SEASON'S SHIPMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 14

SEASON'S SHIPMENTS

PRICES AND STOCKS

By arrangement with the Primary Producers' Marketing Department information of shipments of butter and cheese is supplied by the Dairy Board as follows: — BUTTER. Aug. Ito Aug. Ito Jan. 31, Jan. 31, 1!)37. 1930. Tons. Tons. / London '. 07,171 Sil.SflO Avonmouth and Cardiff .. 4,789 3,442 Liverpool 4,527 3,287 Manchester COM 4,007 Glasgow 5,111 I,UC:; ■ Honolulu ■Mil Jill Panama Zone 2S« 322 Other countries 533 1 ,S7O Total tons 70,310 73,j21 Shipments for January ■ last were 17 085 tons or 4117 tons more than for' January, 1936. The increased shipments, of butter for the current season over those of last season amounted to 5692 tons. CHEESE. Aug. Ito Aug. Ito Jan. 31, Jan. 31, 11137. 1930. Tons. Tons. London 33,244 31,914 Avonmouth and Cardiff .. 2.73!) 2,381 Liverpool 1,097 l.vio1 Manchester 2,110, 1.7u2 Glasgow 1,001 1,051 Other countries S2 119 Total tons ' 41,770 39,423 Shipments for January last were 8786 tons, 6r 1832 tons more than for the corresponding month of last year. For the season the increase is 2353 tons. Of the cheese shipped last month 67 per cent, was white and 33 per cent, was coloured. Australian shipments of butter to the United Kingdom for the season were 37,150 tons, against 51,608 tons for the corresponding period of last season. , Cheese Shipped from Australia for the season was 3411 tons, or 223 tons less than last season. London prices for butter and cheese during January ranged from 99s down to 89s per cwt for butter and 58s to 51s for white and coloured cheese. Prices quoted for New Zealand salt butter and white cheese during February to Saturday last have been as follows: — Butter. Cheese. Per cwt. Per cwt.. January 30 89/- HI/- to 51/0, February 6 .... 80/- to 88/- 51/- to 51/0 February 13 .... 85/- to SO/- 52/- to 54/- ---.. Stocks of all butters in London and provincial stores as at February 1, also butter in New Zealand and afloat from New Zealand, compare as follows: — Feb. 1, Feb. 1, 1937. 1930. Tons. TOIJ s jAll butters 27,555 10,925 In N.Z. and afloat 40,222 43,418 Stocks of New Zealand and Australian cheese in London, Liverpool, and Bristol at February 1 amounted to 7747 tons and Canadian 12,097 tons, compared with a total of 11,850 tons as at February 1, 1936. Stocks of New Zealand cheese in New Zealand and afloat as at February 1 last amounted to 32,800 tons, or 800 more than as at February 1, 1936.