DAIRY PRODUCE

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13639, 25 August 1937, Page 3

DAIRY PRODUCE

CHEESE PRICES LOWER. United Press .Assn.—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. r LONDON, August 22. -The butter market remains weak and irregular. Finest Australian .and New Zealand have been sold at as low as 112 s to 11s, though the nominal quotations are higher. Tooley Street opinion anticipates on 6Ven further quietness in the market, with lower prices, on taking the long view. .y The London butter market was steadier at the close of last week, says a cable message received by the Primary Products Marketing Department and supplied to the Dairv Board. New Zealand salted at 114 s to 115 s was Is a» cwt lower on the week. Friday's closing quotations, with those lor the previous week in parentheses, were a.s follows: New Zealand: Salted. 114 s to 115 s (llos to 116 s; a year ago. 121 s to l_22s>; unsalted, llos to 117 s (110 s to His ; a year ago, 120 s to 121 s). Australia"; Salted, 113 s to 114 s (114 s to llos); unsaltcd. 114 s to 115 s (115 s to 116 s). Irish creamery; Salted, llOs (117 s to 118 s). Ilanish: 106 s f.ob 126 s spot (104s--1245). ’I 4. 'VoV 11 : Unsalted, 107 sto 109 s (108 s to 112 s). v nS.T l iiln: Salted; 107 sto HOs (110 s). Polish: Salted and unsalted, 106 s (106 s to 109 s). ~ ,V*H num ' im ; Salted and unsalted, 110 s (112 s). Hio retail prices of New Zealand and I.nmsh butter were were uuchanged at Is 3d a. lb. Deliveries of New Zealand butter last week totalled 1450 tons. The quantity in store, including 1754 tons a 11 »a,i and Sydney Star, was o.MO tons, as against 4102 tons a year ago. Australian butter in store totalled 4433 tons, as against 2352 t-ons a year ago. Ihe i mperial Economic Committee s estimate of stocks of all butters in store was 934,099 boxes, as against boxes a year ago. I he cheese market closed steady, with a better demand at the lower prices Ihe retail price of New ZenoY 1 iwas unchanged at 9d to Hkt a lb. Fr.chtjJTs Closing quotations, witli those of the previous week iu parentheses,: were as follows - , ra Ne Zealand;. White, 07s' to 6§b (0-)s 6d to 705.; a year ago, 70s to i J.s); coloured, 65s t.y 66s (67s 6d to «««; n year ago, 67s to 68»V. , Australian; White, 66s 6d Canadian: White-, 69s to- 70s (57s to o9s) ; e.i.t., 66s (07s 6d) : old seasons white, 80s (80s to 82s). finest farmers’, 88s to 90s (88s to 90s); factory cheese, 70s (57s to 595). South African: Coloured, G6s to 6/s, Deliveries of New Zealand cheese last week totalled 14,513 crates. The quantity in store, including 7750 dates ox I’akclni, was 47.463 crates, as agnnmst 63,920. crates a year no o in store totaled II t, J6J bowij, as against 63,920 boxes a year ago.