BUTTER AND CHEESE

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11437, 6 February 1923, Page 2

BUTTER AND CHEESE

LONDON QUOTATIONS. Tlie High Commissioner in his report to the Department of Agriculture states that the butter market is quiet generally. and tho cheese market steady and supplies small. Present quotations are: BUTTER. New Zealand (salted), finest. —February 3rd, 196 s to 198 s per cwt (la 9d to Is Opi per IbJ; January 27th, 196 s to 198 s per cwt (Is 9d to Is !H<J per lb); January 20th, 196 s to 198 s per cwt (Is 9d to Is 9id per lb). "UnsaJted: February 3rd, 198 s to 200 s per cwt (Is 9id to Is 9(d per lb); January 27th, 19Sis to 200 s per cwt (Is 94d to Is 9jd per lb); January 20th, 198 s to 2(X)s per cwt (Is 0(1 to is Old per lb). Other qualities: February 3rd, 190 sto 192 s per cwt (Is BJd per lb) Australian (salted), finest.—February 3rd, ISSs to 190 s to 192 s per cwt ( Is Bid to Is Bid per lb); January 27th, 190 s to 192 s per cwt (Is Bjd per ]b); January 20th, 130 s to 192 s per cwt (Is Btd per lb). Unsalted: February 3rd, 182 s to 194 s to 196 s per cwt (Is Bid to Is B]d to Is 9d per lb); January 27th, 192 s to 196 s per cwt (Is BJd to Is Oil per U>); January 20th, 194 s to 196 s per cwt (Is B|d to Is 3d per lb). Other qualities: February 3rd, salted, 182« to 186 s per c-wt (Is 7Jd to Is Bcl per lb); unsalted, 182 s lo 190 s per cwt (Is 7(d to Is 81:1 per lb). Argentine.—February 3rd, 168 s to 184 s per cwt (Is 6d to "Is 7)d per lb); January 27tli, 168 r. to 1-S4s per cwt (Is 6d to Is 7|d per lb); January 20th, 168 s to 184 s per cwt (Is 6d to le 7}d per lb). Danish, finest.—February 3rd, 204 s to 206 s per cwt: (Is Ito Is lOd per cwt); January 27th, 206 s per cwt (Is lOd per lb); January 20th, 210 s to 212 s per cwt (Is 10(d to is 10Jd per lb). CHEESE. English, finest farmers. —February 3rd, 146 s to 150 s per cwt (Is thjd to Is 4d per lb); January 27th, 145 s to 150 s per cwt (Is 3)(1 to Is 4cl per lb); January 20th, 134 s to 150 s per cwt (Is 2Jd to Is 4d per lb). Fine: Fobruary 3rd, 140 sto 145 s per cwt (Is 3d to Is 3icl per lb). Canadian. —February 3rd, coloured, 130 s to 132 s per owt (Is 2d to Is 2i(l per lb), white 128 s to 130 s per cwt (Is ljd to la 2<l per lb), exceptional, 134 s per cwt (Is 2id: per lb); January 27th, coloured 126 s to 128 s per cwt (Is ijd to Is ljd per lb), white 126 s to 128 s per cwt (Is ljd to Is lfd per lb); January 20th, coloured 128 s to 132 s per cwt (Is Ijd to Is 2Jd per lb), white 130 s to 134 s per cwt (Is 2d to Is 2id per lb) New Zealand.—February 3rd, coloured 126 s to 130 s per cwt (Is lid to Is 2d per IbJ,. white 126 s to 130 s per cwt (Is Ijd to Is 2d per lb)) January 27th, coloured 124 s tc 128 s per cwt (Is lid to Is ljd per lb), white 124 s to 126 s per cwt (Is lid to Is ljd per lb); January 20th, coloured 124 s to 128 s per cwt (le l-}d to Is l|d per lb), white 124 s to 128 s per cwt (Is lid to Is ljd per lb).

A shipment of New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. Port Dept son. Australian ski I luonts, from January 18th to January 24th, totalled 41,011 boxes butter and l 307 crates of cheese. Estimated cheese stocks on February Ist at London Liverpool and Bristol were New Zealand and Australian. 15.150 crates; Canadian and U.S.A., 21,500 crates; against .36,900 and 90,000 crates respectively for same time last year.