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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 67, 14 March 1912, Page 7

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LONDON PRODUCE-MARKET. Following is the report (dated February Ist) received by Mr Newton | King from Messrs It. and W. Davidson, Glasgow:— ■ '' ’ ■ Continental.—The market this week has been quietly steady, there being fairly good demand .for strictly'choic- | est quality winch was well cleared. Telegraph ic advices yesterday from Copenhagen state that the market there is firm and the quotation to-day has been declared unchanged. Danish and Swedish: The total arrivals of Danish this week show an increase of 3912 casks. There was a good steady demand and stocks have been well cleared at practically unaltered prices. Choicest qualities 134 sto 1355.- Siberian : The arrivals this week were again very small totalling only about 1000 casks. There has been a fair demand for fresh made winter butter, choicest quality realising 12Ss to 130 s, finest last season’s may be quoted 124 s to 1265, with secondary descriptions very scarce at 118 s to 1225. Advices just to hand from Siberia indicate that the price ruling there is equal to 132 s landed in this country. There is, however, very little being bought on British account, Germany, at the moment practically taking the whole make. Colonial Butters.—Australian : The arrivals this week are fairly' liberal, comprising s.s. Mongolia' with 36,948 boxes, s.s. Norseman with 14,200, s.s. Moravian 5,200, and s.s.‘ Kent 4124, showing a grand total of 60,472 boxes. The market during the pust week has I'D led very, (irregular, towards the, end of last wobk.there was Vi 'Tittle more firmness jihd' this on of, this week developed’ still ’ further When there was a good brisk demand, and prices actually advanced Is to 2s. This, however, proved to lie only' tempo rjary»i>qs the market, since, then is,now, very dull with prices back to the same level as a week ago. We quote strictly choicest quality salted at 128 s, with""occasionally Is more being -made *or two •<fslvjwirito factories; secondary is obtainable at il24s to 1235. ‘ Uhsalted still continues to bo rather slow of sale, and no premium is obtainable over the price of salted. New Zealand; The s.s. Re•nuera with 53,930 boxes is now busy discharging. There is only a moderate demand for her butters; prices if anything are inclined to give -way a little. We quote strictly choicest quality 130 sto 131 s. Imports to the United Kingdom:—-’The total figures up to lamiary 27th of this year, and for the corresponding period of 1909, 1910, and '9ll are as follows,: 1909, 319,719 cwts; 1910, 350,805 cwts; 1911, 406,' 081 cwts; 1912, 384,903 cwts. Choose.—Canadian : The demand at the moment is rather quiet but prices remain unchanged, choicest whit© and coloured 73s to 745. New Zealand: There is a fair demand and arrivals move steadily into consumption, prices aro unchanged, choicest white and coloured 72s to 735. Imports to the United Kingdom: The’total figures up to January 27th of this year, and for the corresponding period of 1909, 19.10, and 1911, are as follows: 1909, 103,247 cwts; 1910, 90,707 cwts; 1911, 117,030 cwts; 1912, 141,486 cwts.