COMMERCIAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 31 May 1927, Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

DAIRY PRODUCE,

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT.

The Department of Agriculture lias received the following oahegram, dated March 28, from the High Commissioner of. New Zealand, London;

BUTTER.

Market firm. -Official quotations are: New Zealand. —Finest salted: 16&s to 168 s per cwt (la sld to Is 6d per lb); exceptional, 170 s per cw;t (Is Old per lb; unsalted, 174 s to 180 s per cwt (Is 6§d to Is 7sd per 4b); other qualities, 157 s to 168 s per cwt (Is 4|d to l.s- 6d per lb) . y , ■ Australian. —Salted, 162 s to 166 s per cwt (Is 51 dto Is s}d per lb; ,unsalted, 166 s to 172 s per cwt (i.s s|d to Is 6-id per lb) ; other qualities, 150 s to 162 s per cwt (Is 4d to Is sid .per lb). Danish—l66s to 168 s per cwt (Is bid to Is 6d per lb). Irish, creamery.—l66s to 168 s per cwt (Is sld to. Is 6d per lb) ; uinisalted, 174 s per cwt (Is 6id per lb). Argentine. —Umsalted, , 162 s to 166 s per cwt (Is old 1 to Is sfd per lb); exceptional, up to 170 s per cwt (Is 6Jd per lb); other qualities, 156 sto 160 s per cwt (Is 4)d to Is 5d per lb). Siberian. —160 s per ewt (l,s 3d iper lb). CHEESE.

Market firm.. Demand for New Zealand is active, and prices have advanced rapidly during -the last two clays. Official quotations are:— Canadian. Finest coloured _and white, 98s to 100 s per cwt (10id to 10|d v per -lb); other qualities, 94is to 95s per cwt (lOd to 10Jd per lb). New Zealand. —Finest and fine coloured, 88s to 94s per cwt (9id to lOd per lb); white, 87is -to 92s per cwt (91 d to 9fd per lb). Australian. —.Coloured, 89s- per cwt I9id Tjor ,1b); other qualities, 8/s per cwt (9id weir lb). Shipment of New Zealand produce arrived this week per Delphic.