DAIRY PRODUCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 151, 27 May 1935, Page 5

DAIRY PRODUCE.

IMPROVED TONE IN BUTTER.

CHEESE MARKET QUIET

There was an improvement in demand, and consequent firming of (lie London butter market at llio end of last week, the market closing firm and active at 79; to 81s for New Zealand salted, a rise oiftlic week of 2s to 3s a ewt. Australian and Continental butters also firmed in price, particularly Danish', which closed at 97s to 98s for spot, against 89s a week ago. Both New Zealand and Danish retail prices remain unchanged at lOd and Is a lb, respectively. Deliveries of New Zealand butter last week totalled 1800 tons, compared with 1967 tons for the previous week, and 1700 tons a year ago. Australian deliveries amounted to 1950 tons, against 18*11 tons a year ago. New Zealand butter in store now totals 7880 tons, including 1666 tons ex the Rangitnno and Kumara, compared with 7095 tons for the previous week, and 10.791 tons a year ago Australian stored butter amounts'to 8300 lons, against 7874 tons for the previous week, and 6936 tons a year London advices to the Dairy Boatij state that 4480 casks of butter wore shipped from the Continent to New York last week. The board has also received the following advice from its ngents in ( anada: —Butter: New York, 263 cents a lb; .Montreal. 21 cents. . . The cheese market continues quiet, with prices a shade easier. Delievenes of New Zealand cheese la=t week totalled 17.956 crates, against 21,541 crates a year ago. while the quantity in store was 178.394 crates, including 11.140 crates ex the Rangitane, against 135.340 crates a .'ear ago-’ Canadian deliveries totalled 458 a boxes, against 5004 boxes a year ago, and tbo quantity in Core was 60,087 boxes, against 106.358 boxes a year ago. Tbo Dairy Board’s London office reports last week’s closing quotations as follow, those for the previous week being shown in parentheses:— BUTTER.

New Zealand.—Salted, 79s to 81s (77s to 78s: .May 24, 1934, 70s to 71s, (80s equals approximately 9.21 d t'.o.b.) : unsalt cd, 79s in 82s (78s lo 80s; May 24, 1934, 71s to 745). Australian. —Salted, 78s to 80s l7os to 765); unsalted, 78s to 79s (75s 6d to 765).' Argentine. — Unsalted, 71s to / 3; (70s to 73=). Irish creamery: Salted, 78s to 85s (775). Danish: 97s to 98“ spot. 77s to 78s r.o.b. (89s; 695). Dutch: Desalted. 70s to 77s (67s to 755). Siberian: Salted. 72s lo 75s (68s (o 70s). Ukrnnian: Salted, 72s to 74s (67s to 68s). Lithuanian: Unsnlted, 72s to 745. ex. 76s (70s to 725). Estonian: Salted, 73s to 745; unsalted, 745. CHEESE. New Zealand. —\\ hite, 43s to 43s 6d (4.53 d f.0.b.) (445; May 24, 1934, 42s 6d to 435); coloured, 44s to 47s bd (4.66 d f.0.b.) (445; May 24, 1933, 425). .Australian. —White, 41s 6:1 to 42s (42;;; coloured, 42s (42s to 435). South African. —\\ bite, 425. Canadian.—White, 62s lo 64s (61s to 645); (oioured. 60“ to 64s (60s to 625). English.— Kinest farmers, 82s to 90- (82» to 90s). English factory cheese: 38s lo 42s (38s to 425). AGENTS’ RETORTS.

Row son and Co.. Ltd., report, dated London, May 24:—Cheese: New Zealand, while, 43s per ewt; coloured, 445: market; firm. Buller: New Zealand, first grade, 79s per ewt; lines! grade, 80s to 81s; demand good, market firm. The New Zealand Producers’ Cooperative Marketing Association's weekly cabled market report from London, dated May 24 i- as follows: —Butter: Market firm. New Zealand. 80“ to 81s; Danish. 97s 10 98s. Cheese: Market quiet. New Zealand, while, 435: coloured, 43s 6d to 445.

Weddel and Coy., Ltd.. London, report, anted May 24: —Buller: Market firm. Danish, 98s; New Zealand, finest, 81s; Kan garoo, finest, 80s. Cheese: Market quiet. New Zealand, white, 435; coloured, 445,