OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 86, 13 April 1926, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

DAIRY PRODUCE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Monday. Mr. T. C. Brash, secretary or the New Zealand Dairy Produce Board, reports having received the following cable from the London office of the board dated April 9:— The butter market is quite, hut firm. Quotations: New Zealand, 174/ to 176/; Australian, 172/; Argentine, 150-/ to 160/; Danish, 184/. There is a large increase In Danish production, and most of it is coming on the English market. Cheese is quoted at 96/ to 97/. The market is quiet. Tlie New Zealand Producers' co-operative Marketing Association's weekly cabled market report rrom London, dated April 9, states:— . The butter market is steady. Quotations: New Zealand 172/, seconds 164/ to 168/, unsalted 174/ to 176/; Australian, 170/ to 174/; Argentine, 148/ to 162/; Danish, 182/; Dutch, 174/ to 176/; Esthonian, 170/ to 172/; Siberian; 158/ to 164/. The estimated stocks or New Zealand-held butter are 900,000 boxes. The cheese market is weak. Quotations: New Zealand, white, 95/ to 96/; coloured, 96/ to 97/; Australian, 93/ to 96/; Canadian,. old season's, 106/ to 112/. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. The Department of Agriculture ha. received theTollowing cablegram, dated the loth inst., rrom the High: Commissioner ror New Zealand, London:— Butter. Market steady. Official quotations are:— New Zealand: Finest salted, 172/ to 174/ per cwt, (exceptional) 176/; unsalted, 176/ to 178/; other qualities (salted), 155/. to 168/. Australian: Finest salted. 170/: unsalted, 170/; other qualities, 146/ to 166/. Argentine: 156/ to 162/; other qualities, 140/ to 154/. Siberian: 158/ to 164/. Danish: 182/. Cheese. English nnest farmers' scarce, and no S_t e .oi« l> l-iC! ?s. - Colonial quiet. Official quota ions are:—canadian: Finest coloured, 106/ to 110/ per cwt;.white, 106/ to 112/ New Zealand: Coloured, 96/ to 98/ ■white 95/ to 97/. Australian: coloured (in•accord-* ?o C 9SA c) ' ° 3/ t0 9ir/; . E i S J,'^l eci , S - oCks or cheese on Hand April 1. London. Liverpool, and Bristol wereCanadian and American 48,700 boxe* New Zealand and Australian 74,800' "crate" against 14.800 and 5 2.100 same time last year. Shipments New Zealand produce arrived last week per s.s. Arawa. Kumara Port Melbourne, Port Hunter, Port Denison' and this week per s.s Kia Ora, Matatua' and Ruahine. Casein. Argentine Lactic, £49; French rennet. £45 10/ to £56. Fruit. Arawa shipment. General conditions are not satisfactory, largely owing to over maturity and lair amount ot waste. Good deal lias been returned to brokers-, and not all sold yet. Port Denison condition better, and Port Hunter better still. Hesitating demand, and prices uncertain. Arawa's prices are: Cox's orange,. 10/ to .-./, up to 35/ per case; Worcester Pearmain, 8/ to 14/; Uravenste'n. 7/ tn M/ : Dunn's l-'avourite, 14/' to i./. Port Denison and Port Hunter's prices: Cox's oralige, ii/ t-o 21/ per ease; Jonathan and Delicious, 16/ to 18/; Dunn's Favourite, 14/ to 16/; Golden Pippin and Worcester Pearman, 12/ to 14/; Rlbston'Pippin, 14/ to 15/; Willie Sharp, 12/ to 15/.; !-"*• Hemp. Manila market quiet .and steadier. "J" grade May-July shipments sold at £39, arid April-June shipments quoted at same price. Output January 1 ; to March 31. 322,000. against 311,000 last year. Stocks 6f Manila March 31, 173,00u. apainst 1.j0.000. Great Britain, 25,18." against 23,004. Sisal easy* Tanganyika No. I, April-June shipments quoted sellers £43. New.'.Zealand market still, neglected, and Highpoints offered. £37. Fair, £34, Mawh-May and May-July shipments. * Wool. Bradford - market- firm tone,-and prices [same as las; quotations: