NEW ZEALAND BUTTER

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20744, 2 March 1939, Page 12

NEW ZEALAND BUTTER

LONDON MARKET STEADIER DATRY BOARD’S REPORT Advices from London state that although the price of New Zealand butter dropped by about 3s 6d per cwt,. during 1 last week, the market was steadier at the close. Salted was quoted at 118 s to \ 19s per cwt., as against 114 s per cwt. a year ago. ; Retail prices for New*Zealand but- 1 ter are unchanged at Is 3d per lb. The Danish retail price of Is 6d per lb Is expected to be reduced to Is sd. ! By arrangement with the Primary , Products Marketing Department, the following information is supplied by the New Zealand Dairy Board for the week ended February 24, figures for the previous week being given hi parentheses:— Butter.—Now Zealand, salted. lißs to 110 s (1225): unsalted, 122 sto 124 s (124 sto 1255). Deliveries: New Zealand, 1552 tons (last year, 2042 tons) ; in store. 5050 tons (last year, 3804 tons). Australian: Salted, 115 s to 11 Gs (118 s to 110 s); unsalted, 116 s to 117 s extra 118 s (120 s). Deliveries: Australian, 2337 tons (last year, 1516 tons); in store, 5283 tons! (last year. 1 784 tons). Argentine:! Unsalted, 112 s to 115 s (U4s to 116 s). ! Danish. 120 s f.0.b.. 141 sto 142 s ; spot (12is, 146 sto 1475). Dutch:! Unsalted, 120 sto 124 s (128 s). The : market was steadier at the end of the ! week. Lithuanian : Unsalted. 123 sto i 124 s (125 sto 1265). Polish: Salted and unsalted. 115 s (118 s to 110 s). | South Africa 113 s to 114 s ( —). The ! market is quiet. ’ j Cheese.—New Zealand: White, 64s 6d. extra 65s (665); coloured. 64s 6d to 65s (66s to 66s 6d). Deliveries: New Zealand. 12,456 crates (last year, 16.856 crates): in store. 60,543 crates (last year. 61,661 crates). Australian: White 58s to 6ts (60s to 625); coloured. 62s to 64s (63s t.o 655). The market is slow. New Zealand rot-ail price is unchanged at Od per lb. Canadian; White and coloured, 72s to 74s (725) ; old season’s, white. 80s to 82s ( —). Deliveries: Canadian, 4633 boxes (last year. 4663 boxes) ; in store, 110,007 boxes (last year. 95.133 boxes). The market ts steady, English. finest, farmers 86s to 96s (86s to 965). The market is quiet. -