LATEST COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1266, 4 June 1896, Page 20

LATEST COMMERCIAL.

COLONIAL DAIRY PRODUCE IN ENGLAND. Messrs W. Wedded and Co., London, in their weekly market report, dated 17th April, sta 1 .0 : Butler.-Since on" last report there havo been no arrivals o\- eolonial butter, but the Port Chalmers is due in London on or about the 25th instant with 200 tons of Australian, and, on the same date, the Kangatira will arrive carrying 1-10 tons of New Zealand, and these cargoes will virtually close the season ; thoivh the Maori King is clue some weeks later" with about the same quantity of Australian as the Port Chalmers Iho demand for colonial butter his during the past week been very slow, ami the market consequently lifeless. Owing to the small supply in agents' bands sales have not | „ pressed, and prices remain about the same as last week. Had attempts been made to S'dl any considerable quantity values must have given way. Choicest colonial is 15s per cwt hHicHhina! this penod last year, while Danish is 3s lower. The Copenhagen Committee have made no change this week in the official quotations for Danish, and their market is very firm. The folly ol lowering their prices week after week has been brought prominently and forcibly before them, and it is possible* we may see the present prices maintained until the beginning ol May. Ihe market at Manchester on Tuesday was very brisk, and prices ranged from 2s to # ls hi-her than last week. ill choicest Danish , v ,„ elcared and finest found a good demand. Cheese The market for Canadian continues linn and prices have advanced horn Is too-i In New Zealands there has been a fair business done, but at pri es which are relativMv lower than the respective qualities of Canadian and New Zealand cheese justifies and we look for an advance ol prices in NVw Zealands at an early date. His to be | l0r)Cll tlial in the 150 tons of New Zea and ehonse afloat for the United Kingdom there will bo a large supply of whit-, for there is a „-,, ;1 l demand for this elass ol cheese, at "..].,, ; fully :!i above coloured. Ino pn-.cs ('<•)• Nf-.V //si uid , urn unch uiged from la 1 week. j•,..,),-, 1,1 v:: .""i m bales v.ill bo iivail ibh' f.,r tin! ioi.rth series of !!.■■ w .ol ailra, and 2oi),(Mi (for He fifth K f, i , '"> '" ''"'"hni.