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Hawera Star, Volume L, 10 February 1931, Page 10

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BETTER ANT) CHEESE. J * KOI) lI CE BO A IM) \S RBI ’OR T. The .London butter market is firm. The retail price oil New Zealand is unchanged at Is lid. but Ihnt of Danish lias been increased 10 Is fid per 11 >. The Dairy Board’s London office reports a good demand from the Continent tor boxed butter, principally Argentine and Australian.

The cheese market is firmer, full cream still commanding Is premium over standardised. Retail prices are, unchanged. The market for Canadian cheese is slow. iT'ices current on Friday, with those for the previous week in parentheses, are reported by the board's London office as follow: — BETTER. New Zealand, salted, 114 s to 116 s (Ill’s 1o Ills; February 7, 1030, 152 s to Tills); unsalted, 116 sto 120 s (Ills to 110 s; February 7, 1030, 100 sto 170 s); first whey,' 108 s (J08s); second whey, 106 s (106 s). Australian, .salted, Ills to 113 s to Ills (108 s to 110 s); unsalted, 112 s to Ills, ex. 116 s (110 s to 113 s). Argentine, unsalted. 110 s to Ills, ex. ,116 s (108 s to 112 s). Danish, 136 s f.0.b., 142 s spot (132 s to 138 s). Dutch, unsalted, 150 s to 152 s (142 to 1445). i’olish 108 s (106 s). CHE f:s E. New Zealand, wmte and coloured, 51s to 535, ex. 54s (53s to 545; February 7, 1 929, 88s to 9.15). Australian, Avhite, 50s to 51s (51s to 525); coloured, 49s to 50s (50s to 525). Canadian, white and coloured, 70s to 76s up to 78s (white, 74s to 765, coloured 72s to 745).

English, finest farmers, 100 s to 106 s (100 s to 106 s). DELI VERIES AND STOCKS.

Deliveries of Now Zealand butter for the week were 2050 tons, as against 1213 tons a year ago. The quantity m store is 4000 tons (including- 520 tons ex. Tongariro and 450 tons ex. Fort Hunter), as compared with SS3S tons a year ago. ; Delieveries of New Zealand cheese' for the week were 22,500 crates, as against 21,000 crates a year ago. The quantity in store, including 10,000 crates ex. Tongariro, and 14,000 crates ex. Port Hunter, is 82,500 crates, as compared with 67,000 crates a year ago. The Port Hunter finished discharging her cheese on February 2 and her butter on February 5. The Tongariro started discharging her butter and eneose on February 3. The Westmoreland discharged her cheese on February 4 and started unloading her butter next day. Deliveries of Australian butter for the week were 2-03'S tons, as against .1262 tons a year ago. The quantity in store is 1713 tons, as against 2362 tons a year ago. Deliveries of Canadian cheese for the week were 6648 boxes, as against 4724 boxes a year ago. The quantity in store is 171,221 boxes, as against 145,214 boxes a year ago.

SYDNEY' WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, Fcl). 9. The offerings at the wool sales today totalled ,11,061’, of which 10.505 bales wore sold. There were 1918 bales privately sold. The average price at which wool was sold in the Sydney market last week was S.Sd a lb. Good general competition, especially for top-making descriptions, was a feature of to-day's auctions. The market was very firm with a hardening tendency. Creasy -Merino made 21 fd a lb.