DAIRY BOARD REPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 99, 29 April 1938, Page 4

DAIRY BOARD REPORT.

LONDON MARKET FIRM. The butter market in London ie firm at the advance in prices, according to the Dairy Board's weekly report. Deliveries last week ..were down by about 100 tons and the quantity in store increased by a slightly larger amount. Cheese prices were steady at the close of the week, and both deliveries nnd stocks were below the levels of the previous week. By arrangement of the Primary Products Marketing Department the following information is supplied: — NEW ZEALAND BUTTER. Apl. 4.'38. Last week. Last year. Salted 12.V-12C./ 121/-123/ 107/-108/ Unsalted 127/-12S/ 123/-124/ 108/ Tons. Tons. Tons. Deliveries 1570 3 727 22<>2 In store 5540 5335 4985 Australian salted, 125/ to 126/; unsalted, 126/. Deliveries, Australian, 1484 tons; in store, 3037 tons. Danish. 108/ f.0.b., 128/ spot; Dutch' unsalted, 124/ to 125/ ; Lithuanian unsalted. 126/. Retail prices unchanged. New Zealand, 1/2 to 1/3; Danish, 1/3 to 1/4. NEW ZEALAND CHEESE. Apl. 4.'38. Last-week. Last year. White 70/ 70/ 88/0-69/ Coloured 70/0-71/ 70/6 (iB/<J-(i!>/ Crates. Crates. Crates. Deliveries 13.650 14.084 18.5RS In store 07,200 70,782 01.0H2 New Zealand retail price unchanged, Od. Australian white, 67/ to 68/; coloured, 68/ to 00/. Market steaxly. Canadian white and coloured, 77/ to 78/. Deliveries, Canadian. 3351 boxes; in store. 64,078 boxes. Market firm. Kngliah finest farmers', 102/ to 104/. Market steady.