LONDON DAIRY PRICES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20028, 18 August 1928, Page 9

LONDON DAIRY PRICES.

BUTTER MARKET FIRM. NEW ZEALAND NOT CHANGED. Australian, and N.Z. Press Association. LONDON, Aug.. 16. The butter market is firm. Danish is quoted at 190s to 1925. New Zealand and Australian prices are unchanged. The cheese market is quiet and steady. New Zealand, white, is quoted at Ills; coloured, 113s to 114s; Australian, 109s to Ills. REPORTS FROM MERCHANTS. STEADINESS OF THE PRICES. Amalgamated Dairies, Limited, report having received the following cablegram from their London house, dated August 16:—Butter: Prices are unchanged (finest 186s). The market is steady and fairly active. Danish, 185s, f.o.b. Cheese: White, 113s; coloured, Ills. The market is quiet. Norden and Company, Limited, received tlio following cablegram, dated August 16: —Butter: Salted, 184s (f.o.b. equivalent, Is 5.93 d); unsalted, 188s (f.o.b. equivalent, ]s 6134 d). Cheese: White, 112s (f.o.b. equivalent, 10.25 d); coloured, Ills (f.o.b. equivalent, 10.15d)i Both markets are quiet. The Farmers' Auctioneering Company, Limited,' ilamiltpn, has received the' following cablegram from its London office:—Butter market still slow for boxes of butter. New Zealand., 181s to 1845.' • Cheese, slow/ Ills to 112s. Dalgety, and Company, Limited report having received the following cablegram from their London house, dated August .16:—Butter: The market is quiet. New Zealand, finest salted,- 182s to 183s; Danish,' 186s to 187s; Australian, finest unsalted, 178s to 182s; salted, 168s to 1745; good average quality, 160s to 1645. Cheese: The market is quiet. New Zealand white, 112s to 1145., coloured 110s to 112s; Canadian white and coloured, 110s to 112s, c.i.f., 106s to 106s 6d. The total imports of butter into the United kingdom last month, were 606,000cwt., as compared with 611,OOOcwt. for corresponding period of last year. NEW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY.

INTERIM DIVIDEND DECLARED.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION. 0 DUNEDIN, Friday.

The board of directors .of Messrs. Kempthorno, Prosser and Company's New Zealand Drug Company, t Limited, at a meeting held this afternoon, declared an interim dividend of per cent, for the half-year ended July 31. PRODUCE IN DUNEDIN. MILLING WHEAT LIFELESS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN COIt RESPONDENT. ] DUNEDIN, Friday. The milling wheat market continues in a lifeless condition. There are some hold-, ers of wheat in the country waiting for 'higher ' prices, but on the other hand ■millers • ar& not .interested in the market, as most ,of them still have good stocks. It is quite clear that there will be a carry-over of wheat to next season. Few sales of milling wheat have been recorded during the week. Tuscan is nominally quoted at ss' 6d to 5s Bd. The demand for fowl wheat remains poor, with plentiful stocks "in the stores. Best quality is worth locally 5s 9d per bushel, sacks extra, ex store. There have been some inquiries for oats during the week and sales have been recorded at 3s lOj-d f.0.b., s.i., for A's and 3s 5d for B's. This price shows a reduction on the rates that have been ruling. There are still fairly-large quantities in the South Island stores. Few lines are being shipped to the North Island. The demand for seed oats is disappointing. 'Consignments of chaff have,eased off, but there are fairly large quantities held in the stores—-quite sufficient to meet the weak demand. , Good quality .is selling at £5 10s per ton. ■ Most of the Ota go potatoes have been sold,- but Canterbury is keeping the local market well supplied. Best quality is worth £6 jier ton. • The seed market; remains, unchanged.

