BUTTER AND CHEESE

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 14, 17 July 1923, Page 2

BUTTER AND CHEESE

THE MARKET ANP THE ' STRIKfc

In bis report to the Department of Agriculture covering ■ the week ,ended 14th Julj'i the High Commissioner state* that the London butter market is quiet/, and that buyers apparently anticipate an earjy termination qf .the dockage; strike and that prices will decline. .At present the position is unchanged. Following are the vessels still, waiting discharge:— At Manchester,-Whakatano; at London, -Mania.. Fort NichoUon, Raranga; Hurunui, Kaikour.a; shipments New Zealand arrived this week by the Rotoruaj now .due, Westmeath. There is a'fair demand for cheese that is available. .The official quotations are as follow:— ...... -

Butter.—New Zealand, 156s to 153s per cwt; Tinsalted,.lsß6 to 160. • Australian, salted, 146s to 150s; unsalted, 146s to 150s; other qualities, 120s to 140s. Avgeptine, 130s- to 1405.: . Irish, salted, 1485.t0 1525; unsalted, 150s l to 1525; Danish, 154s to 158s. : -'-.<■

Cheese.—English farmers', 112s to 114s. Canadian, 93s to 945, New Zealand, coloured, 94s . ilo 965; white, 96s to' 985.;". ■ .'■' . .-,. ■..•■■ ■""•:■'••• v The National Dairy Association of New Zealand, Limited, has received tHe, following cnble from their London office, dated 13th July:— • ■ ■•.,•.•■■:. ' "Butter.—New "Zealand, salted, 156s ta 158s; unsalted, 158s to 160s.''.Danish salted, 154s to 158s. ; Auslr'aliari, salted, 130s to'lsos. Argentine, salted, 130s to 1406. ■' ;. -• ..'" -•" ■':•. " ..•' ; "Cheese.—New Zealand, white, 96» to 98s, coloured, 94s to 965. .Canadian, .^hite, 96b to 975; coloured,' 93s to '945. "' "Strike is still holding iip : supplies and prices given are for goods available." •