BUTTER AND CHEESE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 5 June 1924, Page 3

BUTTER AND CHEESE.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED

REPORT.

The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated May 31, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:—

Butter

Official quotations are :—

New Zealand.—Salted, finest: May 31, 1665, 168s up to 170s per cwt (Is s|d to Is 6d per lb); May 24, 162s to 166s per cwt (Is sgd to.ls s£d per lb); May 17, 168s to 172s per cws, (is 6d to Is 6£d per lb). Unsalted: May 31, 176s to 182s per cwt (Is 62d to Is 7jd per lb); May 24, 172s to iSOs per cwt (Is 6Jd to Is 7£d per lb); May 17, 172s to 180s per cwt (Is 6£d to Is 7£d per lb). Other qualities: May 31, 130s "to 162s per cwt (Is 2d to Is ojd per lb).

Australian. —Salted, finest: May 31, 156s to 160s per cwt (Is 4-2 d to Is sid per lb); May 24, 154s to 156s per cwt (Is 4£d to Is 43d per lb); May 17, 156s to 160s per cwt (Is 4%d to Is s£d per lb). Unsalted:. May 31, 164s to 166s per cwt (Is sjd to Is o-^d ncr lb); May 24, 160s to 162s per cwt (Is* 5Jd per lb); May 17, 160s to 164s per cwt (Is 5Jd to Is s|d per lb). Other qualities: May 31, salted, 130s to 150s per cwt (Is 2d to Is 4|d per lb); May 31. unsalted, 130s to 156s per cwt (Is 2d to Is 43d per lb).

Argentine.—May 31, 150s to 156s per cwt (Is 4£d to Is "4£d per lb); May 24, 148s to 154s per cwt (Is 4d to Is 4^d per lb); May 17, 146 to 154s per cwt (Is 3^d to Is" Ud per lb). Other qualities: May 31, 130s to 148s per cwt (Is 2d to Is 4d per lb).

Danish. —Market quietly steady.' Official quotations are: May 31, i7Bs to 182s r>er cwt (Is 7d to Is 7id per ib) ; May 24, 182s to 184s per cwt (Is 7Jd t*> Is 7|d per lb,; May 17. 208s to 212s per cwt (Is 10id to* Is lO.^d per lb):

Cheese

Official quotations are: English.—Finest farmers': Market firm on short supplies. May 31, 140s to 145s (Is 3d to is 3*d per lb); May 24, 140s to 145s (Is 3d to Is 3|d per lb); May 17, 140s to 145s (Is 3d to Is 3fd per'lb).

New Zealand.—ln fair request. May 31s, coloured, 82s to 83s per cwt (Bfd per lb); May 24, coloured, 82s to 83s per cwt (83d per lb); May 17, coloured, 82s to 84s per ewt (B*d to 9d per lb); May 31, w"hite, 82s to 83s per cwt (B|d per lb); May 24, white, 81s to 83s per cwt (B£d to B^d per lb); May 17, white, 82s to 84s per cwt (S\d to 9d per lb). Australian.—Coloured : May 31, 78s to 80s per cwt (B^d to B^d per lb); May 17, 78s to 80s per cwt (B£d to BJd per lb).

Australian.—White: May 31, 80s per cwt (Bjd per lb); May 17, 78s to 80s per cwt (B|d to B§d per lb). Shipments of New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. lonis and Port Brisbane.