DAIRY PRODUCE.

Pahiatua Herald, 29 September 1936, Page 2

DAIRY PRODUCE.

BUTTER MARKET FIRMER. CHEESE STEADY. Tlie London butter market continued to ease in the early part of last week, New Zealand finest salted falling as low as 97s a cwt, but toward the close of the week the market recovered somewhat, and closed firm at up to lOls a cwt. Retail prices ' are nominally unchanged, hut New Zealand butter at Is Id a lb is becoming fairly general. American buying of Continental butter was more active last- year, principally Polish and Dutch butters being bought. American butter quotations are: New York, 34 if cents a lb; Montreal. 24$ cents. Deliveries of New Zealand , butter last week totalled 1983 tons, compared with 1835 tons for the previous week and 1909 tons a year ago. Australian deliveries were 892 tons against 200 tons a year ago. New Zealand butter in store now amounts to 5093 tons, including 437 tons ex the Akaroa, compared with 5533 tons for the previous week and 4458 tons a year ago. Australian stored butter totals 1141 tons against 1'620 tons a year ago. The cheese market is steady on available short supplies, with prices slightly easier than last week. Deliveries of New Zealand cheese totalled 17,230 crates compared with 17,532 crates a year ago, while the quantity in store is now only 49,687 crates, including 10,910 crates ex the Akaroa and Huntingdon, compared with 83,207 crates a year ago, Canadian de-

liveries were 5693 boxes against 6931 boxes a year ago, the quantity in store being 79,201 boxes, compared with 98.808 boxes a year ago. The Dairy Board’s London office, by arrangement with the Primary Products Marketing Department, reports last week's closing quotations as follows, those for the previous week being shown in parentheses : BUTTER. New Zealand: Salted (equals approximately 11.63 d f.0.b.), 98s to IOOs (106 s to 106 s;. September 25, 1935, 115 s co 116s> ; unsalted, 98s to IOOs, ex. 102 s (104 s to 106 s) ; September 25, 1935, 112 s to 1 10s). Australian: Salted, 99s to IOOs (105 sto 106 s) ; unsalted, 99s to 100 s (103 s to 105 s). Argentine: Unsalted, 88s to 94s (94s to 98s). Danish: 98s f.0.b., 120 sto 121 s spot (102 s to 103 s, 1245). Dutch: Unsalted, 94s to 965, ex. lOls (98s to 101 s). Estonian: Uhsalted, 965. Siberian: Salted, 92s to 96s (102 s to 103 s). Ukranian: Salted, 92s to 96s (102 s). Polish: Salted, 78s to 82s (86s to, 88s) ; unsalted, 80s to 82s (86s). Lithuanian: Unsalted, 965. CHEESE. New Zealand: White, 67s to 67s 6d (7.58 cl f.0.b.) (67s to 68s; September 25, 1935, 5,8 s to 58s '6d) ; coloured, 64s 6d to 65s (7.26 d f.0.b.) (65s 6d to 665; September 25, 1935, 58s to 58s 6d). ' Canadian: White, 68s to 71s (69 s 6d to 725) ; coloured, 67s to 71s (619 s to 725) ; c.i.f., 68s 6d ( —-) ; old season’s white, 82s (82s). English: Finest fanners, 78s to 80s (78s to 80s) ; factory cheese, 62s to 66s (62s to 665).