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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 85, 30 March 1908, Page 4

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DAIItY I'UOUI'CE REPOUT. Jfo-sr-. K. Crilliths and Co., dairy produce e.\porter-, New I'lymouUi, are in receipt ot the following market report i rum their London principals, Me—r». Mil!> and sparrow, dated 14th Filirnarv:

Weather continue- -ea-onablc. seve-.r.l da>"» being <|uite uann and Mintn, with occasional tro-U at night. The main ieature of the market has l>een a still further jump on the price*. quoted in ouv la>t, and buyer? have to pay the ex trenift rates demanded, as the <upn!;up till now- has no i>ecn quite aiiilici-Mit for the demand. ihe total imports of all description* <f butler into the Unite Kingdom i r the six weeks* ending S; i Februan "a>t -how a deereav -if l'*2,l»_ . equal to ;li.oini ImiKv'4 weekly. The retailers have materially advanced their prices, and the principal retailer?, who were previous!;.* , making a specialty of shilling bmter. 1 are now 1> 2d and 1* .'hi, *» ith prospects "i >till higher prices, a> the retail price [ considerably Itelow the wholesale. It ' ••'Jiain* to be seen if the demand can

./t; maintained with these big advances, ,:it it is a fact that during the paH ourteen days there has Ik'cu a materhl increase in the demand for margarine, which previously had not been selling, at all well, but it must be borne in mind that until fourteen day* ago no change of any note was made in the retail price. Danish: A big demand was thrown on to this description owing to the high price of colonial, so that Cojiechagen yesterday advanced 10 kroner 112s), which should check the demand. Sib* rian arrivals are very small indeed, quotations being nominal. French: Advances of 9s to lUs have l>een made during the week, and at the-e prices some 30 per cent, more butter has been shipped from Prance, the high priests evidently bringing the goods. American: Shipments continue to eipand, and nearly 7000 packages were shipped last week, with an expected increase this [week: quiteeomiurmqualities are gelling j at 12tis to 13'K as there is no 'description of underprieed butter nfiVx'ing. Australian: In our report of the 7th instant we quoted that prices were nominally 13d-; to Uik for goods to arrive per Omrah, but it was fouu.i buyers came at the goods pretty freely, so 150s was asked ami obtained, so that quotations thU week show an increase of 30 per cent, over thobe ruling three weeka ago, which is a record advance on colonial butter in this country. The goods are steadily going out, but there is more butter ottering than lias been the case for >otue weeks past, ami it , can hardly be exacted that the present ; extreme prices can be maintained. New : Zealand: Prices tor the last arrival per 3.8. Tongariro *eetu very low when compared with to day's rates, as 130s is demanded for now due to arrive per s.s. lonic, but at this extreme pri:o th e demand is not too keen. Milled aad dairy have been selling at fabulous prices owing to the -caivity of underpriced gOod> which are wanted for the low-price retail trade. Wo are sorry to hear of unfavorable weather from this colony and the considerable shrink in supplies.

Cheese.—Canadian; Market is firm, with a shade in«»ri» bu-iness passing; quotations unchanged. New Zealand: There is a little better feeling, and last arrivals hare been well cleared; agents arc endeavoring to make Is more for goods to arrive per -.s. lonic; the high price of butter may stimulate the demand for ehees«. Quotations. Butter: Danish, 14S*, 1525. J 33a; French, 130«. 148s; Russian and Siberian, 140s, 144-. 14*Js: Victorian. New South Wale*, Queensland, all, l

Zealand, very brisk demand for ail grades arrivals quickly cleared on landing at 114s to loUs; American, good to fin** 130s to 136*, inferior 116s to 120s. Chee-e: Canadian, finest white 03s to 64>. finest colored 64s to 655; New Zea-

land, finest white 01s to G2s, finen colored 62s to 635.

DAUJKTY AND UK'S SKIN AND 11IDK REPORT.

| Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report having i held their u-ual fortnightly *a!e of i wool, -kin-. hide'-, and tallow \ester- | day afternoon. We olFered a good cafj a!ngue of wool. and prices were easier. ' in sympathy with tie- Ijondon marker. Skin- were al-o slightly in buyers' fft •or. Wo did no* oiler any prime lines :"f hide>. We quote as follow*-: Wool —Merino 6d to 6%d p'T lb. ' i'o-i-bred 3',d to -V/jd. lainbs J'/jd t.) 4; 4 d. piece- U»ilies 2d. locks l'/^d. Sheep-kin-- l r<» —l»red 4Vid, lambs 7 •» -'jd to l"vl- broken and inferior 2d to 2'-d. 4 io--ii»rciL d.unp 1- 7d each. Ili.lt lo l' v l. cow. 4d to V/ S d • alf -I'jd to .V,d. 3;, d.

iVIow-N'oue in ea-k> offered: i'i tin-. JI- 6d to 21- iM ]»er ewl. Wellington. 2Sili March. 11)08.

