BUTTER AND CHEESE

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 139, 9 December 1929, Page 14

BUTTER AND CHEESE

EASIER PRICES ON THE WEEK

The butter market is reported by the Dairy Board to be steady, and that for cheese is described as "quiet." Prices ruling for New Zealand salted butter are 162s to 16Ss per cwt, as compared with 164s to 170s last week and 176s to 180s for this time last year. New Zealand butter in store in the United Kingdom is 3700 tons, or 00 toils less than at Oth December last year. Cheese, New Zealand white, is quoted at 91s to 92s per cwt, and coloured 90s to 91s, a fall of 2s to 3s on the week, and as compared with 96s to 9Ss and 97s to f)Ss respectively at 6th December, 1928. The cheese market is reported slow." Quantities in store in the United Kingdom are 21,000 crates, as compared with 43,000 crates at this time last year.

Prices current at 6th December are as follow:— * . ■ .

Uutter: New Zealand, salted, 162s to 168s; unsalted, 182s to 188s; 162s to IUSs equals approximately Is 4d f.0.b.; first whey, 1545; second whey, 1525; deliveries 1140 tons. Australian, salted, 162s to 1645; unsalted, 170s to 1745. Argentine, unsalted, 164s to 168s. Irish creamery, salted, 1645; unsalted, 172 a. Danish, 173s f.0.b., 180s to 184s spot. Dutch, unsalted, 188s to 190s. Siberian, 160s to 1625. Ukranian, 160s to 1625. Polish, 150s to 158s. Cheese: New Zealand, white, 91s to 925; coloured, 90s to 91s; 90s to 92s equals approximately 8 3-8 d f.o.b. Deliveries New Zealand 10,500 crates. . Canadian, white, 07s to 08s; coloured, 96s to 98s. Market quiet. C.i.f. quotations discontinuing. Deliveries Canadian 18,311 boxes. In store 184,810 boxes, compared last year 16,200 boxes. In store 114,613 N boxes. Retail prices unchanged. English finest farmers, 110s to 118s. 110s to 116s.

There is no change reported in retail prices. ■

The New Zealand Producers' Co-opera-tive Marketing Association's weekly cabled market report from London, dated 15th December, is as follows:—Butter: Market steadier. New Zealand 162s to lG8s; unsalted, 182s to 188s. Australian, lG2s to 1645. Argentine, llS4s.to WSs. Danish, 180s to 184s. Siberian, 160s to 1625. Cheese: Market slow. New Zealand coloured, 90s to 91s; white, 91s to 925. Canadian, coloured, 90s; white, 975. • Mess;-s. A. J. Mills and' Co., Ltd., London, under date sth December, advise Mr. G. A. Mills, Wellington, as follows:— Butter: The market is steadier. New Zealand finest, 16fis,-168s, It., IGas, 106s; Danish, 184s, 186s; Australian, 1625, 104s. Cheese: This market is weak. New Zealand white, 90s, 91s; coloured, 90s; Canadian, white 955, 965; coloured, 945, 955. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received the following market advice from their head office, London, under date of 6th December:—Messrs. .Samuel Page and Son report: Finest New Zealand cheese, white, Is per cwt lower.