BUTTER IN LONDON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23000, 30 March 1938, Page 9

BUTTER IN LONDON

MARKET SLOW SHARP DECLINE LAST WEEK STORE STOCKS HIGHER With the market slow. Now Zealand butter declined, sharply on the London market last week. Choicest salted New Zealand was down to 114s per .cwt., compared with the previous week's rates of 119s to 120s, a decrease of nearly Cs per cwt. The New Zealand retail price was unchanged at Is 2d and Is yd per lb. The choose market was more active at the close.

Store stocks of butter rose sharply by 328 tons during tho week to 51114 tons, as compared with 5043 tons in the previous year. Deliveries at 2360 tons also were slightly higher than the previous week's figure, and were well above last year's total of 1942 tons.

By arrangement with tho Primary Products Marketing Department, the following information is supplied by tho New Zealand Dairy Board for the week ended March 25, figures for the previous week being given in parentheses: —

Butter. —New Zealand: Salted, 114s (119s to 120s); unsalted, 119s to 120s (122s to 1235). Deliveries: New Zealand, 2360 tons (last year, 1942 tons); in store, 5134 tons (last year, 5043 tons). Australian: Salted, 112s to 114s (119s to 120s); unsalted, 119s (1225). Deliveries: Australian, 2046 tons (last year, 1480 tons); in store. 3643 tons (last year, 4420 tons). Danish: 96s f.0.b., 118s spot (101s and 1245). Dutch: Unsalted, 110s to Ills, ex. 118s (117s to 118s). Danish retail prices, unchanged, Is 3d, Is 4d Cheese. —New Zealand: White and coloured, 68s 6(1 to 69s 6d (/Ox). Deliveries: New Zealand, 15,885 crates (last year, 13,039 crates); in store, 59,615 crates (Inst year, 74,464 crates). Australian: White, 66s to 68s (67s to 69k). The market improved at the end of the week. Canadian: White, 7tis to 78s (76s to 78s); coloured, 77s to 78s (77s to 78s). Deliveries: Canadian, 4362 boxes (last year, 2147 boxes); in store, 76.515 boxes (last year, Ti ,593 boxes). English: Finest farmers', 96s to 08s (96s to 98s). The market is steady. New Zealand retail price unchanged, 9d.

PROSPECTS FOR CHEESE LONDON AGENT'S OPINION [BY TELEGRAPH —I'll ESS ASSOCIATION J WELLINGTON, Tuesday The prospects for the New Zealand cheese trade with Britain during the coming season are bright, according to Mr. C. Wilson-Scars, junior, provision agent, of London, who arrived in Wellington by the Awatea to-day. The make of English factory cheese was very small last year, because of the big* increase in the consumption of milk in liquid form, he said. The latest reports from Canada, too, indicated that the make for the first part of the season was going to be light. New Zealand cheese was uniform and generally superior to the Australian product, which tended to be irregular and not yet up to standard. New Zealand's chief competitor was Canada. Canadian cheese, closer cutting andwith a better flavour, commanded a premium sometimes of as much as 10s per ewt. The New Zealand product seemed to lose some of its flavour by pasteurisation, but he considered that, with milk coining from so many different places, pasteurisation was essential, unless the factories were certain of their sources of supply. There w.?s 3 good, steady trade for New Zealand butter in Britain, but Danish still commanded a premium, particularly in the North of England, Australia ran New Zealand very close in the qualitv of its butter. "Most of the butter in Britain is sold from blocks in the shops," Mr. Wilson-Sears said. "Many people are suspicious of packet butters, unless of recognised brands, because they may have been blended with inferior produce."

THE CITY MARKETS MUSHROOMS ON SALE HEAVY VEGETABLE. SUPPLIES Apples were in only fair demand at the City Markets yesterday, and Cox Orange Pippin sold at lower rates. There was a better demand for pears, especially for tho Louie Bon Jersey variety, while oranges, which were in short supply, sold well. Mushrooms wero again on the market, and met with keen inquiry. A fresh shipment of Queensland pineapples arrived by the Wanganella, atul persimmons were available. Te Kauwhata grapes, cape gooseberries, passion fruit and lemons were in good demand. Ripe bananas were cheap. Heavy supplies of potatoes sold at verv low prices, and cabbage was still in short supply. With large quantities of green peas available, prices dropped slightly. Choice lines of pumpkins were in keen demand, but prices for other kinds were low. The mavket was heavily supplied with beans and carrots, which sold at very cheap rates. The demand for large quantities of poultry was fair, and there was good demand for ducks. Other prices were unchanged. Values were: —

