LONDON DAIRY PRICES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20312, 20 July 1929, Page 7

LONDON DAIRY PRICES.

BUTTER MARKET QUIET.

NEW ZEALAND 170s TO 172s

Australian and N.Z. Press Association. LONDON. July 18. Tho butter market is quiet. New Zealand is quoted at 170s to 1725, Australian 1665. The cheese market is quiet. New Zealand, coloured, is quoted at 935, white 91s. No Australian cheeso is offered. REPORTS FROM MERCHANTS. IMPROVEMENT IN PRICES. Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., yesterday received tho following cablegram from its London office, dated July 18:—Butter: Finest, 1745; market firm but very quiet at the higher price. Cheese: White, 91s; coloured, 93s to 945; market steady. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., received tho following cablegram from its London house, dated July 13:—Butter: New Zealand, finest salted, 170s to 1745; Danish, 174s to 1765; Australian, finest, unsalted, 164s to 168s: Australian, (inest, salted, 162s to 160s; Australian, good average quality, 156s to 160s. The market is quiet. Cheese: New Zealand, white, 90s to 91s; New Zealand, coloured, 93s to 945; Canadian, white, 89s to 90s; Canadian, coloured, 91s to 925; Canadian, c.i.f., 88s to 89s. Tho market is quiet, top prices exceptional. Andrew Clement and Sons, Ltd., received the following cablegram from its London oflicc, dated July 18:—Butter: 171s to 1735; market firm. Chcose: White, 90s; easier; coloured, 935; market firm. Norden and Co., Ltd., received the following cablegram from its London house dated July 18:—Butter: Salted, 170s to 171s (f.o.b. equivalent, Is 4.5 d, Is 4.6 d). Cheese: White, 89s (f.o.b. equivalent, 7.97 d) ; coloured, 91s (f.o.b. equivalent, 8.16 d). Tho Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, Hamilton, has received advice by cable from London quoting the following prices for New Zealand dairy produce:—Butter, demand slow, but undertone firm; present prices, 170s to 173s Cheeso, slow; 90s to 93s

MARKETING DAIRY PRODUCE THE AMALGAMATION SCHEME PROSPECTS OF ORGANISATION. [by telegraph.—press association. ] PALMERSTON NORTH, Friday Tho scheme for co-ordinating dairy produco marketing by the formation of an organisation to bo known as Empire Dairies, Ltd., was explained to a large meeting of dairy factory representatives in Palmerston North yesterday by Messrs. W. Grounds and W. Goodfellow. Mr. Grounds announced that from present indications 50 per cent, of New Zealand butter would be available for handling by the organisation in the coming season. No estimates were made concerning cheese. Mr. Grounds urged acceptance of the proposals, as the soundest practicable method which had been advanced. Mr. Goodfellow indicated that the proposal was to enter into active business competition with Tooley Street, on a consignment basis, but not to fix prices. It would be easy to arrange for adequate finance. Tho object was to eliminate saies competition. The speakers were accorded a hearty vote of thanks.

