DAIRY PRODUCE PRICES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20229, 13 April 1929, Page 9

DAIRY PRODUCE PRICES.

LONDON BUTTER MARKET. VALUES FIRMER ALL ROUND. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. LONDON. April 11. The London butter market is firmer all round. Danish is quoted at 168s, choicest salted New Zealand at/ 164s to 1665, exceptionally choice 168s; Australian, 160s to 1625. Unsalted sorts are about 2s premium. Cheesa is 'firm. New Zealand, white, 89s; coloured, 90s; Australian, 87s to 89s. REPORTS FROM MERCHANTS. MARKET POSITION REVIEWED. Tho following advice concerning the London dairy produce market has been received by A. H. Turnbull and Company :—There has been a great lack of German buying, which has caused the Danes to press extra quantities for sale in the United Kingdom Danish quotations have therefore been very much reduced, and considerable quantities were sold as low as 150s, f.o.b. Denmark, last week. Other factors that have caused the drop in prices have been the heavy quantities of New Zealand butter afloat and duo to arrive during tho next few weeks. The Australian production has also been maintained, and the heavy gradings in Australia have tended to increase buyers nervousness. Buyers generally have been adopting tho policy of operating very sparingly, but on the other hand it >s reported that stocks in store in London are only 5000 tons, against 11.000 tons this time last year. The company has been advised by its London principals, \V. Wrddel and Company, Limited, that the market is likely to remain steady in the meantime. Tho cold weather is" still retarding consumption and stocks of cheese arc heavy. They are inclined to think that cheese prices will remain fairly steady in the meantime, with an improvement as warmer weather is experienced. Dalgety and Company, Limited, received the following cablegram yesterday from its London house, dated April 11: Butter: New Zealand, finest, salted, 164s to 1665, Danish, ]64s to 1665; Australian, finest, unsalted, ,160s to 1645; salted, 159s to 160s; good average quality, 5 52s to 1565. Cheese: New Zealand, white, 89s; coloured, 90s to 91s; Canadian, white, 108s to 112s; coloured, 106s to 110s; Australian, white, 86s; coloured, 88s. Amalgamated Dairies, Limited, received tho following cablegram from its London office, dated April 11: —Butter- Our quotations are unchanged. Finest, salted, 168s; unsalted, 170s; market quieter after advance Danish, 1625. f.0.1i. Cheese: White, 89s; quiet. Coloured, 91s; short supply.

