DAIRY PRODUCE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 August 1938, Page 3

DAIRY PRODUCE

LONDON QUOTATIONS BUTTER IN LIMITED DEMAND Butter was in limited demand in London last week, according to the report received by the Primary Products Marketing Department. New Zealand finest salted was quoted at 121 s to 122 s a week previously. Friday’s closing quottions, with those of the preceding week in parentheses, were as follow: — New Zealand, salted, 121 s (121 s to 1225; a year ago, 118 s); unsalted, 122 s (122 s to 1235; a year ago, 119 s to 120 s). Australian, salted, 119 s to 120 s (120 s to 121 s); unsalted, 120 s to 121 s (120 s to 121 s). Danish, 104 s 6d, f.0.b.; 125 s to 126 s spot (105 s 125 s to 1265). Dutch, unsalted, 110 s to 112 s, ex 114 s (112 s to 114 s). Lithuanian, unsalted, 113 s 6d (115 s Retail prices are unchanged, New Zealand and Danish at Is 3d a lb. Deliveries of New Zealand butter last week were 1446 tons. The quantity in store was 644 tons, including 368 tons ex the Port Jackson, as against 5503 tons a year ago. Deliveries of Australian butter last week were 526 tons, the quantity in store being 4119 tons, as against 5108 tons a year ago. The cheese market was quiet last week. Friday’s closing prices, with those of the previous week in parentheses, were as follows: — New Zealand, white, 68s 6d (69s 6d; a year ago, 755); coloured, 68s 6d to 69s (69s 6d; a year ago, 725). Australian, white, 65s 6d to 67s (66s 6d to 68s); coloured, 66s to 67s 6d (67s to 68s). Canadian, white and coloured, 78s to 80s (78s to 80s); c.i.f., 67s (68s). English, finest farmers’, 84s to 86s (102 s 6d to 104 s 6d); factory cheese, 65s to 65s 6d (64s to 66s 6d). The retail price of New Zealand cheese is unchanged at 9d a lb. Deliveries of New Zealand cheese last week were 17,081 crates. The quantity in store, including 5410 crates ex the Rotorua, was 81,670 crates, as against 39,602 crates a year ago. Deliveries of Canadian cheese last week were 5165 boxes. The quantity in store was 77,462 boxes, as compared with 100,559 boxes a year ago.