COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10392, 9 May 1927, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

DAIRY PRODUCE,

HEAVY INCREASE IN BUTTERFAT.

WELLINGTON, May 7. The figures of the Dairy -Division of the Department of Agriculture show that the salted butter .graded for April, 1927, amounted' to 5019 tons, and the unsalted to 182 tons, a totp.l of 5201 tons, compared with 4023 tons salted and 91 tons unsalted, a total of 4114 tons, for April, 192-d----an increase of 20.4 per cent. For the nine months ended April, 1927.. the respective quantities were 61.263 tons and 2193 tons, a total of 66,456 tons, compared with 56,431 and 2818, a total of 59,159 tons, for the corresponding period of the preceding season, an increase of 12.3 per cent. The cheese ■graded for April, 1927, comprised: white. 453 S tons, colored 2314 tons, a total of 6852 tons, compared with 4196 tons of white and 2385 of colored, a total" of 6581 for-April, 1926 an increase of 4.1 per cent. The quantities for the nine months ended April, .1927, were: White 46,926 tons, colored 23,521, a total of 70,517, compared with 43,804 white and 24,61.0 colored, a total of 68,414 for the corresponding period of the preceding season, an increase of 3.1 per cent. Converting these figures into the but-ter-fat equivalent, there is an increase of 9.11 per cent, butter fat production for the nine months, compared with the corresponding period •of 1925-23 season. Stocks held in various grading ports as at April 30, 1927, were: Butter 10,697 tons, cheese 12 956 tons, compared with 9227 tons of butter and 11,572 tons of cheese held on April 39, 1926. P.A. N.Z. PEAKS IN HAMBURG. (United Press Assn.—Copyright.) LONDON, May 6 The Hamburg apple market is strong. The Pakeha’s New Zealand pears and London bundles of Josephines made 18s to 245. Winter IN. el is 10s 6d. Bose 15s to 17. s 6d, Winter Cole 12s to 16s (id, Vice.re 10s.— N.Z.A.P.A. and Sun. DEARER' BUTTER IN SYDNEY. (Received Mav 8, 5.5 p.m.) - SYDNEY, May 8. The price of butter will be advanced to-morrow a penny per pound to 182 s wholesale. LONDON FROZEN MEAT MARKET (Received May 8, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 7. Sheep.—Canterbury medium 6d, heavy 4|d, North Island light Okl; Australian firsts 4£d. Lambs.—Canterbury seconds S?,d, North Island firsts light Shi, seconds 8:1 d, Victorian firsts light B',d, medium 7id, seconds 3d; Australian thirds Sd. Chilled beef.—Argentine hinds o:|d, others unchanged.—A.N.Z.C.A. HOME DAIRY PRODUCE. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from choir head oiiico, dated May o: JUutter.—Market is steady, but quiet. Quotations are: Danish lmtt<T 16.15, N.Z. finest, no quotation; N.Z. first grade, no quotation; Aus traiian finest unsalted 160 s to 1625, finest salted 151 s to Inks - finest N.Z. but tel 151.4 to 1525. Cheese.—Market is very firm. Prices have advanced os to-day. Quotations arc: Canadian spot cheese while 90s to 945, do colored 90s to 945. Canadian dices*, c.i.f., no quotation; N.Z. cheese 80s to 82s. LONDON FROZEN MEAT MARKET Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., received the following cable from their head office, London, dated May 5:■ —- Prime Canterbury lamb 28-3(51 hs 92(1. North Island do Slid. Canterbury 3642fbs Sul, North Island Sd. Canterbury lamb second quality BJd, North island 7RI, Canterbury lamb 4 2-501 bs S’.d. North Island 7RI. Market for N.Z. lamb firmer. Demand has been checked by increased prices asked. Prime Canterbury mutton 48-561bs G'.d. North Island*6Jd? ptbncf Canterbury 5(5-6libs ojd. North Island old, prime Canterbury 6-l-/21hs 4;jd, North Island 4kl, prime Canterbury ctfos 48-64 lbs 4Jfl. North Island -Id. Market for N.Z. mutton firm. Demand runs principally on lightweights. Market for Australian lamb nil. _ Demand nil. N.Z. prime o:c beef hinds, no quotation, fores, no quotation: Argentine chilled hinds sd, lores 2 ; RL Market for N.Z. heel unchanged. Demand—limited. N.Z. porkeis SO-lColhs and 100-1201 bs. m), <P'i )taticn; N.Z. baConors 120-1701bs 7.'d, 1701bs and-over G}d. STOCK AND SHARE MARKET IV EL LING TON. A fay 7i. Reported sale: Union Bank of Australia £ls 13s.—P.A. CHRISTCHURCH, May /. Sales reported: National Bank ol New Zealand £7 4s 6di; Bank of New Zealand 60s lcl; Stockton Coal (orcl.) Is 9d, jiref. 2<s 6(1. _ Sales on Change: Bank of Australasia, £l4 15s; N.Z. Refrigerating Co. (£1 paid) 14s 9d. -P.A,