LONDON DAIRY PRICES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20620, 19 July 1930, Page 7

LONDON DAIRY PRICES.

BUTTER MARKET SLOW.

NEW ZEALAND 134s TO 1365. LONDON. July 17. The butter market is slow. Danish is firmer at 148s to 150s; choicest salted New Zealand, 134s to 1365; Australian, 132s to 1345; unsalted New Zealand, 148s to 150s; Australian, 132s to 1345. The cheese market is quiet. New Zealand, white, is quoted at 76s to 775; coloured, 81s to 82s; Australian, white, 755; coloured, 80s. REPORTS FROM MERCHANTS. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., has received the following cablegram from its London house, dated July 17:—Butter and cheese quotations are unchanged and the markets are quiet. Andrew Clement arid Rons, Ltd., has received the following cablegram from its London house, dated July 17:—Butter: Quiet, 1355. Cheese: White, 765; coloured, 81s; firm. Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., has received the following cablegram from its London house, dated July 17:—Butter: Market slightly firmer. Our official price unchanged, 138s; Danish, 144s to 1455, f.o.b. Cheese: White, 775, after good demand nt 75s to 765; coloured, 82s. W. W. Bowker has received the following cablegram from A. J. Mills and Co., Ltd., dated July 17: —Butter: New Zenland, finest. 135? to 1365: firsts, 133s to 1345; Danish, 146s to 148s; Australia*. 130s to 1345. The market is quiet and the demand slow, but Continental supplies are decreasing. Cheese: New Zealand, white, 76s to 775; coloured, 81s to 82s; Canadian, c.i.f., white, 775; coloured, 795. THE LONDON MARKETS. PRICES FOR METALS. TIN IN FIRMER DEMAND. (Received July 18, 10.25 p.m.) LONDON. July 17. (Quotations on July 14 in parentheses.) Copper.—Spot, £47 16s 10,, d (£47 9s 4jd); three months, £47 13s 9d (£47 9s 4jd). Electrolytic Copper.—Spot, £52; (£52 10s) ; three months, £54 (£54 10s). Wire Bars.—£s4 (£54 10s). Lead.—Spot, £lB 5s (£lB 6s 3d); three months, £lB 2s 6d (£lB 3s 9d). Spelter.—Spot, £l6 10s (£ls 15s); three months, £l7 5s (£l6 7s 6d). Tin.—Spot, £135 lis 3d (£132 13s 9d); three months, £137 3s 9d (£134 3s 9d). Silver.—Standard, 16d (16d) prr oz.; fine, WHEAT, FLOUR AND PULSE. Wheat.—Cargoes are quiet and occasionally 3d lower. Parcels are 3d to 6d down. Futures: London: July, 33s per quarter; September, 33s 2d. Liverpool: July, 7s If d per cental; October, 7s 2gd; December, 7s Spot trade slow. Australian ex ship, 37s 6d. Flour.—Steady. Australian ex store, 29s 6d to 30s. Oats.—Firmer tendency. Peas.—Dull. Beans.—Slow. Beet Sugar.—August, 5s 2 ; '[d. CANTERBURY MARKETS. WEAK DEMAND FOR POTATOES [BY TELEGRAPH.—rRESS ASSOCIATION'.] CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The potato market continues to provide the centre of interest in the Canterbury grain and produce trade to-day. The position was slightly weaker for prompt delivery, while the forward situation is practically unaltered. There is a fair amount of business being done. July and prompt deliveries are worth £5 to £5 5s per ton and August-September to £5 15s. The Waimarino is to leave to-night and will take about 3000 sacks from Lyttelton. She has on board 3250 sacks from Timaru, the largest shipment from Timaru this season. The weakness of the present position is partly due to the fact that a largo quantity had been sold for July delivery. The quotation to on trucks is £4 to £4 2s 6d a ton.

