DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET.

Shannon News, 11 January 1929, Page 1

DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET.

LATEST LONDON PRICES. SMALL STOCKS IN STORES. ' The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the’!-following, mar-' Let report frorii its London Office dated 4th Jammy:— BUTTER. , The butter market has improved after a. quiet opening. Quotations (las. week’s in parentheses):— New up to 186 s (184 s to 186 s); * unsalted. 194 s to 198 s (164 s to 198 s); first whey, 178 s (1745); second whey, 176 s (1665).

The deliveries of New Zealand this week were 1350 tons; in store 2550 tons.,. :' \ Australian. —Finest salted, lSfls to 182 s (180 s to 184 s) ; unsalted, 182 s; tr ISOs (184 s tc 188 s); exceptional, 188 s.

Argentine.—Unsalted, 176 s to 182ir. (178 - to 182 s). ' -by 1 Banish.—lßss f.0.b., 195 s spot .(l&3s and 200 s). . x ; . .. ■ Butch.—Unsalted,Siberian.—l34s (1345). Ukranian. —134-?. New-. Zealand retail price unehangel at Is 1 Od; Banish retail price reduced to 2s. Estimated stocks of all- butters in principal cold stores at 31st'Beccmber, 3450 tons'; compared with last rear, 6500 tons. CHEESE. The cheese market is quiet and the retail prices unchanged. New Zealand. —White 95s to 96s (96s to 975); coloured 98s to 99s (99s to 100 s). Canadian. —White 108 s to 112 s (110 s to 112 s -); coloured 106 s to/110s to 112 s (108 s to .112-3). Australian. —-White and coloured, 96s (95s to 98s). English.—Finest farmers, |l42s to 144 s (140 s to 1445).

Estimated stocks of cheese at London, Liverpool .and Bristol at Ist January: —Canadian 150,600 boxes (last year 111,500 boxes); New Zealand and Australian 29,200 crates ,last year 54,300 crates). ‘

The Ruahine finished discharge of butter 2nd January. The Devon commenced discharge of blitter- 31st December, finished 2nd January. The Devon commenced discharge of cheese 31st December, finished . 3rd January. ' AMERICAN PRICES.

The Board has also received advice from its agents in Canada as follows: Butter.—Neiv York, 49 cents (2s OJd); Montreal, 41 cents (Is BJd),