DAIRY PRODUCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 297, 13 November 1934, Page 5

DAIRY PRODUCE.

MARKETS QUIET

Joseph Nathan and Coy., Ltd., have received from London the following cabled advice, dated November 10: New Zealand butter: Finest, 765; first, 755. Quiet. New Zealand cheese:' White, 545; coloured, 535. Quiet. HERD TESTING. OCTOBER BUTTERFAT RETURNS. The following are the October butterfat returns of the Manawatu Coop. Herd-Testing Association: — Palmerston-Tiakitahuna, 529 cows; average butterfat, 38.52; highest herd of cows, 96; butterfat average for highest herd, 47.411b5; lowest herd, 28.951b5: highest cow, 791bs. Opiki, 890; 33.09, 52, 42.09, 21.71, 69.

Rangiotu, 462; 31.02, 38, 46.05 24.03, 66. Rongotea, 517; 39.20, 55, 47.29 30.57, 86. Ohakea-Bulls, 730; 43.11, 15, 52.53 26.60, 86. Bonny Glen-Marton, 863; 39.91 25, 52.60, 23.25, 100. Shannon, 606; 30.86,; 14, 43.21, 24.62, 67. Moutoa-Foxton, 778; 37.18, 86, 41.66, 29.76, 73. Aokautere-Linton, 606; 33.86, 33 45.78, 20.69, 78. Whakarongo-Ashhurst, 869; 38.01. 47, 51.80, 28.16, 87. ICopane-Kairanga, 1335; 40.75, 73, 57.27, 27.78, 92. Kauwhata-Aorangi, 615; 41.37, 19, 48.78, 32.36, 79.

Bunnythorpe, 807; 40.20, 34, 48-58, 21.19, 90. Manakau-Paraparaumu, 830; 35.49 20, 46.70, 25.18, 73. Weraroa-Ohau, 471; 41.82, 37, 44.10, 32.17, 76. Levin,'4l3; 39.18, 29, 48.60, 25.08,

Koputaroa-Ihakara, 491; 41.09, 28, 47.78, 31.80, 75. Kiwitea-Kimbolton, 586; 39.45 24, 49.82 23.65, 79. Apiti, 497; 35.06, 37, 43.40, 30.00, 76.

Rangiwahia, 587; 33.88, 32, 47.25, 22.02, 74. Stanway-Feilding, 490; 39.54, 20, 56.50, 30.92, 86. Wangaehu, 309; 39.84, 71 44.04, 35.10, 76. Westmere-Rapanui, 433: 36.33 34, 50.02, 30.11, 86. Brunsv r ick-Kai Iwi, 495; 37.14 8, 51.25, 29.70, 82. • Makirikiri-Okoia, 359; 35.67, 37, 45.89, 29.75, 75. Ford ell, 724; 24.15, 7, 59.00, 33.74, 100. ■ ’

Association average, 16,292 cows; 38.031bs butterfat.

LONDON MARKETS

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT

The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated November 10, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London :

Tallow.-—Market quiet but steady at about last quotations. Hemp.—Manila market quiet and unchanged. Sisal market quieter and easier at the close. November-Janu-ary shipment sold at £l3 17s 6d. New Zealand: Nothing to report. Eggs.—New laid firm, short supply. Colonial: Good supply with fair demand. English national pack, 17s 6d to 23s 6d; ordinary pack, 18s 9d to 20s. Danish: 14s 6d to 19s. Australian, 10s 4£d to 12s 9d. New Zealand : Rangitata cleared at 11s 3d to 12s 9d; 181 b per long hundred, 12s 10£d to 13s 3d.

Apples.—Market well supplied with English and imported at slightly easier prices. British Columbia: Cox’s Orange, 8s to 11s Gd; Jonathan, 8s to 9s 6d; Californian Newtown, 9s to 10s; Oregon Newton, 10s to 12s 6d; Washington and Jonathan, 8s to 10s.