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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 7 October 1907, Page 3

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I- i DAIRY PRODUCE REPORT. * Messrs ]■:. (Iriii'.ths and Co., dairy pro- ' (luce exporters, New Plymouth, are in receipt of the following market report trnin their fxmdon principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated 23rd August, | puller.-WYnthor is most unseason- ■'■'■■ •■ "i !■■■■ rains are, however, benelicial ; 'o "lie way, viz., the after-growth of ¥'■'■•* is .'Ac-ptionally good. Danish: An ell'ort lias been made in il.' .North to bring prices down, but so lar in change has been made. The ■inly oven-,, for a drop that can be made is the s ii-\t excess of Irish over this time last year. Irish: As we mentioned last week, the niake of finest creamery, instead of falling oil', has somewhat increased on account of the pastures being in such e.veellint condition. Buyers are using I this factor at every opportunity so as to break prices if possible. French: Wry little, if any, improvement can bo reported on quality, which i- (ii-.ippoiiiiiiig. Prices remain unchanged, and there is a fair trade passing. Australian and Xew Zealand: The s.s. Waiwera's shipment is clearing steadily at ]'■'■'.. to liHis. The small arrivals have the ell'eet of keeping finest colonials before .buyers, who will, no doubt, I !»• ready when the heavier arrivals come i io hand . I! is early yet to say exactly lew prir.-s w'dl rule ill the autumn, and already (he trade are divided into two camps, the loudest to shmil be'niL' those wiio are supporling the '-henr''"movement and seeing nothing but low prices alie-nl. Thir,. is one lliinc; very certain, and licit is. ih.it every effort' is bain.r made in one or two quarters fo bring price- down, but we do not think their eiideiViii-s will meet willi success. it is lie ;' el.! :■ I'act that the supplies from !.■■!■!.. aad France are in excess of last u->r. let these -aipplies must of necessity deereise before October, and we do not see where buyers can gel any'hiiie- t., take the place of these butters, other than the finest Australian an,] Mew Zealand.

Siberian: Arrivals this week total e.bnnt 14.(100 casks, and there is a fair demand. Quality has not pleased, there t>;'im; a murh larger proportion of poor le.'ler this week. Quantities will, we fully anticipate, now decrease. Cheese.-Triirle is of a hand-to-mouth'' character. Prices remain about the

Quotations.—Butter: Danish, Ills. II3s: French. Ms. 112s : Russian and Siberia, fines! 01s. nils, !)SX good to fine Bls. Blis. 88s. inferior 7fis SDs; Victorian. ii.i'-st salted, none olTerin-;'. good to fine salted. Sis. 88,, nils, inferior 82s, finest unsalted. none olVering. good to fine tin-

failed IMls, Ills: New South Wales, finest salted, n-me oU'cring, good to fmc sailed 8 Is. 88s. !l(K (Ms, inferior 82s. finest unsalled «iS-. Kids; Queensland, finest salted !H)s. !:-ls. fllis. line salted 80s, 82s, 80s, inferior Slls. finest unsaltcd fills. flSs, lOfls, Mil" nnsalted fids. !)4s; New Zealand, 'finest suited 104s, 100 a. good to fine '.Vis. ills. !>Ss; [vis],, creamery 104s, Kins. Km*, factory 80s, 90s, 98s. ' Cliecse: Canadian, finest new make, white "ills, finest new colored 575, occasionally ,")Ss; New Zealand, white, 00s, 61s, colored Cls. New Plymouth, sth, October.