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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 78, 28 March 1912, Page 3

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LONDON PRODUCE MARKET ! (Per Press issociation.) • Wellington, March 27

Following is the High Commissioner’s cable, dated London, March 23, (quotations unless , otherwise specified are average market pr.ccs o. spot):— Eggs.—There is fair demand for the better grades in anticipation of Faster. Supplies are increasing. Home supplies are plentiful. The strike is seriously impeding business. Prices per 120’: Home 8s to Os, Italian 7s 6d to Ds 3d, Danish 8s 3d to 10s 3d, Australian 3s 3d to 7s 9d. Poultry.—There is fair local demand. The supply is small but constant. Chickens: Home lid to is per lb, Russian Bfd to 9id, American Spl to lOidj ducklings: Horne Is to J,s 3d, Russian 3d To 7d, Chinese old to GJd. Turkeys: French lOd to Is, Italian 8d to 9d. i ,j Bacon.—The market is yather'quiet. Sides: Irish 56s to 69s per cwt., Danish 52s to 335, Russian 50s to 545, Canadian 53s to 58s. Hams.—Tire market is quiet but firm. English BSs to 104 s, Irish 86s to 100 s, Canadian 58s to 38s, American 54s to 58s. LONDON MARKETS. Following is a copy of the report, dated January loth, supplied to Mr Newton King by R. and W. Davidson, Glasgow:— Continental Butters.—These have experienced a fairly active demand and very little has been left over unsold; prices as a rule show an advance of about Is per cwt. During the past week the weather has been comparatively mild. Our telegraphic advice:yesterday from Copenhagen stater that the market there is' firm, and The quotation to-day has been declared unchanged. Danish and Swedisa: The. total arrivals of .Danish this week show an increase of 817 casks. There was a fairly good demand, and all choicest butters were well cleared at prices a shade higher than last -week. Wo quote strictly cTi6:*>'st quality lot’s to 1375. Siberian: The arrivals shoe, a slight increase, the total quality forwarded this week being about 1500 casks. 'Fresh''made winter butter continues toi meet with a ready sale at prices ranging from 128 s up to 130 s, ordinary quality is selling at 122 s to 1245. There is practically no secondary or inferior goods on the market. Our adviebs from Siberia show that the market there continues very high. There is still very little buying however, done for British account the bulk still being bought for Germanyl!'!! Colonial Butters.—Australian : The arrivals this week comprise the s.s: Mooltan with 35,510 boxes, the s.s. Ayrshire with 5383 boxes, and the, s.s. Afric which is now due with 3225 boxes. The market at the beginning of the week was firm with a good inquiry; during the last day or two there has been a slight pause in the demand and prices in consequence are just a shade easier. To-day price of choicest salted cannot be quoted at no re than 128 s to 1295. One or two favourite factories occasionally secur’d Is more, but only for small lots. Secondary is still comparatively scarce .md is very dear as compared with the best goods. Gable advices from Australia .show'•that the make there is decreasing rapidly, very high prices ruling at the principal Australian markets. In the face of these reports we cannot possibly see how prices can rule lower for some considerable time.Unsaltcd at the moment is very slow of sale, and sellers in most cases have had to accept a lower price than salt'd in order to effect sales. New Zealand: The s.s. Corinthic with 51,000 boxes and the s.s. Pakeha with 4500 boxes are now discharging. At the beginning of the week 13! s was being quoted for choicest butters ex these vessels, but it was found impossible to make any progress at this figure, and to-day very best brands are easily obtainable at 1325. Imports to the United Kingdom: The total figures up to February 10th of this year, and for the corresponding period of 1909, 1910, and 1911, are as follows: 1909, 543,326 cwts; 1910, 529,081 cwts; 1911, 613,773 cwts; 1912, 540,535 cwts. Cheese.—Canadian: The market is distinctly quiet and prices are if anything , slightly easier; choicest white and coloured 72s 3d to 71s. New Zealand : The demand at the moment is quiet and prices have again been reduced Gd to Is per cwt; choicest white and coloured to-day being obtainable at 71s to 71s 6d. V Imports to the United Kingdom; The total figures up to February 10th of this year, and for the corresponding period of 1909, 1910, and 1911, are as follows: 1909, 191,542 cwts; 1910, 172,351 cwts; 1911, 201,409 cwts; 1912, 215,128 cwts.