DAIRY PRODUCE QUIET

Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1933, Page 3

DAIRY PRODUCE QUIET

PRICES ADVANCE DURING WEEK. BUTTER CLOSES AT 78s to 80s. There was a slightly firmer tone in the ' London dairy produce markets last week. This was due to an active demand early in the week, both butter and cheese being quiet at the close. New Zealand butter closed at 78s to 80s, an advance of 2s a cwt on the week. The cheese market also improved, values for both colours advancing 2s to 3s 6d a cwt. during the week. The Dairy Board’s London office reports Friday’s closing quotations as follow, those for the preceding week being shown in parentheses:— . < ' BUTTER. New Zealand, salted, 70s to 80s (76s to 78s; July 7, 1932, 100 s to 102 s); 78s to 80s equals approximately 9.06 d f.0.b.; unsalted, 80s to 84s (80s to. 84s; July 7, 1932, 102 s to 104 s); first whey, 73s (735); second whey, 72s (71s). Deliveries, New Zealand, 1950 tons. In store, 10,126 tons, includes 275 tons ex Mahia. Australian, salted, 77s to 795; ex., 80s (76s to 78s); unsalted, 80s to 82s (80s to 82s). Deliveries, Australian, 938 tons; in store, 4450 tons. Argentine, unsalted, 76s to 78s (76s to 78s). ' '• Irish, creamery, salted, 78s; unsalted, 81s. ‘l'';'' Danish, 72s f.0.b.; 90s to 92s spot (695; 89s to 91s). Dutch, unsalted, 88s to 92s Esthonian, salted and unsalted, 73s to 74s (725). Latvian, salted and unsalted, 73s (725). Lithuanian, salted and unsalted. 72s (70s). The board has also received the following advice from its agents in Canada: Butter: New York, 25J cents; Montreal, 20 1-8 cents' a lh. CHEESE. New Zealand, white, 49s 6d to 50s (5.33 d f.0.b.), (47s to 48s; July 7, 1932, 59s to 60s); coloured, 525; ex., 53s 6d (5.66 d f.0.b.), (49s to 50; July 7, 1932, 58s to 595). Deliveries, New Zealand, 26,271 crates: in store, 131,328 crates, includes 19,000 crates ex Orari and Mahia. Australian, white, 47s to 49s (46s>; ' coloured, 50s (46s to 48s). Canadian, white, 66s to 725; c.i.f., 57s (66s to 68s; 575); coloured, 68s; c.Lf. 55s 6d (68s; 55). Deliveries, Canadian, 3950 ' boxes: in store, 56,000 boxes. English, finest farmers’, 80s to 103 s; quiet (80s to 103 s).