COMMERCIAL

Evening Star, Issue 17838, 8 December 1921, Page 5

COMMERCIAL

BUTTER AND CHEESE. Messrs Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., report having received 'the. following cable front their head office, dated December 3 1921 ; —“ Balter weaker owing to increased arrivals, and further decline probable." Danish, £lO 10s to £lO Ire. -Ati»tralian (uncalled), finest, £9 10s to £9 16s- salted. £8 8s to £8 16s; secondary, £6 ICs to £8; inferior, £5 fn £6. New Zealand, finest, £9 16s to £lO. Government prices unaltered at present, but yon must hear in mind that if drastic reductions are mode shortly it will mean possible heavy fall in free butter. Between now and end of venr colonial arrivals arc estimated at TOO’.OOO boxes, and Government slocks are still very heavy. Cheese verv quiet. New Zealand, color (new from London), £5 to £5 4s; old, £4 10s to_ fid--18?; white. £5 2« to £5 6s. Australian, color. £4 10s fo £4 12s; white* £4 16s to £5 4s. Canadian, c.i.L quotation, £5 Bs.” LONDON WOOL SALE. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, December 6. {Received December 7, at 5.5 p m,) At the wool sale there was an improved tone. There was a poor selection of merinos, and prices were slightly harder, Cross-brcds maintained full late rates, and lower sorts were distinctly harder. The home trade were the chief buyers.— A. and N.Z. Cable. Mosers Murray, Roberts, and Co., Ltd., have received the following wool market cablegram from their London agents, dated the- sth inst. " Cross-bred greasy medium advanced 5 per cent. All other descriptions of wool market show no material change."