COMMERCIAL.

Grey River Argus, 1 March 1927, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

DAIRY PRODUCE PRICES. Dalgeiy and Co. report having received the following cablegram from their London House under date of the 24th instant: —Butter: Australian butter, market quiet; New Zealand, very little doing. We quote Danish 188 s to 190 s (1925); New Zealand Dairy Board minimum price “Finest”- Butter 168 s (1765); New Zealand Dairy Board minimum price First Grade 166 s (1745); Finest. Australian Unsalted 166 s to 168 s (170 s to 1725); Salted 162 s to 164 s (164 s to 168 s). Cheese: Market quiet. We quote Now Zealand Dairy Coloured 92s (925); New Zealand White 92s (925); Coloured 92s (925); Dairy Board minimum price “Finest” New Zealand Dairy Board minimum price First Grade Cheese, White 91s (91s); Coloured 91s (91s); Canadian Spot Cheese, White 94s to 100 s (96s to 100 s); Coloured 94s to 100 s (96s to 100 s). (Last week’s quotations arc shown in parenthese).

Lamb:—New Zealand, North Island 36/42, 9.1 d; New Zealand Prime Crossbred Lamb, Canterbury Light 9d; New Zealand Prime Canterbury Lamb 36/42, lOd; Good average quality Crossbred Lamb, Australian Light 74d. Alarket for New Zealand lamb steady; demand moderate. Canterbury lamb quotations nominal. Alarket for Australian lamb week; demand runs principally to light wei'Jits.

Mutton:—New Zealand prime Crossbred Mutton, North Island, light 6 7-Sd; heavy 6d. Demand steady, market quiet. Good average quality Australian Crossbred Mutton, light 4|d, market dull; demand moderate. Pork: —Less demand. Tallow:—Prices are 6d per cwt. lower, except for good mixed, which is unchanged.