BUTTER AND CHEESE.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 April 1922, Page 8

BUTTER AND CHEESE.

LATEST QUOTATIONS FROM HOME. PRICES RECEDED BUT RECOVERED. The High Commissioner for New Zealand in London has cabled the following report and quotations in respect to butter and cheese, the date of the cable being April 13:— BUTTER. 1 Market quiet. Demand only -for butter available for the Easter trade. Prices receded early this week. New Zealand sold down to £8 16s (Is o£d per lb.), but recovered somewhat towards close. Present quotations are: New Zealand.—April 13, 178 s to 182 s per cwt. (Is 7d to Js 7Ad per lb); exceptional, 184 s per cwt. (Is 7£d per lb); unsalted. 180 s (Is 7-*4d per lb); April 8,180 s to 188 s per cwt. (Is 7%d to Is Bid per lb); April 1,188 s to 195 s j per cwt. (Is S%d to Is 9d per lb). I Australian (salted and unsalted). — . April 13, 166 s to 170 s per cwt. (Is 5%d ‘to Is 6%d per lb) ; exceptional, 172 s ! per cwt. (Is 6%d per lb); April 8, 170 s to 176 s per cwt. (Is to Is per lb); April 1,174 s to 180 s per fwt. (Is 6sd to 15.7!4d per lb).

Argentine.—April 13, 160 s to IGSs per cwt. (Is s>4d to Is 6d per lb); April 8,160 s to 168 s per cwt. (Is 5%d to Is 6d per lb); April 1, not quoted. Danish. —April 13, 184 s to 186 s per cwt. (Is 7?d to Is 8d per lb); April 8. 186 s to J9Bs per cwt. (Is Sd to Is 9%d per lb); April 1. 202 s to 215 s per cwt. (Is to Is lid per lb). CHEESE. Market opened quiet, but closed firmer. Official quotations are: English, finest farmers.—April 13, 135 s to 140 s per cwt. (Is 2Ad to Is 3d per lb); April 8,135 s to 140 s per cwt. (Is 2Ad to Is 3d per lb); April 1,135 s to 140 s per cwt. (Is $Ad to Is 3d per lb). Canadian.—April 13, colored, 98s to 104 s per cwt. (lU%d to per lb); white. 94s to 102 s per cwt. (10d to lid per lb) ; April 8, colored, 98s to 104 s per cwt. (10£d to lid per lb): white, ;94s to lO&s per cwt. (10jd to lid per lb); April 1, colored 94s to 104 s per cwt. (lOd to lid per lb); white, 90s to 102 s per cwt. to lid per lb). New Zealand. —April 13, colored 90s to 92s per cwt. (9|d to 9%d per lb); white, 82s to 84s per cwt. (SJd to 9d per lb) and up to 86s per cwt. (9%d per lb); April 8, colored, 94s to 98s per cwt. (lud to HB/jd per lb); white, !)Os to 92s per cwt. (9§d per lb) ; April 1, colored, 98s to 100 s per cwt. (10jd to per lb) ; white, 95s to ■9os per cwt. (10»4d per lb).