IMPROVED DEMAND

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 98, 19 January 1935, Page 10

IMPROVED DEMAND

London Butter Market CHEESE STEADIER By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, January 17. Butter is iu good demand. Danish, 118/- per cwt.; choicest salted New Zealand, 80/- to 81/-; Australian, 79/- to 80/-; unsalted butters are about 4/- per cwt. premium. The cheese market is quiet. New Zealand, white and coloured, 45/6 to 46/-; Australian, 44/- to 44/6. A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd., advise having received cable advice from Messrs. J. and J. Longdale and Co. (London), Ltd dated January 17, as follows:— Butter: Market firm on improved demand New Zealand, 81/- to 82/-. Australian, 80/- to 81/-. Danish, 97/- f.0.b.; 118/- landed. Cheese: Market steadier. White, 46/-; coloured, 46/-. Joseph Nathan and. Company, Ltd., have received from their principals, Trengrouse and Nathan, Ltd., London, the following cabled advice, dated January 17: Ne.w Zealand butter: After business, at 79/-; closed firm at ST/-. New Zealand cheese, 45/6 to 46/-. . Mr. G. A. Mills has received the following cabled advice from A. J. Mills and Co Ltd.. London, dated January 17:— Butter: There is an upward tendency in the market. New Zealand, finest, 79/- to 80/-; firsts, 78/- to 79/-. Australian, choicest, 79/-; first grade 78/- Danish (spot), 116/-; (f.0.b.), 9i/-. Cheese: The market is slow. New Zealand white and coloured, 45/6 to 46/- Canadian white and coloured, 56/- to oS/-. Samuel Page ami Co.. Ltd., Loudon, report to Dalgety and Co., Ltd., under date January 17:—-Butter: Market rather more inquiry this end of week. Danish, f.0.b., 97/- to 98/- (90/-). New Zealand, finest salted, 19/- to 80/- (82/to 83/-). Australian, finest unsalted, 82/- to 83/- (81/- to S2/-). Australian, finest salted, 78/- to 79/- (81/ to 82/-). Australian, G.A.Q.. .76/- to / *S/‘). Cheese: Market rather more inquiry this end of week. New Zealand white, 45/- to 45/C (48/- to 48/6); coloured, 45/- to 45/6 (4S/- to 48/6). Spot price for Canadian white. 56/- to 60/- (54/- to 58/-); coloured, 56/- to 60/- (04/- to 58/-). Last week’s quotations shown in parentheses.

Butterfat Advances An advance payment on December supply of 7sd per lb. for finest quality butterfat for butter making, free of share credits, is being made this month by the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company. Payment for first grade butterfat for cheese manufacture is at BJd. Last January payments were 7d and 8(1 respectively, and last month 7MI and Sid. LONDON WOOL SALES i Good General Competition By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. London, January 17. The London wool sales to-day had an offering of 10,399 baler>. including 2771 New Zealand, and 86S8 Australian and New Zealand were sold. There was good Home and Continental competition. The bulk of the offerings were sold at full late rates, but there were a _ few withdrawals owing to high selling limits. Bradford Tops Firm By Telegraph. Press Assn.—Copyright. Bradford, January 17. The Bradford top,s quotations are firm. Latest quotations are as follow: —

