COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 September 1926, Page 4

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

PRODUCE PRICES. WELLINGTON, September 8. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated the 4th instant, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— BUTTER. Afarket weak and irregular. Official quotations are:— New ■ Zealand : Finest salted. 160 s to L. Is‘per cwt (Is r H | to Is sld per lb). Exceptional, 168 s per cwt ,Ls fid per lb). Desalted: 160 s to 16Ss per cwt vis od to Is (id per 1 h.i. Other qualities: 136 s to 158 s ner cwt (,1s 2.U1 to Is 4RI per lb).

Australian; Salted, 180 s to 182 s per cwt Is od to Is ojd pc rib). Exceptional. 134 s per cwt (Is sjd per I hi. Unsalted. 182 s to ItSSs per cv.t (Is s)d to Is •j-RI per lb). Other qualities, 132 s to 151 s per cwt (.Ls 2d to Is 4 ld per lb).

Canadian: 156 sto 160 s per cwt (ls ■ljd to Is od per lb).

Irish Creamery: 10 Is to 136 s per cut (Is 4ld per lb). Exceptional up to 160 s per cut (Is 3d per lb). Cnsalted, ICOs to Hi Is per cu t (Is 3d lo Is old per lb). Argentine: Cnsalted. 132 sto 158 s per cut (Is 4d to Is 4-Jcl per lb). Other qualities, 14()s per cut (Is .Id per lb). Siberian: 132 s to 140 s nor cwt (Is 2d to Is 3d per lb). Danish: 174 s per cwt (Is Old per I b >. CHEESE. Colonial slow. Official quotations are : English: Finest fanners. 90s to 100 s pei' cwt (10J(1 to 10;|(1 per lb). Canadian: Finest coloured. Fair demand. 82s to 80s per cwt. (SJtl to 9d • per lb), \yiiitc. 84s to 88s per cwt (f)d to 9)d per lb). j Xew Zealand: Coloured. 82s to S4s | per cwt (8-2 dto Bd per lb). White, 83s to 80s per cwt (9d to Bid per lb). Exceptional. 87s pei- cwt (9J(I per lb). Estimated stocks of cheese on hand at September Ist. London. Liverpool, and Bristol. Canadian and American. 180.700 boxes; Xew Zealand and Australian. 71,630 crates, against 260.809 and 29.300 same time last year. Shipment of Xew Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. Port Melbourne