DAIRY PRODUCE

Taranaki Daily News, 13 November 1934, Page 12

DAIRY PRODUCE

BUTTER MARKET QUIETER. CHEESE PRICES STEADY. The London butter market showed a further improvement last week, active trading in the early part of the week seeing the price for finest New Zealand salted rise to 78s. The market eased slightly at the end of the week, closing quiet at 76s to 775. All other butters, with the exception of Danish, also finned in price. Deliveries of New Zealand butter last week totalled 2740 tons, compared with 2470 tons for the previous week and 2736 tons a year ago. The quantity of New Zealand butter in store is 6186 tons, compared with 6898 tons for the previous week and 4200 tons a year ago. The cheese market was again firm in the early part of last week, but closed quieter. Deliveries of New Zealand cheese last week totalled 17,549 crates, while the quantity in store was 88,787 crates. The Dairy Board’s London office reports Friday’s official closing quotations as follow, those for the previous week being shown in parentheses:— ButterNew Zealand, salted, 76s to 775, ex 78s (71s to 735; November 9, 1933, 84s to 88s) (76s to 77s equals approximately 8.77 d f.0.b.). Unsalted, 76s to 80s (76s to 78s; November 9, 1933, 108 s to 112 s 6d). Deliveries, New Zealand, 2740 tons. In store, 6186 tons, including 64 tons ex Port Hobart. __ Australian, salted, 75s to 765, ex 77s (71s to 735); unsalted, 76s to 77s (72s to 735). Deliveries, Australian, 1310 tons. In store, 2633 tons. Danish, 103 s f.0.b., 124 s spot (103 s 1245). Dutch, unselted, 80s to 90s (76s to 82s). Estonian, unsalted, 78s to 80s. Latvian, salted and unsalted, 70s to 74s (68s to 70s). Siberian, salted, 73s to 74s (66s to 675). Polish, salted, 68s to 70s. Ukranian, salted, 72s (65s to 665). The board has also received the following advice from its agents in Canada: Butter: New York, 29 cents; Montreal, 19} cents. Cheese. New Zealand, white, 54s to 54s 6d (5.93 d f.0.b.) (53s 6d to 545; November 9, 1933, 525); coloured, 53s to 54s (5.87 d f.o.b) (53s 6d to 545; November 9, 1933, 525). Deliveries, New Zealand, 17,a49 crates. In store, 88,787 crates. Canadian, white, 54s to 555, old season’s 68s to 70s; c.i.f., white, 535. Deliveries, Canadian, 13,349 boxes. In store, 128,207 boxes. English finest farmers, 82s to 88s.