DAIRY BOARD REVIEW

Evening Post, Issue 51, 2 March 1931, Page 12

DAIRY BOARD REVIEW

PRICES AND DELIVERIES

For the week ended Xondon, 26th February, the Dairy Board is advised that the market was quiet. ■ Retail prices for New Zealand butter. Is 3d per pound; Danish, Is 3d. Wholesale prices at the week-end, compared with those of the week before, shown in parentheses, were as follows:— New Zealand, salted, 120s to 1235, extra quality 124s (121s to 1245); nnsalted,.l26s to 130s (126s to 130s); first whey, 118s (116s); second whey, 116s (114s). Australian, salted, 119s, 121s, to 122s (120s to 1225); unsalted, 122s to 126s (122s unsalted, 1225, 1265, to 128s (120s to 12Cs). Danish, 1355, f.0.b.; 142s to 144s spot (141s, 148s lo 150s). ' Dutch, uncalled, 144s- to 14Gs (K2s to Deliveries for Hie week 1600 tons; in store (New Zealand butter) 4900 tons. Empire Marketing Board's estimate of all butter stocks at 21st February, 300,618 boxes; imports during February, 30,000 Retail price of Xew Zealand cheese is 9d per pound. Wholesale prices, with those of previous week in parenthese_s, are as follows:—New Zealand, white, sia to 58s (56s to 58s); coloured, 58s to 60s (58s to 595). Australian, white 5Gs to 57s (58s), coloured 57s to 58s (56ssto 595). Canadian, white and coloured, 74s to 78s (74s to 78s). English, finest farmers', 100s to 106s (100s to 106s). ' . . The cheese market r is quiet, deliveries 17,000 crates New Zealand, 3300 boxes Canadian. . Cheese stocks. 103,000 crates New Zealand, 160,000 boxes Canadian. The NW Zealand Producers' Co-opera-tive Marketing Association's weekly cabled market report from London, dated 27th, is as follows:—"Butter: Market steady. New Zealand, 120s to 1235; unsalted, 12Gs to" I30s; Danish, 142s to 1445. Cheese: Market steady. New Zealand, white 57s to 58s, coloured 58s to 60s; Canadian, white and coloured, 74s to 785." '•Advances current on exports- to-day are: Butter, lid per pound; cheese, 4%d per pound.