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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17179, 24 October 1923, Page 7

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HIGH COMMISSIONERS REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has received the folowing cablegram, dated 21sfc instant, from the High Commissioner foe Hew Zealand, London: BUTTER. The market continues alow and prices are again slightly easier. Ofhciai quotation* New Zealand, ealted finest, 190®. 192 a per cwt (Is aid. Is aid per lb); exceptional. 1945. 196 s per cwt (la 83d. Is 9d per lb) Unealted, 2045. 206® per cwt (Is Sid. Is 104 per lb). Other qualities, salted, 186 e. 188® per cwt (Is 72d, Is fed per ib).. Australian, salted finest, 1345. 138 s per cwt (la 7id. Is 3d per lb); nnealted, 192 a. 194 s per cwt (Is B£*i. 1® 82d per lb). Other qualities, salted, 170 s. 176 s per cwt (1® 6»d. Is 63d per lb). Argentine, finest. 1765. 180® per cwt- (la 6!d. Is 7id per lb); exceptional. 186® per cwt (Is 7|d per lb). Other qualities, ISOs, 174 s per cwt (Is Aid. 3 s 6Jd per lb). Danish. 200 s, 2025. 204® per cwt (Is 9jd. Is 9id per lb). CHEESE. The market i® firm for English, but colonial remains quiet. Official quotations English, finest farmer's. 135®, 145 s per cwt (Is 2Jd, Is 3id per lb). Canadian, finest, coloured 114 s. 316 e pee cwt (Is Oid, 1® Oid per lb); white, 112®, 114 s per cwt (is. 1® Old per lb). Other qualities, coloured. Jl2s per cwt (Is per lb); white. 110 s per cwt Ul2d per lb). New Zealand, fine®?, coloured. 314». 116® per cwt (Is o*d. la o|d per lb); white, 112», 116 s per cwt (is. is Oid per lb). Shipments of New Zealand produce arrived this week by the as. Devon ond Port Sydney. * HEMP. The freight from Manila to Great Britain and Continent has been reduced by 6*3® per ton as from October 13; freight tm. United State® reduced by 17® per ton as from December 3. 1923. Price* declined early this week about. 40s per ton. but at close market was firm with good demand. J grade October-December ehimnents soli at £3l 15s per ton; November-January shipments. £32. New Zealand without in terest, value® nominally unchanged. wool: The active buying at provincial sales has given Bradford market better tone an] good busness has been done in cross-bred tops. 45’s to 56’s quality. Present quotations are:—(merino). 6s Id: 56'g (snper half-bred). 3s C*d; 40 s (prepared coarsa cross-bred). 1® 4jd. EGGS. The market 6hows some improvement on account of smaller arrival®. Dutch. English, French, Danish. Irish, Italian. 19s to 28s per long 100; Chinese. Moroccan. Russian. Polish. Argentine, Lithuanian. Brittanys, Spanish, 11s to 28® per long 100.