MARKET REPORTS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES. American grapes are shortly due to arrive at the Auckland City Markets, and may bo expected in about two weeks. Demand for apples at. the local sales is'still only moderate. Really good quality Delicious are, " however, fetching slightly higher values to sell at 6s to 9s. Most lines of dessert pears are coming out of cool store in bad condition, and th'o prices for the better grades are somewhat higher. Tree tomatoes were not on sale at yesterday's sales. Cook Island tomatoes are selling at low rales, about 2s cheaper than at the last sales. Island oranges at ruling rates are in good demand. In the field produce section, prices for new potatoes show a rising tendency, selling at up to 6d per lb. There are slight variations in the prices of other lines. Spring onions are somewhat cheaper. Swedes are rather dearer. The market was heavily supplied with kumaras, cauliflowers, and most-other-.lines of vegetables, and demand was in most instances keen. A medium supply of birds came forward at the poultry sales. There was a keen demand for prime cockerels, young drakes and fat hens. Laying birds, such as pullets and ducks, have fallen in price. In dav-old chicks, Black Orpingtons are somewhat dearer, but White Leghorns are a little, cheaper'than at last week's sales. Most varieties of. dairy produce have increased in price, hen and ducks eggs all being about one penny a dozen dearer. • ■ fruit., Apples, Stunners, (is to 8s a case; poor quality, Ss: to ss'; Delicious, 6s to 9s; Ballarats, 4s to .7s; Doughertys. 3s to 6s; Granny > Smiths. 10a to 12s: Munroes, 6s to 7s- 6cl; pears, Nelis and Coles, 6s to lis : tomatoes.'lsland, -Is "to'6s; oramges,'lsland, repacks, 14s to 16s; Navels,, lis to 14s 6d: Poormaris.' 4s to 6s; banamas, repacks, 22a to.- 265; 'mandarins, 12s to , 14s; lemons, 8s to lis • -■ FIELD .PRODUCE. Potatoes, Southern, 7s 6d to 8s per cwt.; new, 2}d to C>d per lb.; onions,; 15p to, 17s 6d a crate; kumaras, Tauranga, 10s to 12s per'cwt.; cabbage, first Quality, 10s to 16s a sack; second, quality, 2s to 7s; on .benches. 2s to 6s a dozen; cauliflowers, first quality, 10s to 12s a Back; second quality, 3s to. ss; on benches. 3d to Is each; swedes, 2s to 2s 6d per sack; pumpkins, Triumble, 10s 6d to 13s per sack: other lines. 5s to 9s; on benches, la Gel to 3s eaoh; citron melons, 3s to 6s per cwt.; beans. Is 6d to 3s per lb.; lettuce. Is to 5s a case: cucumbers, 5s to 7s 6d a dozen: vegetable marrows. 4s to 7s; celery, first. quality. 5s to 6s 6d a bundle: second quality, Is to 8s 6a: rhubarb, 2s 6d to, 5s a dozen; spinach, Is Gd; spring onions, 3d to Gd' a bundle: radish, 6d a dozen; carrots, .parsnips, beet, and turnips, 9d to Is 3d ; leeks. 3d to Gd a bundie. ; ' POULTRY. Cockerels, prirhe; heavy, 4s Cd _to 6s 3d each; heavy. 3s fid upwards; light prime, 3s to 4s: light, 2s Gd upwards; fat roosters, heavy, prime, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; light, '2s 2s 6d ; ' fat hems, heavy, 8b Gd to G»; ligtit, 2s 9d to 3s 9d: pullets, heavy, full-grown, 4s Gd to Gs: 'smaller, 3s upwards; light.- fullgrown, 4s 6d tp .Gb :« smaller, 2a ,6d upwards; drakes, young prime 2s 9d to 3s 9d: smaller, 2s upwards: old. Is 9(1 to '2s 3d; ducks, voting, 2s *Cd to 3s Gd: old., 2s to 2s Cd: day-old chicks. Black Orpingtons, 6d to 9d; White Leghorns, 4d to 7d. DAIRY PRODUCE. Hen eggs, Is Cd and Is Gd a, dozen; intermediate size, Is 3«d to Is duok eggs, .is 4d and Is sd; farmers' butter. Is 2d to Is 5d p?r,lb.