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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16907, 5 December 1922, Page 8

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HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has receiver! the folio-wing' cablegram, dated December o. from the High Oommiißsioner for New Zealand, Donrlon MEAT. The market is quiet. New Zealand wethers arc not quoted. Rwes are nnebamced. There i* fair trade in beef. NZ mutton.—'Wether)- Not quoted. Ewes—Girl to 7d. N.Z. duality 1: -htweiaht UM to Is, Iwavyweiftlit lOld. North Island. ordinal-, lid to Uhl: Ercood-eliiSS tinsm.v. loj-.i to ltd. i lam’bTr"l to" lid Wr 'IS according to Beef: Fores :';gcl. binds i^d. Oh illfKl Beef. - Fores 4gd. h irids, f §d. MUTTON. English. TcCfrs Is Bd. loins Is lOd. should- | 'lmported. I.o*B Is. loins 1 HI. shoulders ’ lid. I.AMB. English. TjCgs Is od, loins Is 3d. should- ! "imporW.-liegs Is 3d. loins Is 3d. shoulder--, is id. BEEF. English.—Ribs and sirloin Is 10d, steak 2s 6d. Imported Chilled.- Bibs and furloin Is lOd. steak -is Gd. Imported Frozen.- R V'b anti M 1 loin, 9d and lOd. s 1 eak Is td. butter. The market is weak and irregular i New Zealand. -Salted, finest—ibds to I AO.per cwf (Is Sid to 1b W V er< lh *' tiXC T^ > ‘ tional 1928 per cwt (1? 82'» 1 V' salted— 196 sto 200 s per cwt (Is Del to 18 9id per 1b). (Other qualities). IMs to 186 s per cwt (Is 73d to 1s 8d per 'hi. Australian.—Salted, finest- i 76s to ISOs per cwt. (Is tild to Is 7jd per lb). Exception al 184 s per cwt ns 7?d per lb). Other qual- , ities 160 s to 170 s per cwt (Is oiil to Is 03d j per lb). i Argentine. to Is 7jd per lb). i Danish. 208 s to 2-lOs per cwt (la 10}d » to Is IOJd per lb). CHEESE. The market is quiet. English. Finest farmers' 130 sto 140 s per i cwt. Hs 2d to is 9d per 1b). Canadian.—Coloured—T22s to 126 s per cwt (Is Id to Is I.Jd per lb). White ditto. New Zealand.—-Coloured — 12-Js to 123 s per cwt (is lid to is 13d per lb). White, 126 s per cwt (Is l&d per lb). Australian.—Coloured 120 s per cwt (Is OJd per lb). HEMP. The Manila market is firmer, arid coon business has been done. “O " grade Nov-ember-January shipments sold at -£35 per ton-. “J ” grade sold at £32 10a per ton. Decern he shipments sold at £32 os. New Zealand still neglected. Quotations nominally unchanged: Higbpoints N'ovetnbev-Jauuavy sbipments £32 per ton; fair £3O per tou. WOOD. The wool sales are progressing favourably. Cross-bred are meeting with an excellent demand from Yorkshire, and America is taking fine and medium sorts. Prices firm at last quotations. BUTTER AND CHEESE. A FOUR MONTH'S TOTAL. (IVbr, Press Association.) WELLINGTON, December 5. During November, the dairy division graded 192,490 cwt of butter. compared with .150,314 last year, an increase of 27.88 per cent. The total butter graded during the four months was 518,099 cwt, compared with 336,325, a year ago; an increase of 54.04 per cent. .Last mouth’s total comprised 178,114 cwt. of salted and 14,376 cwt of unsalted butter. The cheese graded in November totalled 161,771 cwt.. compared with 172,5 ft) cwt, last year: a decrease of G. 25 per cent. The four month's total is 236.073 cwt (including 147,732 white, and 88,341 coloured), against 314.175 cwt. for a, corresponding period last season; a decrease of 24.85 per Converted into butter fat equivalent, these figures show an increase of 30.27 per cent for the four months just ended, compared with last season. ASH BURTON STOCK SALE. Special to the “ Star.” ASHBURTON, December 5. One of the most animated mutton sales of the year was experienced at the Ash. burton Yards to-day. prices going considerably over the already advanced rates. Both ewe and wether mutton were in short, supply, and quality was particularly good The average price realised was in the vicinity o/ 7d per lb. Wethers brought from 24s Gd to 355, representing a. splendid price. Woolly wethers sold at 26s 7d and shorn ewes sold at from HOs 4d to 355. Seven lambs scold, at 29s Gd. Only one pen of stores was offered, comprising 224 half-bred sound arid failingmouth ewes, with 225 lambs. The ewes were inborn and in poor condition, and the lot were passed in at 17s 9d. The cattle sale was lifeless.