Dec. 27 Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Jan. 17

FROZEN MEAT TRADE Lamb Market Firm Cathie, Dempster and Co., Ltd., have received by cable from Sheed, Thomson and Co., Ltd., Londfm, the following report of the meat market dated January 17; —New season’s lambs. 2’s, 7 7-Bd. to 8 1-Sd.; B’s, 8 l-Bd. to B}d.; 4's, 7<d. to 7id. Seconds, 7|d. to 7Jd. Old season's wethers, I’s, 7’s, 5 3-Sd. to 5 7-Bd.; 3’s, 9‘s, s’s, 4}d. to 5Jd. Ewes, I’s, 7*6, 4 l-Bd. to 4 3-Sd.; 3’s. 9’e, s’s. 3}d. to 4d. Ox beef, hinds, 3Jd. to 3 5-Bd.; fores, 21d. to 2 5-Bd. Cow beef, hinds, 3d. to 3 1-Sd.; fores, 2d. to 2 1-Sd. Porkers, 5Jd. to 6:}d. Bnconers. Gd Lamb, market firm ; ewes and wethers, market quiet; beef, market firm; porkers, market quiet; bnconers, market steady. Tallow: Fine mutton. 23/6; sweet beef, 24/6; good mixed, 22/6. Market firm. M. A. Eliott, Ltd., Palmerston North, has received the following cabled advice from Gordon. Woodroffe and Co.. Ltd.. London, dated January 17: —Mutton and lamb no change.' Lamib spot market firm. Mutton and ewes market steady. Beef market firm. Small stocks on hand. Porkers 1-Sd. higher. Smithfield “delivered” prices are quoted as follow:— Best North Island-prime* lambs, under 361 b.. Bd.; 361 b. to 421 b„ 8 l-8d„ Oriduary North Island lambs, under 361 b., Sd.; 361 b. to 421 b., Sd.; second quality, 36:1). to 421 b., 71d.; average 281 b., 7Jd. North Island wethers and/or maiden ewes, under 4Slb„ 6d.; 481 b. to 561 b., 5 5-Sd • 561 b. to 641 b., 5 3-Sd.; 641 b. to 721 b.. 5 1-Sd. North island ewes, under 481 b., 41d.; -4Slb. to 561 b.. 4 1-Sd.; 561 b. to 64!b 4d.; 641 b. to 721 b., 3}d. New Zealand porkers. (501 h. to 801 b.. 6 3-Sd.: SO'b. to 1001 b.. 6d.; 1001 b. to 1201 b., s}d, Henry S. Fitter and Sons. Ltd.. London. cable under date January 17: Lambs: The demand is moderate; smaller supplies have caused prices to harden. Wether: There is a little better demand. Ewes: Trade is slow. Beef: The market is short of supplies: prices nominal. Pork: There is only a poor demand. Trade is slow generally. Current Smithfield prices are quoted as under:— ,New_ Zealand lambs, selected Downs, 2’s. 7 7-Sd. to S 1-Sd.: secondary lambs, selected Downs. "Id. to 74d. New Zealand lamits. 2’s. 7Jd. to Sd.; B’s, Sd. to ? s - Secondary lambs. 7d. to 7}d. New Zealand mutton, small, s}d. tn Gd.: large, 4 1-Sd. to 5 1-Sd. New Zealand ewes, small. 4 1-Sd. to 4 5-Sd.: large. 3 Jd. to 4d. New Zealand beef, ox hinds. 3?d. to 3jd.; fores. 2 5-Sd. to 2 7-S-l. Argentine chilled ox hinds. s,'d. to 51(1.: fores. -'l7. d, to 3|d. New Zealand pork. 54<1. to Gid. ' Australian lambs. G 1-Sd. to i 1-Sd.; superfine ounlity. 71d. tn Argentine lambs. Gd. tn G ?<l. Wellington Poultry Prices Prices of live poultry on the Wellington markets this week- are quoted by Townsend and Paul. Ltd., as follow: Fowls. —White Leghorns: Hens 1/4 to 1/9 each: cockerels. 1/- to 1/9;’pullets, 3/- to 3/6. Black Orpingtons; Hous (heavy). 3/- to 4/-; hens (medium). 2/to 2/6: cockerels (heavy), 3/3 to 3/6: eof-kercls (medium). 2/- to 2/3.

Ducks.—lndian Runner: Young 2/3 to 2/6: old. 2/- to 2/3: white, heavy, 2/9 to 3/-. Geese. I/- to 4/6. Turkeys, 9d to 1/- per lb.

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