BUTTER AND CHEESE

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 130, 5 June 1933, Page 12

BUTTER AND CHEESE

BOTH MARKETS FIRM

The Dairy Board is advised by cablegram, London, June. 2, that the butter market is firms and prices are as follows:— Butter. Per cwt. N,Z., salt ....-....;.....- 78/-to 81/N.Z., unsalted \ ........ 80/-to 84/Danish, spot ........;. 87/- to 88/- ---■ Australian, salt ~.-..... 77/-to 79/Australian, unsalted .... 78/- to 81/Argentine, unsalted .... 74/- to 78/Dutch, uriaalted 86/- to 90/Latvian, salt ..; 78/The retail price of New Zealand butter is unchanged at 10d; Danish is Is, but lid per 1b is very general in thex North of England. " The Empire marketing boards estimate of stocks of all butters in the United Kingdom is 28,844 tons, compared with, 12 945 tons at this time last year. Stocks of New Zealand and Australian at June 2 were as follows: — , , Butter. June 2,1933. June 2,1932 , Tons. Tons. New Zealand .... 9,100 5,100 Australian ....:. 5.700 I^o 14,800 7,050 The-cheese market is steady, and prices its follows :r— . N.Z?whiie ••■*?*•#• N.Z., coloured 53/- to 54/- ---, Canadian, white ....... 66/- to 68/- # Canadian, coloured •>»/- Stocks of cheese at June 2 compare as follows: — • Cheese June 2,1933. June 2,1032 N.Z crates .. 117,560 98,206 Canadian, boxes 61,249. 73,000 The retail price of New Zealand at 6d is the same as las-t week. _ ■ English farmers' cheese is quoted at 80s to 103s, as last week. ' Joseph Nathan and Co., Ltd have received- from Trengrouse and Nathan, Ltd., the following cabled advice, dated June 3._«New< Zealand butter, 80s per cwt; New Zealand cheese, white 47s 6d per cwt, coloured 535. Both Markets firm.