'cipals, dated August 14:— ;/' Butter.—The market is extremely |dull; New Zealand finest salted, | 132 s to 1355; Danish, 144 s to 1465; >.'/Australian finest unsalted, 132 sto . 1355; Australian finest salted, 132 sto : 1355; Austjraliian G.A.Q., 128 sto I !3Us. s>~. Cheese.—The market is slow; New H Zealand white, 76s to 775; New Zea--1 j land coloured, 81s to 82s; Canadian ..white, 80s to 82s; coloured, 80s to , 84s; Canadian c.i.f., 78s to 795. 1 HIKUTAIA STOCK SALE, H The Farmers' Co-operative Auction's, ing Co., Ltd., report: — | ' At the Hikutaia sale last Wednes- ;•,/■■ day we penned a heavy yarding of I , pigs and a medium yarding of *; Late rates were maintained throughout. Quotations: — K Pigs:—Light baconers, • £3; good ; , stores and light porkers, 35s to 445; | .slips, 27s to 345; weaners 18s to | ; 255. Dairies.—Best Jersey cowsj £l3 to H £l6; poorer sorts, £6 to £lO/ss; j' heifers, close to profit, £lO to £l4j ■■■ backward sorts, £7 to £B/17/6. I-. ' Beef—Light fat bullocks, £9/12/6; /-.' fat cows, heavy, £9 to £lO/19s; I medium, £7 to £8; light; £6 to £6 P 14s; forward conditioned tows, £5/5s m to £5/lls; fresh store cows, £4/9 to M £5; stores, £3/4s to £4/ls; cows and '; calves, £4/2s.

The British railway companies' ! re* "" ceipts have dropped by five millions this year and 2500 men have been dismissed.