OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 45, 23 February 1931, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

DAIRY PRODUCE,

MERCHANTS' CABLES

The New Zealand Producers' Co-op3ia-tive Marketing Association, Ltd., has received the following cablegram from London, dated February 20:—The butter market is firm; New Zealand, 121/ ™ 124/; unsalted, 126/ to 130/; Danish, Jib/ to 150/. The cheese market is steady. White, 50/ to 58/; coloured, 58/ to 59/. A H. Turnbull and Co. has received the following cablegram from W. Weddel and Co., Ltd., dated London, February 20:—Butter: Danish, 148/ to 150/; New Zealand, unsalted, 120/ to 130/; salted, 121/ to 124/. Market steady. Cheese: rvew Zealand, white. 56/ to 58/: coloured, 58/ to 59/; Canadian, white and coloured, 74/ to 78/. Market steady. THE BOARD'S REPORT. The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the following market report from its London office dated February Butter. —New Zealand: Salted, 121/ to 121/: unsalted, 126/ to 130/; first whey, 116/; second whey, 114/. Deliveries New Zealand this week 2400 tons, in store 4800 tons. Australian: Salted, 120/ to 122,; exceptional, 123/; unsalted, 122/ to 126/. Deliveries Australian 1825 tons, m stoic 1075 tons. The price is steadier, with demand less active. New Zealand retail price is unchanged, 1/3. Argentine: Unsalted, 120/ to 126/. The market is slow. Danish: 141/, f.0.b.; spot. 150/. Ihe market, is slow. Retail price is increased to 1/6.' Dutch: Unsalted, 152/ to 154/. The market is slow. . Cheese.—New Zealand: White, 56/ to 58/; coloured, 58/ to 59/; exceptional, 69/. Deliveries: New ZeaTanu, this week, 23,000 crates, in store 107,000 crates, includes 5000 crates ex Rotorua. The market is steadier, with retail price unchanged, 9d. Australian: White, 58/; coloured, 56/ to 59/. Canadian: White and coloured, 74/ to 78/. The market is quiet. Deliveries Canadian 4387 boxes, in store i""> '"0 1---PS. English: Finest farmers', 100/ to 106/.

COTTON, RUBBER, JUTE, ETC

(Last week's prices in parentheses.) Cotton.—March delivery, 5.92 d (5.82:1) per lb. Rubber. —Para, 4%d (4%d) per_ lb; plantation and smoked, 3 13-16 d (3 15-iOd) per lb. Jute. —February-March shipments, £15 (£ls) per ton. Copra. —March shipments, South Sea, £M 10/ (£l4 5/) per ton; plantation, Rabaul, £14 I*2/6 (£l4 7/6) per ton. Linseed Oil.—£2o 10/ (£lB 10/) per ton. Turpentine.—37/ (37/6) per cwt.