BUTTER AND CHEESE

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11658, 24 October 1923, Page 2

BUTTER AND CHEESE

LONDON QUOTATIONS.

The Department of Agriculture has received the following information from the High Commissioner for New Zealand in London relative to the market quota* tione for butter and cheese. BUTTER,

The market continues slow and prices are again slightly easier. Official quotations are:—

New Zealand, salted finest.—October i2lst, 190 s to 192 s .per cwt (Is BJd to Is B£d per lb), exceptional, 194 s to. 196 s per cwt (Is BJd to Is 9d per lb); October 13th, 190 s to 194 s per cwt (Is Sid to Is Bsd' per lb), exceptional, 196 a per cwt (Is 9d per lb); October 6th, 196 sto 200 s per cwt (Is 9d to la Did per lb). Unsalted: October liftst, 204® to 206 s per cwt (Is 9|d to Is lOd per lb); October 13th, 204 sto 206 s per cwt (Is 9}d to ila lOd per lb); October! 6th, 208 s to 210 s per cwt (Is to Is JOfcd per lb). Other qualities: October 21st, salted 186 s to 188 s per cwt (Is 7fd to Is 8d per lb). Australian, salted, finest.—'October 21st, lS4s to 188 s per cwt (Is 7£d to Is 8d per lb); October 13th, 184® to 186 g per cwt (Is 7id to Is 7|d nor lb); October 6th, 184 s to 186 s per cwt (Is 7|d to Is 7Jd per lb). Unsalted : October 21st, 192 s to 194 s per cwt (Is Bsd to Is Bfd per lb); October 13th, 190 s to 194® per cwt (Is BJd to Is B|d per lb). Other qualities: October 21st, salted, 170 s to l?6s per cwt (Is 6id to Is 6£d i>er lb). Argentine, finest.—October 21st, 176 s to 180 s per cwt (Is 6jd to Is 7Jd per lb); exceptional 186;?: per cwt (Is 7|d per lb); October 13th, 176 s to 180 s per cwt (is 6|d to Is 7id per lb), exceptional, 186 s per cwt (Is 7Jd per lb); October 6th, 180 s to 186 s per cwt (Is 7Jd to Is 7Jd per lb). Other qualities: October 21st, 150 s to 174 s per cwt (Is 4d to Is 6|d per lb). Danish.—October 21st, 200 s to 204® per cwt (Is Did to Is Dfd per lb); October 13th. 202 s to 266 s per cwt (Is 9fd to Is 10d per lb); October 6th, 204 s to 208 s per cwt (Is 9|d to Is 101 per lb). CHEESE. The market is firm for English, but oolonial remains quiet. Quotations are: English, finest farmers.—October 21st, 185 s to 145 g per cwt (Is 2}d to Is 3£d per lb); October l-3th, 135 s to 145 s per cwt (Is 2ld to Is 3£d per lb); October 6th, 135 s to 14os per cwt (Is 2ld to Is 3£d per lb). Canadian, finest.—October 2lst, coloured 114® to 116 s per cwt (Is Did to Is Old per lb), white 112 s to 114 s per cwt (Is to Is Oid per lb); October 13th, coloured 106 s to 108 s per cwt (llid to llid- per lb), white 104® to 108 s per cwt fll{d to ll|d per lb); October 6th. coloured 116 s to- 120 s per cwt (Is Oid to Is Ogd per lb), white 114® to 118 s per cwt (Is OJd to Is osd per lb). Other qualities: October 21st, coloured 112 s per cwt (Is per lb), white 110 s per owt (llid! per lb) New Zealand, finest. —October 21st, coloured. 114 s to 116® per cwt (Is OJd to 1® OJd per lb), white 11& to 116 s per cwt (Is to Is osd per lb): October 13th, coloured 110 s per cwt (lljd per lb), white 104 s to 110 s per cwt (lid to 11 Jd per lb); October 6th, coloured 118 s to 120 s per lb (Is OJd per lb), white 118 s to 120 s per cwt (Is o|d per lb). Shipments of New Zealand produce arrived! this week per s.s. Devon and Port Sydney.