"MARKET IMPROVING"

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1922, Page 7

"MARKET IMPROVING"

BUTTER AND CHEESE DROPPED.

Messrs. A. H. TurnbuH and Co., Wellington have to-day received cabled advice from Messrs. Weddel and Company, Ltd., London, dated 3rd January, regarding the dairy produce market, giving last week's prices in parentheses, as follow: —"Danish butter, 154s to 158s (174s to 1765). New Zealand cheese,' white, 86s to 90s (90s to ,945); New Zealand cheese^ coloured, 86s to 92s (88a I to 945). Market improving. New' Zealand' butter, first grade, salted, 120s to 130s (140s- to 1455). Rather better demand at the lower price." Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limitad, also .report having received the following cablegram from their London house under date of the 309 i December: "Butter,—Prices are irregular, but slightly better demand. Danish, lo4s to 158s; Australian finest amsalted, 114s to 118s, salted, 100s to 108s, secondary, 90s to 98s, inferior, 76s to 84s; New Zealand, finest 120s to 130s, secondary, 110s to llfie. Government stock* neglected; prices nominal. Cheese.; — Market irregular, but demand improving. New Zealand, coloured, 86s» to 925, white, 86s to 90s; Australian, coloured 82b to 84fl, white, 80s to 825.". ■ ! The High 'Commissioner's market advice for'3oth December, with the previ- j ous week's prices are as follow:—"Butter. —Position very little altered, and' prices nominally' unchanged. Qfficial quotations are: New Zealand: 120s to | 130s per cwt, Is Ojd to Is 2d per lb; j 23rd December, a 140s to U5» per cwt, j le 3d,'to. Is 3£& per lb, Australian: Salted, exceptional 110s per cwt, lljd per .lb; 100s to 108s 'per cwt, 10|d to ll^d per lb; 23rd Detfember, 118s to 124s per cwt 'Is OJd to Is lid per lb. Unsalted: 114s to 118s per cwt, la o^d to Is Ojjd per lb; 23d December, 130s to 136s per | ■cwt, Is 2d to Is 2^d per lb. Argentine:! Unsalted, 100s"to 108s per cwt, lOfd to] ll^d per lb; 23rd December, 120s to. 125s per cwt, ,1s Ojd to 1* l|d per lb. Danish: 154s to 158s per cwt, Is 4^d to Is. sd: per lb; 23rd December, 174s to 476s pel cwt, le 6£dto la 6Jd per lb. Cheese.-^Market very quiot.' Official quotations are:—English,)finest farmers: 135s to 140s joerewti, Is 2^'d to Is 3d per lb; 23rd December, 140s to 145s per owt, Is 3d to Is -3Jd:-' Canadian: White, 98s to 100s per cwt,' lOjd to IOJd per lb; coloured,. 92s to. 100s per cwt, 9jd to 10|d; 23rd December, White, 100s to 104s per cwt, IOJd to lid per lb, coloured,«9Bs to 102s per cwt, 10£ dto 10|d per lb. : New Zealand:- White, 86s to] 90s per ..cwt, 9^d to 9Jd per lb, coloured, 86s to 92s per cwt, 9£d to 9fd per <lb; 23rd December, white, 90s to 94s per) cwt, 93d to lOd per lb; coloured, SBs to'94s per cwt, 9£a to lOd per lb. Au»trarsin:, White, 80s to 82s per cwt,, B£d to Bjd per- lb; coloured, 82s to 84s per cwt; Bsa to 9d per lb; December 10th, white, 9ts to 96s per cwt, lOd to lO^d per lb; vcoloured, 86s to 92s per cwt, 9jd to 9-Jd per lb." '