The oats market is quiet, but firm, with little alteration in values since last report. Local B grade Gartons are worth 4s, f.0.b., s.i., and local A gartons 4s Id, s.i. The chaff market is steady, with a few orders coming to hand. Srjes have been made for prompt delivery at ££ 17s 6d to £7 a ton, f.0.b., s.i., which is equivalent to £5 7s 6d to £5 10s a ton on trucks. The onion* market has practically ceased business. Onions are worth £2 10s to £3 10s, according to qualityThere is a little business being done in new season's wheat on the basis of 5s Sdi to 5s 6d a bushel for Tuscan, according to stations. Fowlwheafc is firm at 6s, f.0.b., s.e., with the inquiry good. STOCK SALES. VALUES AT TIE AD. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report:—A good yarding of all classes of cattle was punned at oar lirau tale on Thursday, when prices remained firm at late quotations. Prices were- tat cows, £8 5s to £9; medium, £G 193 to £7 j&s; light, £5 10s to £l\ 9a : forward conditioned. £4 las to £5 2s 6ci; store cows, £3 4s to £4 ; boner cows, £'.! to £2 IPs; choice Jersey yearling heiferir, £8 to £9; heifer calves, £2 lGs to £3 ss; others, £1 5s to £2 3s: steer calves, £3 2s; dairy cows, close to profit, £9 10s to £l2; later culvers, £7 10s to £9; backward. £5 10s to £7; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, close to profit, £9 to £ll ss; backward, £7 5s to £B. TAUHEI CLEARING SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report having held on Wednesday a very successful clearing sale on account of Mr. D. H. Williamson, of Tauliei, Morrinsville. A full range of dairy cows realised full value, while a keen demand for springing heifers resulted in very satisfactory fisrures being obtained. Horses also were sold at competitive prices. Good pics realised exceptional prices. Quotations: Best quality dairy cows, close to profit. £l4 10s to £10: moro backward cows. £l2 to £11; Into ealvers. £lO 5s to £ll 15s: best quality heifers, close to profit, £ll Ids to £l2 sh; more backward, £9 10s to £ll ss: Into culvers. £8 to £9 ss; bay peldinps, £23 10s to £27; sow 3. £7 10- to £8 10s; slips, £1 9s. FEILDING QUOTATIONS. fnY TEI.EGtIAPH. —FUERS ASSOCIATION.] FEILDING. Friday. A large yarding ot dairy stock at the stock sale to-day found a ready market and was sold nt high onces. Fat cattie neia offered in increased numbers and sold nl P to 35s per lOOlb. Fat sheep brought ate rutpq Very few store sheet) were ofTered. Fat lambs, primest. made 17s Pd to l'f ljd: Rood, 14-s 10(1 to IPs 4cl; fat hogßcts woollj, 18s 6d; others 15s 3d to las .Id; fat Iwo. tooth prime. 2.1s to 245; sood, 22s nd; others from 15s Id >" 10 s sd; fat ewes, extra pood, 235; others, from His 3d to 19s Id: fat wethers, prime, 24s to 23s lOd; good, 22s to 2ts- others, from 17s 3d. Sloro sheep: Kmplv ewes, in good condition, ins; olhers. from 7s 3d to 9s 3d; black-faro lambs, lis 4d: fa f and forward wethers. 255; twotooth ewes, running with Southdown rums, 23b; five years, 17s Pd; mixed sued ewes, running with Romney rums, 17s. Dairy cattle: Best sprinpins cows. £l2 to £'2 ss; pood, £lO to £11; fair. £7 to £9; others, from £5 to £0 15s; springing heifers, best. £lO 10s; fcood. £8 10s. cows in milk, from £5 to £lO Store cattle: Jersey cows, good condition, £4 2s Gd; fair, £3 7s M; Jersey wcaner heifers, pood, £4 2s to £4 7s; others from £2 15s to £3 17s 0d ; store cows, mixed colours. £3 7s Gd ; red cows, £3 5;, w-ni't - steers. 21s; fat cows, Shorthorn, from £8 to £lO 10s; lighter sorts, £5 15s to £(> 2s Pd : fat bullocks, Polled Angus, £l3 ss, fat Herefords £ll to £l3 ss; pood weights £9 5s to £lO 17s; lighter 'sorts, £7 10s: heifers, £8 15s to £9 7# 6d,