LONDON DAIRY PRICES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19762, 8 October 1927, Page 9

LONDON DAIRY PRICES.

BUTTER AT 178s TO 182s. THE CHEESE MARKET FIRM. (Received October 7, 8.45 p.ia.) A. and N.Z.-Sun. LONDON. Oct. 6. The butter market is quietly steady. Choicest salted New Zealand is quoted at 178s to 180s, exceptionally fine 182s. Australian, 176s to 178s. Unsalted is scarce, at about 6s premium. The cheese market is firm. New Zealand is quoted at 105s; Australian, 100s to 102s. REPORTS FROM MERCHANTS. QUIETNESS OF THE MARKET.' Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having received the following cablegram from their London house dated October 6:—Butter: The market is very quiet. New Zealand finest salted, 178s to 182s; Danish, 1945; Australian, finest unsalted, 178s to 182s; salted, 174s to 178s. Cheese: The market is slow. New Zealand, white, 102s to 106s; coloured, 102s to ,106s; Canadian, coloured, 100s to 106s; white, 100s to 106s; c.i.f., 103s to 105s. Norden and Company, Limited, received the following cablegram from Andrew Clement and Sons, Limited, London, dated October 6:—Butter: The market is quiet; suited, 180s, equal to Is 5.54 d per fb., f.0.b.; unsalted, 188s, equal to Is 6 36d per lb, f.o.b. Cheese: The market is quiet; coloured, 105s, equal to 9.55 d f.o.b. The Tamaroa has arrived. Amalgamated Dair es, Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London manager, dated October 6:—Butter : Supplies have been cleared; the market is still quiet First grade, 178s, equal to Is 5.33 d per lb, f.0.b.; finest, 180s; unsalted, 186s to 188s. Danish, 191s to 1925, f.o.b. Cheese: 104s to 105s; Canadian, 104s to 106s, spot; 103s to 104s, c.i.f. Market quiet. ,\ \V. VV. Bowker has received the follow ing cablegram from A. J. Mills and Company, Limited. London, dated October 6:—Butter: The market is slow; New Zealand. 178s to 182s. We anticipate an improvement in the demand shortly. Cheese: The market is quiet but steady at 104s to 105s. MARKET REPORTS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES. Local apples sold slightly in advance of last week's rates at the fruit sales held at the Auckland City Markets-yesterday. Supplies of Delicious will soon be finished.. High prices were fetched by a small consignment of citrus fruit from Australia and the demand for ripe bananas was as good as ever. Delicious apjles sold at from 8s to lis a case, and othet local apples registered a similar incn ase A fresh shipment of baru.uas aj.-ivel this week by the Tofua and realised 21s a case (ex wharf), for the green iruit Ripe bananas, repacked, toadied 28s a case Tree tomatoes maintained their increased price level. Some Sydney passion fruit sold very well bringing up to 33s a case. Mandarins, which have been getting scarcer of late, sold at from 16s to 26s a case. The first of the Canadian apples will be for safe next week. Local apples have been coming from the cold store for some months. The field produce market was well supplied with all vegetables and a fair demand was experienced. The market was glutted with cabbage, which fell accordingly to 2s to 7s a sack, or Is to 3s 6d a dozen on the benches.- Cauliflower also showed a reduction. There was little change in potatoes, hut pumpkins went up by about 4s per cwt. Australian onions, rhubarb and lettuce increased in price. Cucumbers and peas remained the same, but nearly every other vegetable showed a rising tendency. Prices did not change at the dairy pro duce sales. Good supplies of eggs met a moderate demand, while farme.V butter was well receivedHigh prices were paid at the poultry sales for all table birds, which were E resent in good supply. Except for the eavy breeds of cockerels, which fetched slightly lower prices, most birds increased in value Hie competition was very brisk. , The following prices were realised:— FRUIT. Apples, Delicioufe, Pa to lis a case: StUTmers, 10s to lis; Granny Smiths, 10b to 128: Doughertys. 