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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10420, 19 April 1897, Page 5

, The following was the state of the butter and cheese market in London on February 13:— Cork butter only a fragmentary business has been doing;—second qualitv at 101s to 108s, third at 90s to 965, and.fourtb at 70s to 75s per cwt, or 4s more if landed here. French fresh rolls, lis to 16s; baskets, extra mild, 1245; first quality, 112 a | seconds, 102s; crocks steadier at 90 i to 100s. Danish finest in steady demand at 112s to 114s; fine, 100s to 106s. Thoro is a fairly good inquiry for Finnish— lOOj to 106; ; fine, 94s to 98s. Russian is not much offered ab 84s to 945. Friesland slow -factories, 108s to 110s; dairies, 106s tc 108s. Italian in slow demand— IDs 6d to lis. American quiet— 80s to 92s} good to fine, 72s to 84s; inferior, 56a to 68s. Colonial meets with an active demand for underpriced— 102s to 104s ; fine, 90s to 100s ; good, 90s to 945 ; inferior, 78s to 84s. The market for English cheese has been in an almost lifeless condition during the week, traceable to the exceeding shortness of supply, and the uselessneas of making inquiries where there is next to nothing to choose from, and only odds and endi have been purchased at the stiff prices demanded. Finest white Canadian, 60s to 625; coloured, 58s to 60s. English quiet, and stocks very light. Finest Cheddar, 763, to 80s; fine, 68s to 70s; Cheddar loaf, 70s; Wilts loaf, 68s to 70s. Dutch: Owing to large arrivals of Friesland full creams are rather depressed. Edam;, 54s to 58s; Goudas, 46s to 545; Derby, 50* to 635. Factories : Edams, 36s to 445; Uoudas, 32s to 425; Derby, 445. New Zealand is in activo request from 56s to 58s, and occasionally 60s. Glasgow cheese was thus reported: Arrivals tight this week, and trade very quiet, the high prices oheoking business. For any. thing specially fine, however, extreme quotations have been made. Dunlops, 52s to 635; Cheddars, 56s to 68s. Cheshire cheese in the Manchester district had been of an active character. Farmers had sent ■to market the whole of their last season's makes, and such was the general excellence of many of the beat qualities that SOs a cwb had been very easily obtained as a result ol the dealings. There was nob much left ol this sore. Ex s.s. Mamari: Smith and Canghey have received a large shipment of tapestry table covers in all sizes, with plain centres and fancy borders, the newest art colourings direct from the manufacturers. The' above are all marked low prices to clear. J. Tonson Garlick, amongst other seasonable goods, has just opened np a splendid- ; lot of eider down quilts and printed plushettes, very handsome and durable for hang- - ings; also , printed and plain art serges m various, colours. Beautifal assortment of tapestry and chenille table oover and coloured! , curtains,-" (The People's Furnishing Ware[house.,