LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 134, 8 June 1926, Page 4

LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS.

HIGH COMMISSIONEB'S CABLE. The Department of Agriculture has rwpivpri the followine cablegram, dated the oth instant, from the High Commissioner of New Zealand. London :— BUTTER. Better demand. Official quotations are:— New Zealand.—Finest salted. 172/ to 174/ per cwt (1/6J per lb) ; unsalted. 174/ to 176/ per rwt (1/6! to 1/62 per lb) : other qualities. 164/ to 166/ per nrt (1/5J to 1/5J pr lb). Australian.—Salted : 168/ to 172/ per ewt fl/6 to 1/6 J per lb) : unsalted. 170/ to 172/ per cwt (1/6 J to 1/6J per lb) : other qualities (raited). 144/ to 164/ per cwt (l/3i to 1/ss) per lb) ; other qualities (unsalted). 144/ to 162/ per cwt (1/3} to 1/5} per lb). Argentine.—Unsalted, 154/ to 160/ per rwt fl/4J to 1/5 per lb) ; other qualities. 144/ to 152/ per cwt (1/3J to 1/4} per lb) Trish. —Salted. 168/ to 170/ per ewt (1/6 to l/6i r?r lb) ; unsalted. 170/ to 172/ per cwt (1/6} to l/e§ per lb). Danish.—l7S/ per cwt (1/7 per lb). Siberian—l 46/ to 152/ per cwt (1/3J to 1/4} per lb) ; exceptional, 154/ per cwt (1/4$ per lb). CHEESE. Steady. Official quotations are :— Canadian.—Finest coloured and white (new). 00/ per cwt Oid per lb) : coloured (old). 106/ per rwt (ll}d per lb) : white (old). 106/ to 108/ per cwt (ll}d to Hid per lb). New Zealand.—Coloured and white. 92/ to 93/ per cwt (9}d per lb). Australian.—Coloured and white (in accordance with size). BS/ to 91/ per cwt (9}d to 9?d per lb). Estimated stocks of cheese on hand Ist Jane, London. ( Liverpool, and Bristol, Canadian and American. 23 100 boxes: New Zealand and Australian. 56.100 crates. against 15.700 and 60.250 same time last year. Shipments of New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. Rotorua and Waimana. TALLOW. Tallow. —Spot market remain* firm. Present quotations are: Mutton, fine. 45/ to 45/3 per cwt. fair to good 43/ to 44/, dark to dull 41/6 to 42/6; beef, sweet and or mixed. 44 f to 44/6. fair to good 42/3 to 44/. dark to dull 40/ to 41/6; mixed, fair to good 42/3 to 43/6. dark to dull 40/ to 41/6. Gut, etc., 37/ to 41/ per cwt. FRUIT. Fruit.—Market is fairly active. Athenic and Tairoa shipments clearing well. Botorua unloading and reported in good condition so far. Argyllshire and Mamari also commenced discharging. Current prices are: Cox's Orange 14/ to 20/ per case. Cleopatra 14/ to 15/, Stunner 13/ to 14/, Dunn's Favourite and Jonathan 11/ to 13/, Delicious 11/6 to 12/, Rome Beauty, Wolseley, and Statesman 11/6 to 12/6, Ribston Pippin 9/ to 11/, Macintosh 7/ to 11/. Majority pears ex Athenic in fair condition t but Beurre Boec and Winter Cole very bad. Beurre Boec 2/ to 3/, Winter Cole 2/. Barry pears 5/ to 8/, Winter Nells 7/ to 10/ per tray. HEMP AND WOOL. Hemp.—Manila quiet and barely steady J grade, June and August shipments, sold £36. Sisal slow. No. 1 Tanganyika afloat Continent sold £41 15/, tendency down ward. New Zealand very quiet; high points afloat sold £35 10/, easier tendency. Value to-day £33, fair £33, June and August shipments. Wool.—Sales continue, with condition and prices fully up to opening level. CEREALS. Peas.—Demand is good for Maple Partridge, as spot stocks depleted; 100/ asked for Tasmanian, and 92/6 New Zealand ex store. New Zealand float Belling 86/. August and September shipments 84/. Blues, prices bare advanced in sympathy with Japanese, but demand small: Good quality New Zealand and Tasmanian worth about £15 ex store. Beans. —Slow, English best winter making 47/6, choicest spring up to 58/, New Zealand value 46/ ex store. Oats.—Slow. English, best white, offered 33/6, new crop winter oats progressing well, but spring sown backward. No. 2 Canadian Western May and June shipments offered 39/3; no business reported. Afloat Plate, sold 21/, nominal value. New Zealand 27/6. Cocksfoot.—June shipments, Danlsfl, value S4/, new crop September and October