DOMINION PRODUCE

Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1927, Page 4

DOMINION PRODUCE

HIGH COMMISSION’S REPORT. WELLINGTON, May If. 'lke Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated May 7, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London : BUTTER. The New Zealand and Australian markets arc linn. Official quotations

New Zealand—• Finest salted, 152 s to E5-ls per owt (Is Dpi to Is ltd per lb); uasalted. I tils to Mil’s per cwi (.is *5Jd iu I- frpl per 11*) ; other qualities, 1 12 s to lobs per owt (Is oil to Is Id per lb). Australian Salted, lolls m Li2s per v. I Is id to Is -Dpi per lb), up to E".’’s per owt (Is ■ 1 1 1 per H>); unsalted. loSs to 1 (.52s per cut (.Is -ljd to Is o’pl pa r lb) ; other qualities, KtSs to 152* per cwt (Is 2 : jd to Is i.'pl per lb). Argentine—Unsalted, lolls to 15 Is

,er cut (Is id to Is -Eld per lb) ; excepioual. lo!is per cut ; other qualities, id- to lIS- per cut (Is lid to Is Ifjd

Danish The market is steadier, IliOs to ](i2s per cwt (Is od to Is o.',d per lh>. Siberian-- The demand is good, MSs per cwt (Is ,‘i ,'d tier lh). CHEESE. The New Zealand and Australian markets are firm. Official quotations are:— Canadian -Steady. Finest coloured and white. !-2- to 01s tier ewt (O.jd to Mill tier lh); ether dualities. SSs to 00s nor cwt d'jd t(. did per lb).

New Zealand ■-Finosl coloured. S2s ter ewt (B;Jd tier lb); exceptional, FI is •;cr cwt : white. 82s per cwt (SRI per IIP; other qualities. SO- to Sis per cwt fSJiI to S.pl per lh). Australian—Coloured. 7/s per cwt Sjd per lh): white. 7Ss per cut (SRI per lh); other qualities. 71s to 70s pet--wt (7:|d to sd per lh).

Estimated cheese stocks on May 2. al. London, Liverpool and Bristol. Canadian and American 22.500 boxes. New /calami and Australian 1 111. SAD erati s. against I’O.iiOO and 72.7-V1 for the same time last year.

Shipments ol New Zealand produce arrive 1 1 ibis week per Tasmania and i’nkchn.