LONDON DAIRY PRICES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20130, 15 December 1928, Page 11

LONDON DAIRY PRICES.

BUTTER MARKET VERY FIRM.

NEW ZEALAND 162s TO 186s

Australian and N.Z. Press Association, LONDON. Dec. 13.

The butter market is very firm, owing to a shortage of supplies from tho Continent. Danish is quoted at 2205; choicest salted New Zealand, 182s to 184s; exceptionally fine, 186s; Australian, 182s to 184s. Unsalted buttor is scarce. New Zealand is quoted at 194s to 1965, Australian, 182s to 186s. The cheese market is firm. New Zealand, white, is quoted at 98s, coloured, 100s; Australian, 96s to 98s. REPORTS FROM MERCHANTS. BUTTER INCREASE MAINTAINED. Cabled advices received by Auckland exporters yesterday confirm the advances in the price of butter recorded in the despatches from London under Wednesday's date. Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., report having received tho following cablegram from their London manager, dated December 13:—Butter, finest, 184s to 186s, market very firm; Danish, 2165. Cheese, white, 97s to 98s; coloured, 99s to 100s; market slow. Norden and Co., Ltd., have received (he'following advice from their principals, Andrew Clement and Sons, Ltd :—Butter, salted, ' 184s, equal to Is 5.93 d per lb, f.0.b.; unsalted, 198s, equal to Is 7.37 d per lb, f.0.b.; market firm. Cheese, white, 975, equal to 8.75 d per lb, f.0.b.; coloured, 100s, equal 9.05 d per lb, f.0.b.; market steady. Arrived, Port Fremantle. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house dated December 13:— Butler: The market is firm. New Zealand, finest, 180s to 186s; Danish, 212s to 2155; Australian, finest unsalted, 182s to 186s; salted, 180s to 182s» good average quality, 172s to 1765. Cheese: The market is steady at present prices. New Zealand, white,. 96s to 98s; coloured, 98s to 100s; Canadian, white and coloured, 108s to 112s. Tho total imports of butter into the United Kingdom last month were 442,000 c wt., as compared with 401,000c\vt. for the corresponding period of last year. Tho Farmers' Auctioneering Company, Limited, Hamilton, has received the following cablegram from its London office: —Butter, 182s to 184s per cwt.; the market continues firm with new arrivals clearing well. Cheese, 97s to 995; market steady.