Me—l* Daigety and < 0.. Ltd.. have received s he following eablc nie--ag;.v-from their London lion-«*. under ilate of the '!*>{ ii in-t.: -

Butter—Mar kei weak. The Co|ienhagen olliical quotation i- >i\ kroner 'alxmt 6- per < li.wer. The total imports «f butter into the I'nited Kingdom for the w«*»k ending 21-t in-t. amountcil to Sl.ooo cwt.. n- compared with 70.000 for the corresponding week of HH'7. showing an increase of SMOO •■wt. We quote: finest 11 Us per cWV. Tliere i- an increa-ing demand for iui--aIU-d. Frozen meat—Mutton, market firmer. The market for New Zealand fro/.e'i lamb i- ea-ier owiflg to heavy arrivals. Australian frozen lamb: Market firm. Beef: Price- are nnehangeil.

Tallow—Since our !a-t advices tallow in general i-. lower by 3d to 6d per ewt. Buyer- are doing hardly anything ior the pre-eut. ! IXLVLXLV MAUKIiTN. London, J7. i Wheat--The market i- dull and inactive owing to eXce-sive Argentine -hipjuent-. weak American quotations, and the absence of Continental demand. No improvement unlikely until the quantity on parage i- appreciably diminished. Bu-ines- in cargoc- i- quiet, and the demand fairly linn. An Au-tralian cargo boU at 36- IV-d. Holders an* a-king 36- for March ami April :»hipnient-. and one -hilling les- for steamer parcel.. There i- better demand ior Australian <'i) the -pot at 37s Ud to Flour—The market i- de|ire—ed. Bu-i----ne— in An-traliau is quhq at 275. Butiei -The iiMi'M-t i- ilull. The pri " "f D.:ni-iii itecn lowered by >ix kroner -to 112- to 1 U-. Au-irali.ni ehoiee-t IH6-. un-;ilte-l H'S- (a |arg<' propnrtioii wji- heated during the voyage). There i- fair enquiry for New Zealand at ll [ >s I to 112-. Some large retailer- have re- • iil'-ed the price to Is per lb. I (_'up|M»r—Uji tlj»> sp,»t £6U Ms. three month- t'6l 2- 6<l.

Tin—On thf -]»ot X 143 10s. thr-;e months Cl4l 10-. I>*ad, Cl 4 7s Gil. spelter. €2l. Iron, 7d. Sugar—<>rmau 11- od. tir-t mark--13-. Wool—llie Bradford w.»ul market i--1 tgiiciut. Nominal 'jiiotation- are: F-rtie- !» r : d. f«»rt>--i\e- I Id. common -i -Jie- i|. -ii j r -ixtie- ,d.

b'XDoN Uoiik sALLK. London. March 11. li-r >!l'|"|» Wim! -ale- clN'--diivd--i::.'hl.- t'»r the Ann'ii.-an trade iitc • •r.HIL' well. l'ri.,-- oi IItr)'J!l:»- ale I'll -ua-.Td. Iho -all*- im-lu.M th- f-.i----'ov. i)ij/ Vu />a!.ui<l ' lip-:- 'Maiio. at 7 ! jd : I'.-roM-. ~t 7 1 <I. 1 here i- i»H I'T i-i.mjirlii ion ;il tli.' '♦>'»! -alo- all i"un<l. I'rirt.- ar<- un-

<t!i»i: I A*:i; ill- TINNI-I) MKAT. London. March 11. Uu-iny thou-.md pound*' worth •»! rioiu Atin-ri'-a has ix'-n -hipjH-d i M <-k lo Nrw Vi.ik U\ a linn .it' f/'iido?. i)tip<'i r«T-. r :i»-i »• a ion«i'l ♦T, «a uw-.\{ in Amcvit-a. <'tli" iiif-rea-ei] pri--•- rr.i Loth fiv-li iiMil lined meat ai'' * j vpci-t<'.| until !I, -". -rif-plii- t oine "II T Jn* inarl-:» ( in !.1 --a •. If ii.e <*»n<iniw-. i-mi- ' -ii'hiiH iii- horn An-tralia and Arynun"