MARKET REPORTS. FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES. Thcro was no pronounced variation in the prices realised for fruit at the Auckland City Markets yesterday. Apples and peats remained at about last week's rates. Hothouse tomatoes have decreased to 9d to 2s per lb., while hothouse grapes also shared a decline in value. Poorman oranges were dull of sale, while lemons were somewhat easier. No local passions were available. Island oranges brought 22s 6d a case. A fresh shipment of oranges will arrivo from the Cook Islands to-day by the Waipahi, which will also bring a quantity of tomatoes. The field produco market continues to be well supplied with cabbage, pumpkin, swedes and turnips and also heavy stocks of all root vegetables. There was u fail demand for all lines. Southern uoiatoes have increased to 9s to 10s per cwt. Hothouse cucumbors only realised 6s to Ss fcd a dozen, a decrease of 5s 6d a dozen on the rate ruling earlier in the week. There was a medium supply of poultry, the demand for cockerels being very keen. Other table birds also sold wall, the prices showing a slight increase. No turkey hens or gobblers were offered. There was a good demand for moderate supplies of both hen and duck eggs, the prices showing a slight increase. A keen denand existed for tanners' butter, which was again in short supply and sold at the unaltered rata of Is Id to Is 4d per lb. The following are yesterday's prices: FRUIT. Apples, Delicious, extra fancy v 10s to 123 a case' others. 7s Gd to 9s; ex-Nelson, Ballarftta, Gs to 7s : Washington, 8s to 9s; Statesman, Gs to 7s; Stunners, 7s Gd to 9s: \\ lllCsaps, local, 10s to lis. Pears, Coles. 7s 6d to 9s; Nellis, 8s to 9s Cd, P. Bnrrys, 5s to 8s Gd; Josephine, 7s to 83; tree tomatoes, 3b Gd to 7s Gd tomatoes, hothouse. 9d to 2s por lb; grapes. Colemnn, choice. 2s Gd to ."is 7d; leinons, No. 1 10s to 14s a case, No. 3 Gs to 9s; oranges, Island repacks. Mnnsaia, 22s Gd: Aitutaki, 18s to 20s; bananas, repacks first grade. 24s to 30s. second, 18s to 20s- Poorman oranges. 4s to 5s Gd FIELD PRODUCE

Potatoes, southern, 9a to 10s per cwt.; new, IJd to -lid P cr lb- onions. I0»to Ms per cwt.; spring. ->d to la n bundle • kumara, local. 5s io 6s fid a bug Tauransa 10a to 12s Gd per cwt. cabbape, 13 to 4s 6d sack; on benches. Is i< 2s a dozen cauliflower, 8s to 9a a sack; on bonches Is to 10s a dozen swedes, Is to 3s a bag puraoki:i3. 4s to 8s pe, cwl. : .on benches, Is 'o '2s each; beans, Is fid to 2s per lb- lettuce, 2s to 7s a ense encumbers, hothouso Or to 8s lid a dozen: vegetable marrows. Is fid o 3s; citron melonn. 8s to 10s per cwt .celery, Is to 4s 9d a bundle: rhubarb Us 0d to s Gd a dozen; spinach. 7d to lOd radish oa, enrrots, parsnips beet and turnips, MJo 10d • chokos Is to l» Gd- leeke. 2d to ,-,U 11 bUndl ° POULTRY.

Cockerels, heavy, prinn. 5a 6d to 8s .>nch: not prime. 3s 9d upward; light, prime. 4s to 6s; prime, 3s upward: fat roosters. heav*. prime, 2s fid to 3s fid; I'ght. -• - fat hens, heavy. 2s fid to 3s fid liplit. s 9d to 2s Gd: pullets, heavy, be*t. .««> -d to 4a fid- Btnnller 2s jpwaid: light. best. .!; 0d to -is Gd: smaller. 2s upward d«k s young, prime 3s to 3s fid; smaller. 2s Hi upward; old. 2s to 2s fid; ducks young. 9d to 3s 3d- old 2s to '.s fid. DAIRY PRODUCE Hen eggs, A irrnde. fust Quality, Is ,d to Is 8d a dozen H grade, Is 5d to Is bd_ duck eggs, \ grade. Is <d to « » grade. is od to Is fid- farmers butter. Is Id to Is 4d pei lb PROPERTY SALES. A freehold corner block with 70ft. frontit so to. Pin nee Street and 149 ft. frontage to Canada Street, Newton, containing two twostorey buildings, offered at auction ycstciclay by Samuel Voile and Sons, Limited, realised £4200. There was iv large Httend unco, tho bidding being brisk. A freehold section. 20ft by 80ft.. in Symonds Street, opposite Easit Street, failed to reach the reserve, the bidding stopping at XGS a foot. Alfred Btielrlnnd and Sons, Limited, will offer at auction on Monday, nine fanning areas of from eight to G7 acres, at Pakuranga, near Panmure, on account of Mr. Robert Millen. Tho sale will take place on tho homestead farm, Pakuranga, at 11 o'clock.