CHEESE SUPPLES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23129, 30 August 1938, Page 7

CHEESE SUPPLES

MAIiKET IN BRITAIN

DOMINION'S LARGER SHARE DECLINING CONSUMPTION [from our own correspondent] LONDON, August 8 New Zealand sent 117,00Qcwt. more cheese to the United Kingdom during the period July 1. 1937, to June 29, 1938, than during the previous 12 months, her exports riMng from 1,586,000cwt. to 1,703,000ewt. Seventy per x-ent of this total was shipped to London, 11 per cent to Liverpool, 9 per cent to Bristol, and small quantities were also received by Southampton, Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle and Hull.

The Imperial Economic Committee's Weekly Dairy Notes show that. New Zealand was by far the largest supplier of cheese to the United Kingdom during this period, since the total imports were 2/J80,977cwt. Canada (.722,000cwt.) was the second largest, and Denmark (212,000c\vt.) the third. New Zealand distribution in the United Kingdom showed a tendency to increase in the West of England and to decline at London. In the calendar year 1937 New Zealand was responsible for 59 per cent of the United Kingdom's total imports of cheese. These had declined in 1935 and 1936, but recovered in 1937, when a total of 2,937,000cwt. was imported. Empire supplies wefre 8 per cent heavier than in 1936, larger quantities being received from both New Zealand and Canada . The home production of cheese had declined appreciably in 1936. and there was an even greater reduction in 1937, so that, in spite of the heavier imports, per caput consumption fell to 3.81b., a*' against 9.01b. in the previous year. GRAIN AND PRODUCE TRADE TN AUCKLAND IMPORTS OF ONIONS SHIPMENTS FROM AUSTRALIA Grain and produce business in Auckland has been particularly quiet during tlie past week, and, witli the exception of a sharp drop of about £1 a ton in tho price of South Island potatoes, prices have been fairly stationary. A further shipment of potatoes is due by the Waiana to-day. Onions are becoming fairly short, but a further consignment from Australia is due on September 14. The recent shipment of 300 ton& from the Commonwealth brought total imports to 1400 tons. Merchants in Sydney believe that tho New Zealand Government will permit a totaj quantity of 2000 tons to be imported. The prices named in the following market reports are f.o.b. or f.0.r., Auckland. In estimating the value ex store, an allowance of 3d per 1001b. on grains and 5s a ton on potatoes, etc., should be made. POTATOES The market for potatoes is particularly weak, and prices have been reduced bj r> about £1 a ton since last week. The current values range from .to to £o 10s a ton. Stocks are steadily accumulating, and marked weakness has developed in the South Island. Further declines are expected in the next few weeks. ONIONS Merchants are still working on supplies of Australian onions from the last shipment, and stocks are now fairly light. The next consignment is due to arrive on September 14, and deliveries will be made almost immediately. The market is firm at 10s a bag of about 1001b. FOWL WHEAT Fairly good stocks of Australian fowl wheat are held in store in Auckland, and they arc meeting with a steady demand. There has been little change during the past week, and prices remain at from lis 10cI to Il2s Id per JOOlb. Details of the next shipment have not yet been announced. MAIZE Deliveries of good quality new season's maize are now being made, and there is a fairly good demand. Prices for whole maize are unaltered at from lis Od to l'Js per lOOlb. The market is steady. BARLEY There is a steady demand for Australian barley, but ample stocks are held. Values for clipped remain at last week's level of from 10s lid to 10s Sd per 1001b. OATS AND CHAFF Supplies of chaff are now coming forward more freely from the South Island, follotunfc an improvement in the weather, and stocks in Auckland are steadily being built up to normal. The market is steady, and quotations are maintained at last weeks le*el ot from £lO 15s to £ll os a ton. Feed oats is particularly quiet. The ranee of prices is practically unaltered at from Us 5d to lis Sd per 1001b. BRAK AND POLLARD Good stocks of Australian pollard are held in store locally to meet the steady demand which has ruled for seme weeks. Late rates of from £0 10s to £i) 10s a ton are main--13 Bran is still very scarce and is almost unprocurable. A small shipment arrived from \ustralia bv the Maunganui on Sunda.\. and deliveries of limited quantities \sere made yesterday at the unaltered price of £» u>s a ton.

SHIRTS FOR THREEPENCE

PRODUCT OF JAPAN HIGHER DUTIES WANTED [FJIOM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT] LONDON. August 11 Shirts made in Japan are being sold in England at 3d and (3d each—threepenny s 'shirts for boys, sixpenny ones for men. J3utli varieties were displayed at a recent meeting of the Shirt, Collar and Tie Manufacturers' Federation and the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers. The Import Duties Advisory Committee "has been asked to recommend a higher duty on the shirts immediately.