MARKET REPORTS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES. Signs of a particularly busy Christmas season were evident in all departments at the Auckland City Markets yesterday. Strawberries were in very heavy supply, and sold well at slightly increased prices. Ample supplies should come forward for the Christmas trade. Local apples and pears are still very dull of sale, the prices remaining low. Canadian apples are in good supply, all varieties selling well at 18b a case. Hothouse tomatoes and gooseberries have dropped considerably in price since last week. Several varieties of early plums are now available, at prices ranging from 7s to 12s a case. The markets were very heavily supplied with new potatoes, green peas, lettuce and new season onions. All varieties were plentiful, and met with a fair demand. Asparagus, however, was unsaleable. Prices remain on o par with those ruling at recent sales. Poultry was in very heavy supply, hens and young cockerels Ireing particularly plentiful. Turkey hens sold at from 6s to 9s each, and gobblers at from 1% to 21s each. Dairy produce showed another slight increase "in price yesterday. The best hen eggs sold at from Is 3d to Is 5d a dozen, and others at corresponding prices. The supply and demand were both moderate. Farmers' butter is also a little dearer, good supplies meeting with a moderate demand. The following prices were realised yesterday : —• FRUIT. Apples, Stunners, 5s to 8s a case; Dougherty, 3« to 6s; Canadian, Delicious, Jonathan, Winesaps, Newtown Pippin. 18s. Pears, repacked Xelis, Coles and P. Barrya, 4s to 6s. Oranges, Sydney Valencia, Ss to 11b : lemons, Gs to 14s; tomatoes, hothouse, first quality, Sd to lid per ib; second quality, 5d to 7d. outdoor, 2d to Gjd: bananas, 22s to 30s a case; strawberries, first grade, 9d to lid a chip; second grade, "Id to Sid; gooseberries, 5s to 7s a cub®: apricots, 5s to Ss; plums. Sharp's Early, 7s to 9s; other dessert varieties, 8s to 12f.; Evan's Early, Gs to 8s 6d; cherry plums, 5s to 7s; green cookers, 5s to 6s 6d; cherries. Australian, red, 14s; black. 18s to 19s; red cmrauts, Ss to 9s; pineapples. Fijian, Su lo 12s. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes, new, .3s 6d to 5s 9d a bag; onions, new season's, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; ktiniaras, Taltranga. IC3 to 18s per cwt: cabbage. 2s to 5s a sack; on benches, Is to 3s 6d a dozen: cauliflower, 2s to Ss a sack; on benches. 2s to 6s a dozen: pumpkins, 10s to 12s 6d per cwt; on benches, 9d to Is (3d each; green peas. 29 to 4s a bag: beans. French, 3d to 3Jd per lb; broad, 2s 6d a bag; lettuce, 9d to 3s a case; cucumbers, hothouse, 3s to 4s a. dozen; outdoor, 3* to 8s; vegetable marrows, Is Gd to 3s Gd; rhubarb, Is 6d to 3s; spinach, Gd to 9d; spring onions, 3d to 9d a bundle; radish, 6d a dozen; carrots, parsnips, beet and turnips, 9d to Is t>c!; leeks, 3d to 6d a bundle. POULTRY. Cockerels, heavy, prime. 5s to 7s ouch; heavy, 2s to 4s: light, prince. 3s to ss; light. Is Gd to 2s Gd: fat roosters, heavy, prime, Is Gd to 2s Gd; light. Is Gd to 2s; fat hens, heavy, 2s Gd to 3s 3d: light. Is 9d to 2s Gd; laying hens, heavy. 2s Gd to 3s Gd; light, Is" 9d to 2s Gd: pullets, heavy, full-grown, 4a to 6s; smaller, 3s to 4s; light, fullgrown. 3s to ss: smaller, 2s Pd to 3b ; drakes, young, prime, 3s to 4s; smaller, 2s 3d to 2s 9d; old, Is 9d to 2s Gd; ducks, young, 4s to ss; old. Is Gd to Is 9d; turkey hens, 6s lo 9s; gobblers, 14s to '2ls. DAIRY PRODUCE. Hen eggs. Is 3d to Is 5d a dozen; intermediate size. Is to Is 2d; duck efrgs, Is Id to Is 3d; farmers' butter. Is 3d to Is od per lb. STOCK SALES. LATE RATES AT FEILDING. [b<; TELEGItAPH. —PItESS ASSOCIATION.] FEILDING. Friday. Lnte rates were maintained at the Feilding stock sale to-day. There was 11 medium yarding of fat cattle and a heavy yarding of dairy stock. Fat bullocks made from £l2 to CM 10s; cows. £7 to , £l2 .las: maiden heifers, to £ll 11b. Dairy cattle: Springing heifers, £7 to £lO 15s: cows in uiilk. to £l3- I0s; : heifers in milk, to £s. Stores: Cows, £3 17s Gd to £7: cows and calves. £7 5s to £lo' weaner steers, £1 17s Gd; yearling steers, £4 2s: Polled Antrus steers, £('. 10b to £8 2s Gd- venrlimr heifers, i' 3: heifers, running with hull. £5 sa. Sheen: Fat lambs to 31a Gd: black-face lambs, 25s Gd: two-tooth black-Laco wethers, 28s 10d lo 29s 3d; four-tooth maiden ewes, 81s; maiden ewes and wethers. 28s Sd; other ewes, 23s Gd to 24s 4d: wethers. 30fl to 30s Pd. Two-tooth store wethers. 26s Sd to 2!ls 2d: four-tooth store wethers. 29s 6d. TE AWAMUTU QUOTATIONS. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, Hamilton, reports:—At the To Awamutu sale on Thursday there was a good yarding of fat and ntor'e cattle and several lines of ewes and lambs. Pigs were in average numbers. Beef sold under steady competition at fully . ruling ratea. The ewes and lambs met with A k*«n demand, and realised most satisfactory prices. Quotations:—Fat steers. £l3 15s to £l4 7s 6d; lighter, £ll to £l2 ss: heavy fat cows, £9 17s Gd to £lO 15s; fot cows and heifers, medium-weights, £8 5s to £9 Ills: lighter, 07 2r lo £7 17s Gd; unfinished cows. £(i 5s lo £7; cows in forward condition., £4 IBs to £G 3s; 15-montlis Shorthorn heifers. £0 ss; Jersey-cross heifers, £3 15s to £5 18b : high-grade Jersey heifer weaner calves. 13 IPs to £1 Gs: smaller, £3 2s Gd. Shorn ewes and lambs, £1 4b Sd. Dairy cows. t 5s to £lO 15s: dairy heifers. £7 ss. '° 15s; stores. £1 8» to £1 15s. Pigs: Sh»». lE* to £1 4s; weaners. 6a to lis.