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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 97, 26 April 1932, Page 12

The NeW Zealand Producers' Co-opera-tive Marketing Association's weekly cabled market report from London, dated 22nd April, ia as follows:—"Butter: Owing to poor demand,' prices have declined further. ; New Zealand, 102s to 103s; unsalted is depreesed and likely to go lower, 110s to 112sj Danish, 116s. Cheese: Market slow* New Zealand white, 60s; coloured, -fils; Canadian white and coloured, 68s to > 7.25." The Dairy' Board rep'orta as at-the "end of last week: "Butter market,' slow; .retail prices unchanged in south but expect a reduction of Id next week. Retail prices in the north: New Zealand, Is Id; Danish, Is 2d. Demand still very disappointing. European demand for Danish butter grad-. ually • declining, forcing more butter into the British" market." ..-.•■•. ■ Empire. Marketing Board estimate's stocks of all butter at 16th April' as 484,248 boxes, compared with 298,404 boxes as at, this time last year. The cheese 'market is quiet, New Zealand selling retail at ,8d per pound. .Wholesale prices of butter and cheese are as follows-:—New Zealand, salt, 102s -to. 105s; Danish, spot, 116s; Siberian; :I00s; Australian, 102s to 104s; South 'African";? 96s to 102s; Argentine, unsalted, .98s to 102s; Dufch, unsalted, 132s to 1345. Cheese, prices New Zealand, white 60s per'cwt, coloured 61s, or equal to 5%d per Ib, free on board New Zealand. Canadian white and coloured cheese, 68s to 725. Wholesale prices of,butter in New York are 20 cents ' (lOd at par) Montreal,. 18 cents (9 at par). . ....•'. Messrs. Joseph Nathan and Co.; Ltd^ have to-day r received from Messrs. Trerigrouse and Nathan, Ltd., London, dated 25th April, the following market report: "New Zealand butter continues weak, 102s percwt. Danish, 95s per.cwt, f.0.b." , SMITHFIELD MARKET. The New Zealand Meat Produceys* Board has received ,a cable from its Lon : don office, dated' 22nd April,- advertising approximate average prices realised for the week with those of the previous week in. parentheses as under:— New Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island' crossbred wethers, 48/56, 4 3-8 d (4%d); maiden ewes, 57/04, 4 l-8d (4Ud); selected, 65/72, 4d (4). North Island,. 48/56, 4Hd'(4 3-8 d); 57/64, 4,d-8d "(4'l-8d); 65/72, 3 7-Sd; (3 7-8 d); 4S/under, (3 7-8 d); 48/64, 3%d); 65/72, 2%d (2 5-8 d). 1 New • Zealand Lambs. —Cantei-bury, 36/ under 7%d (7%d0; 37/42, 7d (7d); 43/50, 6%-(6% d); 2nd quality, average 33, 6%d (6 7-8 d). Other South Island brands, 30/ under, 7 l-8d (7- l-8d);' 37/42, • 6 7-8 d (6----7-8 d); . 43/50, 6%d (o%d). .Including Downs, selected North Island brands, 38/ under, 7ttd (7Hd); 37/42, 7d (7d); 43/50, 6%d (6%d); 2nd quality, average 31, 6%d (6 7-8 d); other North Island brands, Ist quality, 36/ under, 7d (7d); 37/42, o%d (6%d);. 2nd. quality, average .31,. 6.5-8 d(6 Australian Lambs.—Victorian, Ist quality, .36/ under, 6 3-Sd (6 3-8 d);. 37/42, 5%d , (5%d). - . : ;. Argentine Lamb.—'lst quality/ 36/ under, 5 7-8 d {5 7-Sa)''; 37/42, 5 3-8 d (5 3-8 d). . New Zealand Beef.—Not qnoted. Argentine .Chilled Beef.—Ox fores, 4 1-Sd (4%d); ox hinds, 6d. (6%d). Australian Frozen Beef.—Not quoted. New Zealand Prime Porker Pigs.—6o/ 100, 5%d (s^d); 101/120, 5 l-8d (sd). New Zealand Baconer Pigs.—l2l/180, 4%d (i%d).. New Zealand Frozen'Yea].—Not quoted. Lamb market slightly easier, with trade slower owing to unfavourable weather. easier with trade slow, and ewes steady, with fair inquiry. Stocks •of fr&zen beef exhausted. New Zealand porker pigs meeting with better. demand, and. New Zealand baconer pigs nominal. HIDES MARKET DEPRESSED. ■.; ' :. ■ ' • ' LONDON, 23rd April. Owinsc to heavy supplies of American hides, the market is depressed and business in- Australian ia negligible:. Meat works: Diy-saltod; Queensland, 351b r to 401b,..5Hd; ,301b. to 401b, 5- 1-Sd; 251b to 351b, 4%d; 201b' to 301b',. 4 3-8 d: New. South i Wales not quoted. .Wet-salted: 'Queensland; 501b to. 601b,.4c1; 401b to 501b, 3%d. New South Wales not quoted. 'Victorian ! abattoirs: 501b to 601b, 3Wd; 401b to 501b,