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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 5, 6 June 1913, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, June 4. Tallow.—At the sales the prices were as follow:—Fine mutton 395, medium 35s 3dj bpef, fine 37s fid, medium 34s od. THE WHEAT MARKET. London, June 4. 1 Wheat—The American visible supply is 114,457,000 bushels. LONDON PRODUCE REPORT. 1 Mr. Newton King's weekly butter and (cheese report from Messrs R. and W. •Davidson, Ltd., of London and Glasgow, 1 ■under date 24/4/15, states:— The market for. Continental butters is .firmer, and stocks this week have been •well cleared at an advance of about 2s Iper cwt. Colonial butters remain prac-! tically unchanged, choicest quality still being firmly held, whilst secondary is pressed for sale at very irregular figures. Our telegraphic advices yesterday from Copenhagen state that the market there had an improving tendency. Merchants in this country had again to pay an advance of about Is 6d on the basis price." It is generally expected that the quotation this, afternoon will be declared unchanged. Reports from Germany indicate the markets there are steady,-with, no alteration in prices. * , •„ .

Danish and Swedish: • Arrivals ' this week again show an increase, the total r being 1129 casks. The demand has been, fairly good, and stocks are well cleared' at an advance of about 2s per cwt. Choicest quality 118s to 119s. Siberian: The arrivals show a considerable increase, the total being about 11,000 casks. The demand has been somewhat slow, and importers have had to ease prices a little. Choicest quality this week lias been obtainable at 104s, 106s, and exceptionally 108s, good to fine at 98s to 100s, with inferior at 94s to 965. French: Supplies are now somewhat larger, and it is feared that a further official reduction will have to be made very shortly. Meantime, official prices are: Extra mild 122s to 128s, Paris baskets 119s to 130s, finest 118s to 120s, good to fine 114s to 116s. COLONIAL BUTTERS.

Australian: There is practically no arrival this week, as, although the s.s. Pera, with 9700 boxes, docked a few days ago, she has not yet started to discharge her cargo. The s.s. Argyllshire, with 42,450 boxes 011 board, is not due to arrive until Friday, so that her butters will not be available until the middle of next week. In consequence of the short supplies, choicest salted and unsalted are very scarce, and prices are more or less nominal. Secondary descriptions still continue to be plentiful, and prices for this grade are very irregular, ranging from 98s up to 104s. Unsalted is obtainable at the same figures as salted. . New Zealand: The s.s. Eemuera is now discharging. There has been a fair demand, and stocks are clearing rapidly. .'Strictly choicest quality 112s to 113s, occasionally 113s being made for a favorite factory. Unsalted is scarce and wanted, at llGs for choicest. Imports to the United Kingdom up to April 19, in cwts.:—l9lo, 1,342,887; 1911, 1,521,474; 1912, 1,327,354; 1913, 1,297,732. CHEESE. New Zealand: The demand during the past week has been by no means brisk; !>ut, at the moment of writing, there is a slightly better feeling, and it is just possible that we may see some slight improvement in prices shortly. 1 There is a large quantity of secondary and heated goods on the market, and this has had some considerable effect in keeping prices down.v We quote choicest white at 58s, choicest colored 57s to 57s Gd, with secondary obtainable at 565. Canadian: There is very little on offer, but the demand is slow. Choicest white and colored (J2s to C4s.

Imports to the United Kingdom up to April in, in ewts:—lolo, 524,785; 1911,' 498,948; 1912, 500,337; 1913, 557,317. LOCAL MARKETS SELLING PRICES. GROCERIES. s. d. Flour 100's 11 3 50's 5 9 25's 3 3 Sugar— No. la, per bag ~ 10 9 ■No. 2.! 10 0 GRAIN. ETC. Oats— Cartons, per bushel 3 3 Duns 3 3 Crushed 3 Q BarleyCape 4 0 English 4 6 Crushed beans 5 6 Pollard, per 1001b. 7/0 2001b .. 15 0 Bran. per 1801b bag 11 0 Wheat, fowl, per bushel 4 9 Maize 7 0 ! DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. Butter—' Factory 1 3 Best separator 1 1 Seconds 1 0 Dairy 0 11 Cheese 0 9 Eggs 2 3 Lard 0 9 Hams 1 oy» Kashera 1 0 Milk (quart) 0 4 FRUIT. Peaches 4d and Od per lb Tomatoes 4d. and Od per lb. Pineapples 9d and 1/Banauas 4(1. lb. Grapes 1/- to'2/- lb. Lemons • 2/- doz. Apples 3d, 4d and Od lb Figs Od per box Walnuts Is lb Oranges 1/6 to 2/- doz. Pears 4d and Od lb Quinces 2d per lb Passion Fruit 0d per dozen VEGETABLES. Cabbage 4d Cauliflowers 4d to 8d Carrots 2d Lunch Turnips 2d bunch Parsnips 2d bunch Leeks 3d bunch BUYING TRICES. . s. d. Factory butter— Rolled 1 1% Best separator ? cg'J. dairies 011 Farmers' separa'.ov *'lo Dairy O » Eggs " : 2 0 Hams O ll'/i Lard 0 8 Fungus '... 0 3 Buying Price 2 0