FRUIT Apples, Cox's Orange. local, 4s to 7a; Hawke's Bay, Is to (is; Delicious. 2s to 8s (id; Ballarat, Is to ss; Grunn.v Smith, ."is to 7s (Ul; Jonathan, Us to ss; Munro, Is to Is (jd; windfalls and others, 2s to '_'s (id; pears. L.8.J., (is to its; Packhanis. lis to ss; Bon Chretien. Us (id to -Is (id; KcilTcrs, •_>s to lis; I'. Barry, 3s to 4s; Winter Coles, 5s to 7s (id; tomatoes, outdoor, extra choice, (is to 7s <:d; others, 'is to ss; oranges, Callfornian, :Sss to 425; grapefruit, Californian, 355; lemons, choice cured, l()s to Ms; others, 5s to 0s; bananas, ripe. Ids to l(is; grapes. To Kauwhata. 8s to lis a case; hothouse, Hamburg, few extra choice, up to 2s per lh; others, 7d to 1s 1 Vad per lb; hothouse, Coleman, extra choice, Is ,'UI to Is (Id per lb; others, lid to Is Id per lb; hothouse Moroc, Is to Is .Id per lb; cape gooseberries. 5d to (id per lb; passion fruit, (Is to lOs a rase; figs, 2s to 3s a case; persimmons, 4s to 5s ua a case; mushrooms, (is to 12s a tin.

FIELD PRODUCE Beet, (id to Is 3(1 a dozen; celery, cookinn, Od to Is 3d a bundle; dessert. Is 3d to 2s Od a bundle; carrots, Od to Is a dozen; cauliflowers, 3s to .*>s a fiack; cabbages, Ss to los a sack; encumbers, Is (Id to 3s a dozen; French beans, 1s to 2s a hair; stringless beans, 'Js to -Is a bag; greeu peas, ."is to 10s a bag; knmaras 3s (id to ."is a bag; leeks, 3d to (Id a bundle; lettuce, 3s to Ts n case; marrow*. Is to 'Js a dozen; melons citrons, 'Js (id to 3s a sack; water, (id to Vis each; onions, No, 1, large, ts (id to ."is a ban; mixed, unirrnded, 'is (id Jo 3s (id a basr; potatoes, Ohakune Kidneys, -Is (id to ."is 3d; other varieties 3s to ts n brie: Pukekohe, Is (Id to 'Js (id a bag; numpkms. Red Warren, 'Js to "Js (Id a sack; choico Crown. (Is to Its a cwt; mixed. Us to Is a sack; parsnips, Is to Is (id a dozen; radish, (Id to Od a dozen; rhubarb, 1s to 'Js (Id ft dozen; spinach, Is (Id to 'Js a dozen; spring onions, Is to Is lid b bundle; swedes, -s to Us a bag; turnips, (Id to Od a dozen. POULTRY Cockerels, henv.v breeds, prime. 3s to ss; not prime, Is <ld to 3s; light breeds, prime, Is 3d to 'Js (id; not prime, Is (Id up; fat roosters, heavy breeds, prinic. .8 to liffnt breedf Is to Is (Id; fat, hens, heavy breeds, •>s (Id to -Is; Iteht breeds, 1s to 'Js 3d; pullets, iieavv breeds, best. r,s to 7s; smaller. 2s up; light breeds, best, -Is to 7s; smnlter, 'Js to :is: drakes, young, prime, 'Js to 3s; smaller. Is up; old, 1s to Is (Id; ducks, ;voung, 3s to •Ih; old. 1s to 1s Od; geese, ss; jurkey hens, sh; gobblers, 10s to 15s. BUTTER AND EOHR Earffs. — Hen. A grade, 'Js 'J 1 id dozen; 1?, Is "! 2 d dozen-. C, Is 3' : d dozen. Duck, A grade, "Js o' ; d dozen; 8, Is I) 1 id dozen; C, Is 3' 2 d dozen. Farmers' buttert lid to Is 2d per lb.