MARKET REPORTS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES. The demand for all classes of fruit was very dull at the Auckland City Markets yesterday. Te Kamvhata grapes met with » poor response at 5s 6d to 6s 6d a case, a drop of 6d on last Tuesday's price. Bananas, owing to the light stock available, were dear, selling at 22s to 32s 6d a case. There was a fair demand for lemons. Apples and pears have been dull of sale all the -week. A new shipment of Sunkist oranges sold at 33s to 35s a case. The field produce market is very heavily supplied with all lines cif vegetables, which met with a fair demand. There was a heavy supply of poultry, whicli met with a fairly keen demand. The prices, with the exception of those for cockerels and pullets, wero a little lower than (hose ruling last week. A large number of Angora rabbits was offered, the sale being the largest yet held. The prices ranged from 5s to 12s each.Dairv produce was again in short supply and met with a keen demand. No pullet eggs were offered. Moderate supplies of farmers' butter met with a -fair demand, selling at Is lo Is 4d a lb. Following are yesterday's prices:— FRUIT. .Apples. Cox Orange. Os to 12s a case, small, lis to 8s: Delicious, 3s to 7s; Jonathan. Os to 7« 6d: Ballarat, 5s to 7a; Monroes. 5s to 6s. Penrs, Louise Bon. Gs to 9s; Peckham's Triumph. 4s to 6s; Clairgeau, 4s (id to lis; Beurre Ciel, 4s to ss; Coles, 6s to Ss. Tomatoes, best local, 4s to 6s fid: seconds and small, Is 6d to 3s; tree tomatoes, 3s to 6s; passions, 3s 6d to ss; Cape gooseberries. 3!d to 5Jd a lb; persimmons. 2s (id to od a rase; grapes, extra choice, Colman. Is 6d to' Is Od a lb; others, Is to Is 4d; Golden Queens. Sd to lOd: Hamburg, lid to Is; Te Kamvhata, outdoor, 5s fid to Ps 6d a case; oranges. Sunkist, 33s to 355: bananas, 22s to 32s fid: lemons, No. l's, 12s to 16s; No. 2's, Ss to 10s. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes, Southern, 7s to Ss per est; local, '2s 6d to -4s a bap; onions, 8s to Os per ch'l ; spring, 3d to fid a bundle; kumaras, 3s to 4s fid a bag: cabbage, 2s to 9s a Back; on benches, 2s to 5s a dozen; cauliflower, 5s lo 13s a sack; swedes. Is fid to 3s a bag; pumpkins. 3s to lis per cwt: on benches, 3d to Is each: green peas. 5s to Os a bag; beans, ,3s to (is; lettuce, 2s to 6s a case: encumbers. Is to 2s fid a dozen; vegetable marrows. 2s to 3s; water melons. 3d to Is each; rock melons. Id to 7d: celery. Is to 3s a bundle; rhubarb. 3s to 4s fid a dozen; spinach. Od to Is: radish, fid to Od: carrots, parsnips, beet and turnips, fid to 9tl: leeks. 3d to 5d a bundle. POULTRY. Cockerels, heavy, prime. Is lid to 7s each; heavy, 2s fid upwards; light, prime. 3s to 4s 3d; light. Is Od upwards; fat roosters, heavy, prime, 2s to 3s; light. Is fid to 2s; fat, liens, heavy. 2s to 3s 3d: light. Is (id to 2s lid; pullets, heavy, best. 5s Gd to 7s (id; smaller, 2s (id upwards; light, best, 5s I'd to 7s lid; smaller. 2s 6d upwards; drakes. young, prime, 2s fid to 3s (id; smaller, 2s upwinds; old, 2s (o 2s lid; ducks, young, 3s to -Is: old. 2s to 2s 6d: Angora rabbits, 5s to 12s. DAIRY PRODUCE. Hon eggs, best quality. 2s 9d to 2s lOd: medium size. 2s 5d to 2s Od; duck eggs. 2s 7d to 2s fid: small. 2s lo 2s sd; farmers' butter. Is to Is 4d a lb. SUPPLIES OF PIGS. The New Zealand Co-operative Pig Marketing Association notifies by advertisement that pigs supplied now are being sold on an excellent market. Suppliers are warned against accepting unofficial reports. SHEEPSKIN SALE. PRICES AT WELLINGTON. [I?V TKLEGr.APH —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] WELLINGTON, Friday. The fortnightly sale of sheepskins, hides and tallow was hel.i to-day There was the usual attendance of buyers and competition was fairly keen compared with last sale. The prices for dry sheepskins were id to ]d lower. Salteds were unchanged and heavy os hides of substance were firmer, but all other lines of ox and cow hides were lower by 1-Sd to Jd per lb. Yearlings and kips were on a par with last sale. Calfskins were easier and tallow was unchanged. The official range cf prices is as follows: Dry Sheepskins.—Fine crossbred, 13',d to 14Jcl; medium crossbred lo ]3Jd; coarse crossbred. lOd to 12' d; half wools, 9UI to I2d; quarter wools, Old to 10icl; pelts, Sid <o lid. Salted Skins.—Quarter wools. 4s (id to (is Cd; half wools, 4s fid to 7s; three-quarter wools, 6s 6d to 8s id: lambs, 2s (id to 7s. Hides.—Ox, 331b to illb. 7d to 8 1-Sd: 451b to 521 b. Old to 9UI 531b to 5911), 8 1-Sd to 9 5-8 d; liOlb to liOlb. 0 7-Sd to 10 1-Sd: 70lb and over, 10 1-Sd to 10} d. Cow: 331b to 30lb, 7 3-8 d to BJd; 10lb to -lSlb, Rid to Sd: 191b and over. 6 r )-?d to 7 7-Sd. Kip: 2511) to 3211), 5d to 0 3-Sd: 17lb to 241b, 7d fo 9 7-Sd. Yearling: 1 lib to lfilb, I 1-Sd jo 10d. Calf: Oil» to 1011), 8 5-Sd: fill) to Sib. 12 1-Sd to 1 fid; lib to nib, to Ifi 5-Bd. Tallow.—ln casks, 30s to 30s Gd: jn tins, etc.. 27s to 20s. Sundries: Cow tails. 12d.