DAIRY PRODUCE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 3 June 1925, Page 6

DAIRY PRODUCE.

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLE. The Department of Agriculture lias received the following cablegram, dated May 29, from the High Commissioner for’New Zealand, London: — BUTTER. Market quiet and steadier. Siberian in large supplies. Official quotations are:— New Zealand. —Finest salted, 164 s to 168 s per cwt (Is 54d to Is 6d per lb); unsalted, 176 s to 178 s per cwt (Is 6ad to Is 7d per lb); other qualities, 148 s to 160 s per cwt (Is 3Jd to Is od per lb). Australian. —Salted, 154 s tO' 158 s per cwt (Is 4),d to Is lijd per lb); liiisalted 162 s to 168 s per cwt (Is 'sJ'd to Is 6d per lb; other qualities, salted 134 sto 1.50 s per cwt (Is 2id to Is 4d per lb), unsalted 138 s to 160 s per cwt (Is 24d to Is off per lb. Argentine.—ls4s to 160 s per cwt (Is 4:kl to Is 5d per lb) ; other qualities, 148 s to 152 s per cwt (Is 3j}d to Is 4ld per lb). Irish. —Salted, 164 s to 170 s per cwt (Is s:}d to Is 6id per lb); unsalted,, 170 s per cwt (Is 6id per lb). Siberian.—l44s to 148 s per cwt (Is '3Jd to Is 3;fd per lb). Danish.—178 sto 180 s per cwt (Is < d to Is 7id per lb). CHEESE. Market quiet and steady after dedining to 90s for Now Zonlnnd -early this week.. Official quotations are:— English.—Finest farmers (scarce), 135 s to 140 s per cwt (Is 2Ad to Is 3d per lb). Canadian. —Coloured, 88s to 90s per cwt (9Jd to 9Jd per lb); white, 90s per cwt (9id per lb). . New Zealand (coloured and white) 91s to 92s per cwt (9id to 9RI. per —Coloured, 80s to 88s per cwt (9d to 9id per lb) ; white, 88s to 90s per cwt (9 Id to 9Ad per lb). Shipments of New Zealand produce arrived per s.s. Arawa and Cornwall. WOOL. Bradford market quiet. Users covering only present requirements and quotations ale in favour of buyers: 64’.s (merino), warp 4s 5d per lb, average 4s 3d per lb; 56’s (super halfbred), 2s lid per lb; 40’s'prepared (coarse crossbred), 2s nor II)). TALLOW. Market firm and demand active. Present quotations are: Mutton, fine 47s per cwt. fair to good 45s 6d to 44s 6d per cwt; dark to dull 43s to 44s 6d per cwt; beef, sweet and/or mixed 47s to 47s 9d per cwt, fair to good 45s to 46s 6d per cwt, dark to dull 41s to 43s per cwt; mixed, fair to good 45s to 46s 6d per cwt, dark to dull 41s to, 43s per cwt, gut, etc., 39s to 43s per cwt.