OUR PRODUCE AT HOME.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 January 1913, Page 2

OUR PRODUCE AT HOME.

Messrs W. Woddel and Co. soiul •is their weekly report, dated London, December (i. as follows:— Butter.—The demand for Aiustrilasian butter, which last week showed only a very slight improvement, has developed into a market which has surprised the trade by its strength. The revival has heeu sudden, and the causes are somewhat numerous. "Choicest ,, salted Australian is making llGs and 118s per cwt., which is a rise of Os on thn week, liind salted New Zealand is selling at 12fts and 122s per cwt., as compared with 110s and ll&s last week. Arrivals this week consisted onlv of Australian, which amounted to 21,012 boxes,' against 38.198 lioxcn last year. Shipments also advised this week amount to '10,300 boxes, ngainst 01,050 for corresponding week in 1911. Foreign butters in ■>ur markets have made no advance in prices on the week, owing to ilic demand generally turning on to but- . tevs from New Zealand, Australia. ■ind Argentine. Receipts from Siberia for the past four weeks were 23,339 cwt., and for the previous four they were 2(5,640 cwt. The total receipts of foreign for the isnmo four weeks show a shortage of 11,-->08 cwt., or 10,392 cwt per week. Cheese.-The enquiry for Canadian find New Zealand this week " comes from a wider area, and thus bespeaks a possible advance in values ''or both varieties. Coloured stiff '-.olds the premier position to the extend of Is per cwt. Canadian is ' making from 03s to 04k per cwt.. •uid New Zealand 00s to 02s for white. The total .stocks of Canalian cheese in London, Liverpool, ind Bristol on December 2, 1912. ■voro 305,000 boxes, compared with M 1,000 twelve months ngo. hut ji.s '911 was a most exceptional year wing to drought, n more accurate ■■onipaiison i,s to take the average >f the three preceding years, which -as il-f,ofi() boxes. New Zealand 'ii the same baisi.s of comparison ■rives an average of 2000 crates 8000 this year.