BUTTER AND CHEESE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 847, 16 December 1929, Page 10

BUTTER AND CHEESE

DAIRY BOARD’S REVIEW | The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board i has received the following: market report I from its London office, dated December 13, prices for the previous week being in parentheses:— BUTTER New Zealand.—Salted, 160 s to 1645, up to 166 s (162 s to 168 s): unsalted, 180 s to ' 186 s (182 s to 188 s): 160 s to 166 s equals | approximately is 3 5-Sd f.o.b. First I whey, 152 s (1545); second whey, 150 s (1525). Deliveries. New Zealand, this week, 1,317 tons; in store, 3,500 tons. 1 Australian.—Salted, 158 sto 160 s, up to 164 s (162 s to 1645); unsalted, 166 s to 170 s t (170 s to 1745). i Argentine.—Unsalted, 15Ss to 162 s (164 s to 16Ss). ' Irish.—Salted. 162 s to 164 s (1645). ! Danish.—F.o.b., 16Ss (1735); spot, 176 s , to 180 s (180 s to 184 s). Dutch. —Unsalted. 182 s to 184 s (ISSs to 190 s). I Siberian.—l6os to 162 s (160 sto 1625). 1 Polish.—lsos to 156 s (150 sto 158 s). Market slow. Retail prices unchanged. CHEESE New Zealand.—White, 88s to 90s (91s to 925); coloured. 87s to 88s, ex. 89s (90s t<» 91s): BSs to 90s equals approximately SJd f.o.b.' Deliveries, New Zealand, this week, 17,089 crates; in stores, 36,523 crates. Canadian.—White, 96s to 98s (97s to 98s); coloured, 96s to 9Ss (96s to 9Ss). Deliveries. Canadian, 15.064 boxes, in stores, 203,267 boxes. The figures last year were 12.232 and 112,015 boxes. Market slow. Retail prices unchanged. KngJish.—Finest farmers’, 110 s to 116 s (110 s to 118 s). SHIPPING MOVEMENTS The Tamaroa commenced to discharge butter and cheese on December 6. Tire Port Melbourne commenced to discharge cheese on December 8. and finished on December 10. The same vessel commenced to discharge butter on December 9. MERCHANTS’ REPORTS Merchants report receipt of overseas cables as follow’; A. H. Turnbull and Co., from W. Weddel and Co., Ltd., London: Butter, Danish, 176 s to 180 s; New Zealand unsalted, ISOs to 186 s; salted, 160 sto 1645. Cheese, SSs to 90s; coloured, 87s to 88s. Market slow. Amalgamated Dairies, from London: Butter market again demoralised, with prices nominal, varying, finest 162 s to 1645; little demand; buyers generally expecting lower prices January; buying small quantities meantime. Deliveries of New Zealand 1,517 tons. Stock 351 2tons. Cheese prices unchanged (white SSs, coloured S7s). Easier. Market a!so suffering from temporary absence of demand. but likely react shortly. Canadian, 95s to ! 975. Retail unchanged.