7s 6d to 9s. Pears: Nells and Coles, repacked 12s to 14s a case: P. Barrys. 8a 6d to 9s 6d Oranges. Island. 228 a case: poorman, 12s: Svdney Valencias. 24s to 28s. Lemons, local, Gs to 14s a case. Tomatoes. Fiji. 14s to 16s a case: hothouse. Is to 2s per lb: tree _ tomatoes. Js to 10s. Grape 3, Californian. in kegs, 27s a ketc. Mandarins, lGs to 26e_a case. Passion friut, 24b to 33 s a case Pineapples. 24s to 32s a case. Bananas, repacked. 24s to 2Ss a case: green, ex wharf, 01s. « FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes. Southern, 6s 6d to 7s 3d per cwt; new, 2d to 34d per lb: kumaras, Tanran g». lis to 13s per cwt; Island. H«j pumpkins, good, 14s to 21s; swedea. Is 6d to 2a 6d a bag; onions, Australian. 12a to lis 6d per cwt; American. 22a 6d a crate:] cabbage. 2s to 7s a sack: on benches. Is to 3s 6d a dozen: cauliflower. 3s to 12s a i sack: on benches. 2s to 10s a dozen; lettuce 2s Pd to 8s a case: rhubarb. 2s Cd , to 4s a dozen; spinach, 9d a bundle: leeks, 4d to 7d; spring onions, 3d to Is: marrows. 4s to 5s a dozen; carrots, parsnips, beet and turnips. Is to Is 6d a dozen bundles: cucumbers, 'hothouse. Ss to 9a ,, ft « ozen • radishes, fid to 10d a dozen bundles; beans, hothouse. 2a to 2s 9d per lb; peas. Is to Is 3d; broad beans, 8d t asparagus, Is to la lOd a bundle. DAIRY PRODUCE. Hen eggs. Is 6}d to Is 7d a U ?* K egas. Is 5d to Is s}d. Farmers butter, m lib pats, la 34d to Is 5d per lb. POULTRY. Cockerels, prime, heavy 7s to 9s each; light, 5s to 7s: roosters, fat. heavy, os to 6s; light. 4s to ss; hens, fat, heavy. 5s 6d to 6s 9d; light. 4s 6d to 5s 6d: pullets, laying. 6s to 7s: drakes, young. 5s 6d to 7s; old, 3s 6d to ss; old ducks, 3s 6d to ss; day-old chicks. Is to Is 3d; hens and chicks. 15s ■'o 255. CANTERBURY MARKETS. POTATOES AT LOWEST POINT. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PKEBS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The potato market is at its lowest point for this year. Prompts have been sold at £4 5s a ton, f.0.b., s.i., and this is practically the figure offering for the balance of the month, but few merchants are interested. The Waipori on Wednesday j shipped more tubers than anticipated, her cargo for Auckland comprising 6100 sacks. The Waipiata is sailing direct from Tim- j aru, and the Kaituna is due from Lyttelton early in the week. The cargoes of theso vessels will supply the northern city until well on in the month. The wheat market continues firm. Although inquiries for oats continue to come.from England, Ihere is insufficient j margin so far to lead to business. Another 2d a bushel, however, would bridge the spread, and now that a freight rate on a par with pre-war days is available—2ss a ton until the end of October —it is expected that export will become an established fact. In spite of the reported breaking of the drought in Australia, inquiries are still drifting in for oats and chaff, aud also for bran. However, the volume of inquiry is much reduced. Chaff is weak at £3 5s a ton, on trucks. A fair amount of retail business has been done in ryegrass. Perennial is worth 2s 9d to 3s a bushed, on trucks, and 4s to 4s 3d for machine-dressfed. Italian is still at Is 9d to 2s to farmers, or 3s to 3s 3d for machine-dressed. Cocksfoot is worth 6d to 7d a lb, on tracks, and from lid to llid for machine-dressed. There has been further business with Britain at 120s, f.o.b. value. Farmers ask from 9£d to lOd a lb. White clover is very dull at 7d to 8d on trucks, and lid to 12d machine-d'essed. There is a good deal of poor quality seed about.