FRUIT IMPORTS TO FRANCE.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20499, 18 March 1932, Page 12

FRUIT IMPORTS TO FRANCE.

BAN REMOVED. (UKITEP PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ( ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH— COPYRIGHT.) PARIS, March 16'. The ban on fruit importations has been lifted. A new decree admits all fruit, subject to safeguards concerning disease. , DAIRY RESEARCH. WORK AT MASSEY COLLEGE. (PSVSI ASSOCIATION TELEOItAM.I PALMERSTON N„ March 17. The Dairy Produce Board, whicli contributes £4OOO annually, being hall the cost, towards the activities of the Dairy Research Institute at Massey College, paid the annual visit of inspection to-day. Close attention was given to reports on the progress of research. Members of the institute stall delivered important addresses, indicating the extent to which investigations had advanced In addition to the Board members, the chairmen of dairy companies in the Manawatu ' district were present, also Dr. Marsden, secretary of the Department of Research. In welcoming the gathering. Sir George Fowlds, chairman of the College Council, said that no such minute investigation of the various phases of the manufacture and transportation ot cheese was undertaken anywhere else in the world as in the institute's laboratories. The problems were so enormous that the smallest degree of success would be repaid a thousand times over in the value to the industry.

DAIRY INDUSTRY. NEED FOR BEST QUALITY. In the course of an address to the Dairy Produce Board, and the chairmen of dairy factories, at Massey College, Professor Riddet stated that at the; present time, with extreme competition in-dairy markets, it was obvious that New Zealand must supply the markets with the best quality product. It was equally obvious that the return of the Dominion to prosperity ultimately must depend upon „ increased production. Summarising cheese experiments, Professor lliddet stated it could I be definitely said that the following may play -a part in individually or collectively producing openness in cheese: —Bad milk, inactive starters, the manufacture of weak-bodied cheese, the aplication of salt. to curd before the latter was ready for salting, hastening the making process beyond the normal rate, and the 1 careless packing of curd in the cheese hoops. DAIRY PRODUCE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the 'fallowing cablegram from their London office, -under' date March 16th Butter—loßs to 109 a; very slow; Continental 1 market is' weak. 'Danish, 115s (duty paid). • Cheeie—6ls to 625; market is quiet. A. H. Ttirnbull and Co., Ltd., have received the following advice from W.\,Weddel t.nd Co., Ltd., London: — Butter—Danish, 120n~ per cwt; New Zca-, land finest," 107s to 109s per' cwt; Kangaroo, 101b tp 104s per cwt; market quiet. . Chefese—New Zealand, white 60s to 61s per owi, coloured 61s to 62s -per cwt; market quiet. LONDON TALLOW SALES. DECREASE IN PRICE. (TJNITBD MBS3 ASSOCIATION—'BY ELECTRIC TFIEGEAPH—COPYRIGHT.) (Received March 17th. 5.5 p.m.) ; LONDON, March 36. ' 'At the tallow sales 694 casks were, offered and 97 were sold at Is decline all round. , A.v H. Turhbull and Co., Ltd., have received the .following advice? from W. Weddil and Co., Ltd., London, dated March 16th:At the tallow auctions to-day 694 casks were offered, of'*which 101 casks were sold; late rates to Is more. ' •

METALS MARKET. (UNITED PBKSS association —BT ELECTRIC TELEG^APH--COPYBIOHT.) : (Received March 17th, 10. p.m.) . LONDON. 'March 16. ; Quotations:— ' March 15. March'16. per ton. per ton. •Copper— £ s. d. £ s.d. - .Standard, spot .. 33 6 10J 33 8.9 ; SorwaTd i. - ; ' 33 6 3 . 33 .6 3 ' Electrolytic 36 10 0 36 70 0 . to . ... .. 37 10 0 . 37 10 0 Wire" bars ■ * .' 37 10' 0 37 10 ' 0 . Artiorican electrolytic: 6 cents -per ' lb. "Lead— ' Spot 12 6 S 12 8 9 Forwaxd .. i'2 150 12 7 6 Spelter— - Spot, , ..*■ i . .. 12 10 0 12 3 9 Forward .. .. 13 0 0 12 13 8 Tin— - Spot .. 128 2 6 129 16 3 Forward .. 123 17 6 131 S 9 Silver— Standard, per oz. 181d 181d Fine, per oz. 19 ll-16d 10 9-1 fid FOREIGN EXCHANGES. UBITIBS OrilCIAL WIBELIS3.) (Received March 17 th, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, March 16. The following are the current rates of exchange, compared with those of March 15th and par:— Par. Mch. 15. Mch. 16. Paris, fr. to £1 124.21 92 1-6 92 1-16 New .York, dol. to £1 4.8G6 3.62J 3.G21 Montreal, dol. to £1 4.866 4.06 4.OS Brussels, belgas to £1 35 26 25.971 Geneva, ir. to £1 •• 25.226 18.78 18.75 Amsterdam, fi. to £1 12.107 , 8.981 8.97J Milan, lire to £1 93;43 70 70 Berlin rei<>hmarken to £1 .. 20.48 15.22| 15.25 Stockholm, kr. to £1 18.159 18 5-16 18i Oslo, kr. to £1. 18.159 18 7-16 18.15 Vienna, schga. to £1 34.585 32 32 (nom.) (nom.) Prague, kr. to £1 .. 154.26 122J 1221 Helsingfors, marks to £1 93.25 217 J 2171 Madrid, pesetas to £1 24.225 471 471 Lisbon, •escudos to £1 .. .. ■4.50 flO 1091 Athens, draoh to £1 375 287J 290 Bucharest, lei to £1 816.6 603 6071 Rio de Janeiro, pence to milreis' 4.988 41-16 41-16 Buenos Aires, pence to dol. .. ' 47.577 38 13-16 382 Montevideo, pence to dol. 51 SO* ' 30* (nom.) (nom.)' Bombay, pence to 18 5-32 18 5-32 rupee ... 16 Shanghai, pence to . tael CI 22 1-16 22 1-16 Hon;? Kong, pence to dol. .. 2t . 161 16 5-16 Yokohama, pence to . yen 24.85 21g aii