LONDON DAIRY PRICES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20152, 12 January 1929, Page 9

LONDON DAIRY PRICES.

BUTTER MARKET FIRMER. NEW ZEALAND 186s TO 188s. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. LONDON. Jan. 10. The butter market is firmer all round. Choicest salted New Zealand is quoted at 186s to 188s; Australian, 184s to 186s; unsalted New Zealand, 194s to 198s; Australian, 184s to 188s; Danish, 1965. The cheese market is dull. New Zealand white tis quoted at 93s to 94s ;• coloured, 96s to 975; Australian. 965. FIRM TONE OBTAINS. REPORTS FROM MERCHANTS. The London butter market continues in remarkably firm tone. New Zealand butter is selling freely at 186s, with exceptional quality commanding up to 188s. Amalgamated Dairies yesterday received the following cablegram from its London manager:—Butter: Prices unchanged; market quiet with a firm undertone. Danish, 188s, f.o.b Cheese: White, 945; coloured, 965, market steady. Mr. W. W. Bowker received the following cablegram from his London principals, A. J. Mills and Co.:—Butter: Finest, 186s; exceptional, 188s; first grade, 184s; exceptional. 186s; Danish, 194.s to 1965; market firm. Cheese: White 945; coloured, 96s to 975; market steady. Norden and Company, Limited, received the following cablegram from its London principals, Andrew Clement and . Sons, Ltd.:—Butter: Salted, 184s to 187s; equal to Is 5.93 d and Is 6.24 d, f.0.b.; unsalted, 1965, equal to Is 7.17 d, f.0.b.; market steady. Cheese: White, 945, equal to 8.46 d, f.0.b.; coloured, 965, equal to 8.66 d. f.0.b.; market firm. Arrivals: Port Darwin,; Rimutaka and Mataroa Dalgety and Company, Limited, received tlie following cablegram from its London house:—Butter: New Zealand finest, salted. 184s to 186s; Danish, 195s to 1965; Australian finest, unsalted, 184s to 188s; Australian finest, salted, 182s to 185s; Australian, G.A.Q., 176s to 180s. Market firm. Cheese: New Zealand/white, 945; coloured, 95s to 97sj Canadian, white and coloured, 108s to 110s; Australian white, 90s to 925; Australian coloured, 94s to 955. Market steadier. MARKET REPORTS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES. Larger quantities of local new season's fruit were available at the Auckland City Markets yesterday. Outdoor tomatoes, peaches, plums, apples, apricots and black currants were in heavy supply, and met with a good demand. Strawberries are now in shorter supply, but prices remain unchanged. A few early figs are on sale, at prices ranging from 6s to 10s a case. Vegetables of all kinds remain in very heavy supply. The market is glutted with new potatoes at 2s to 4s 6d a bag, and onions and cabbage are available in large quantities. All varieties met with a good demand. Poultry was in very heavy supply, but the demand was not keen. Old ducks were difficult of sale at Is each. Duck eggs show an increase of' Id a dozen, other varieties remaining at ruling rates. Moderate supplies met with a poor demand. Farmers' butter was a little cheaper, plentiful supplies meeting with a moderate demand at from Is to Is 3d a lb. Yesterday's prices were as follows: FRUIT. Strawberries., 7d to 9d a chip: special varieties, Sd to Is: tomatoes, first quality, 3s to 4s 6d per 18-201b. box; second quality, Is 6d to 2s (3d; peaches, choice. 7a to 10s a case: others. 4s to Gs: black currants, 7s to 10s per 12lb. box; apricots, first quality, 10s to 12s a case; others, 5s to 8a; plums, choice varieties, 8s to 12s; others, 3s to 7s; bananas, ripe, first grade, repacked, 24s to 275; medium, 19s to 235; second quality, 10s to 15s; lemons best, 12s to 16s; others, 8s to 12s: oranges. Sydney, 10s to 14s; 'Frisco, repacked, 30s to 37s 6d; apples, cookers, large, Ss to 14s; small. 4s to 6s; Astrachans, large, coloured, 10s to 12s; small, 4s to 6s; figs. 6s to 10s: mushrooms. Is to 2s per lb.: grapes, hothouse. Is 4d to Is 7d: loganberries. 8d to lOd a chip. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes, new, 2s to 4s 6d a bag; onions, 3s Cd to 4s 6d; kumaras. ljd to 2id per lb.; cabbage, 6d to 2s a sack; on benches. Is to Is 6d a dozen; cauliflower. 4s to 8s a dozen; swedes, 2s to 3s a bag: pumpkins. 4s to 8s per cwt.; green peas, 2s to 5s a bag; beans. Is 6d to 3s 6d: lettuce. Is to 5s a case; cucumbers, outdoor, 6d to 2s 3d a dozen; vegetable marrows. 6d to Is 6d; celery, 2s to 3s a bundle;, rhubarb. Is 6d to 3s 6d a dozen: spinach, 9d to Is; spring onions. 6d to Is a bundle: radish. 6d a dozen; carrots, parsnips, beet and turnips. Is. POULTRY. Cockerels, heavy prime, 33 to Is ,6d each; heavy. Is 6d upwards: light, prime. 2s to 3s; light. Is upwards; fat roosters, heavy, prime,' 2s to 3«; light. Is 6d to 2s: fat heiis, heavy, 2s 6d to 3s; light. Is 6d to Is 9d: pullets, heavy, 3s 6d to 5s 9d: light. 3s to 6s: drakes, young, prime, 2s 6d to 3s; smaller, Is upwards: old. Is 6d upwards; ducks, young. 3s to 4s: old. Is upwards. DAIRY PRODUCE. Hen eggs. Is Id to Is 3d a dozen; intermediate size. Is to Is Id; duck eggs. Is Id to Is 2d; farmers' butter, Is to Is 3d per lb. CANTERBURY MARKETS. QUIET WEEK EXPERIENCED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. There is very little movement in the grain and produce trade. Some business has been done in forward oats and peas, but other lines are practically lifeless. The little interest shown in fowl wheat during the early part of the week has not been maintained, although there is no change in price. Up to 5s 9d, f.0.b., sacks extra, is quoted for April-June. A Garton oats have been sold at 3s 6J,d for April-September delivery. However, buyers are few. Somo purchases from fanners have been made at 3s on trucks. . A slight demand has set in for bright oatsheaf chaff and £3 17s 6d a ton, on trucks, has been paid. The damage done to the pea crop by the rains is stimulating a little interest. Quotations are 6s 3d, f.o.b. With the exception of an inquiry from the North Island this week for cowgrass there has been nothing doing in the seed market. The cutting of ryegrass and cocksfoot has commenced on the plains. The potato market shows no change. The f.o.b. price of £5 a ton foi AprilMay delivery is not being reflected in the values asked by farmers. Growers are asking £4 on trucks. Onions are a shade firmer and March-April are quoted at £5 10s to £5 15s. February delivery is worth £7 10s to £7 15s. BRAN AND POLLARD PRICES. SYDNEY, Jan. 11. The New South Wales Flour Millers' Association to-day raised the prices of bran and pollard by 15s to £7 a ton. LONDON WOOL SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following cablegram .from its London hpuse dated January 9: —Wool sales: The wool sales lists closed. on January 7. Port Fremantle, Westmoreland, lonic, Ruahine, Port Darwin, Rimutaka, Mataroa available. PROPERTY SALES. T. Mandeno Jackson report the sale by i auction at their rooms. 9. Commerce Street, yesterday, of 18 building section* in Patrick Street, near Ttf Papapa station, at a total price of £ 11SC.