DAIRY PRODUCE PRICES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19394, 31 July 1926, Page 9

DAIRY PRODUCE PRICES.

LONDON BUTTER MARKET. AN IMPROVED DEMAND. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 29. There is an improved demand for butter on the London market. New Zealand choicest, salted and unsalted, is quoted at 1725; exceptionally good, 1745; Australian, 168s to 170s; Danish, 182s. Cheese is quiet. New Zealand white is quoted at 86s to 88s; coloured, 82s to 84s.

Last week's .report stated: The butter market shows a slightly improved demand for the best sorts, but inferior brands are very slow of sale. Choicest salted, New Zealand, is quoted at 168s to 170s; Australian, 164s to 1665. The price for unsalted is about 2s premium. Danish is firmer at 178s. The cheese market is dull. New Zealand, white, is quoted at 88s and coloured at 82s. No Australian is offering. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following cablegram from its London office, dated July 28: —Butter: New Zealand choicest, 170s ft) 1725, market firm; Danish, 180s; Australian, 168s. Cheese: white, 86s to 88s, coloured, 82s, market slow. Dalgety and Company , Limited, report having received the following cablegram from their London house, dated July 29 ; —Butter: There is an active demand. We quote: New Zealand finest salted, 172s to 1745; exceptional, 1745; Danish, 178s to 180s; Australian finest salted, 168s to 170s; unsalted, 172s to 1745. Cheese: Finest cheese, no improvement. New Zealand coloured, 81s to 82s; Canadian white, 86s to 88s, coloured, 81s to 82s. . , Mr. W. W. Bowker has received the following cablegram from A. J. Mills and Co., Ltd., London, dated July 29: — Butter: The market is steady, with a little more demand. J*ew Zealand first grade, salted, 172s to 1745; second grade, 162s to 1645; first grade unsalted, 172s to 1745. Danish, 180s to 182s. Australian, salted, 164s to 168s; unsalted, 168s to 170s. Argentine, 150s to 158s. Siberian, 140s to 1465. Cheese: The market is quiet. New Zealand, first grade white. 87s to 88s; first grade coloured, 82s to 83. Canadian, white, 87s to 88s; 'coloured, 82s to 83s.