OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 248, 19 October 1928, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

BUTTER MARKET QUIET.

(Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, October 18. Butter is quiet but prices firm. Danish, 186/ per cwt; choicest ealted New Zealand, 178/ to 182/; exceptional, 184/; Australian, 166/ to 170/; unsalteds (very scarce), about 10/ to 12/ premium. Cheese is quiet. New Zealand, coloured, 108/ to 109/; white, 110/ to 111/; Australian temporarily cleared. PRICE OF SUGAR. (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) LONDON, October 18. Sugar, granulated, 25/1 Vs. BRADFORD TOPS. (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) LONDON, October 18. At Brad/ford Merinos are firmly held, with crossbred® easier and the turn-over limited. Quotations: 64's, 46d; 60s, 43d; 56's, 33y 2 d; 50's, 28d; 46's, 23Ud; 40'e, 22Y 2 d. DAIRY PRODUCE. Messrs. Norden and Company have received the following cable from their London principals, Andrew Clement and Sons, dated October 19:— New Zealand butter.—Market quiet. Salted, 176/ to 182/ per cwt; unsalted, 190/. New Zealand cheese.—Steady. White, 110/ per cwt; coloured, 108/. Arrivals: Ruapehu and Northumberland. Messrs. Dalgety and Company have received the following cable from their London house, dated October 18:— Butter.—Market vei-y dull. New Zear land, finest salted, 170/ to 184/ per cwt; Danish, 186/ to 188/; Australian, finest unsalted, 186/ to 188/; finest salted, 164/ to 170/; g.a.q., 158/- to 162/. Cheese.—Market very dull. Australian, white, 107/ to 109/ per cwit; coloured, 107/ to 109/; New Zealand, white, 10©/ to 110/; coloured, 107/ to 108/; Canadian, white, 109/ to 110/; coloured, 109/ to 110/; c.i.f., 106/ to 108/.

Mr. W. W. Bowker has received the following cable from his London principals, A. J. Mills and Company, dated October 18:—

Butter. —The market is slow. New Zealand, finest salted, 178/ to 182/ per ewt; first grade, 176/ to 178/; Danish, 190/ to 192/; Irish, 170/ to 172/. Cheese.—The market is slow. New Zealand and Canadian, white, 109/ to 110/ per cwt; coloured, 108/ to 109/.

Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., hav< received the following cable from theii London manager, under date October 18:— ™ . tier*—Market still inactve. Anchor 184/ per cwt; Danish, 181/. f.o.b. Cheese. 110/ per cwt. Market inactive. FROZEN MEAT. Messrs. Dalgety and Company have received the following cable from their London house, dated October 18:— The market for New Zealand lamb is weaker," demand runs principally on finest quality. _ The market for New Zealand mutton is weaker, demand moderate. The market for New Zealand beef is unchanged, demand poor. Quotations are: Prime Canterbury lamb, 28-361b, 10% d Pff Prime North Island lamb, 28,„r' prime Canterbury lamb, 36N °rth Island lamb, 36-421b, 9%d; prime Canterbury lamb, second quality, 9d; prime North Island lamb, second quality, 9d; prime Canter--9%d; prime Nt>rtl i Island, 9%d. Mutton.—Prime CanterprAme North Mand, 6%d; prime Canterbury, 56^1b, . ' P™"® North Island, 56-641b, 696 d; prime Canterbury, 64-721b, 6Hd; prime North Island, 64-721b, 6%d; prime CanS7 Z"* 5%d ' P ri me North Island ewes, 4&641b, sd. Beef.—New Zealand prune ox beef, hinds, 5%d; New Zealand prune ox beef, fores, 4d; ArgenSlMf ' 6%d; Argentine 80S I*l* Pork.—-English, 80-looro, 8d; New Zealand, 80-10011), (MdNew Zealand, 100-1201b, 6d. LONDON TALLOW SALES. i LONDON, October 17 «"S? s 47A^diSml?/: med ; ani4l/; beef - fine SYDNEY WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, October 18. At the Sydney wool sales to-day the market closed firm at the best point of Tilwi i i wer , e , « ood durances JdSS" d - Gr '" , Merino