DAIRY PRODUCE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 138, 13 June 1931, Page 9

DAIRY PRODUCE

1 AUSTRALIAN MARKETING ■ EXPORT BOARD CONFEKEXUE ! MELBOURNE, June 12. 1 At the conference of the Dairy Pro I ducu Export Board the outstanding ; j question discussed was whether the) I present method of selling butter on a I I f.o.b. and c.i.f. basis should continue. ‘ Mr J. R. King, of the London t Agency, attended and addressed the ] conference, after it was decided that in view of the world depression it would not be in the best interests of : tho dairying industry to disturb tho existing method. The question of limiting the selling | agents in London was discussed and it was resolved to make no reduction. However, it was agreed that those agents who handle Australian butler shipped on consignment should de licensed. An effort should also be made to effect economies in the London selling agency, which is at present cost ing £6OOO aunuallv. —: THE LONDON MARKET Received June 12, 6.10 p.m. LONDON, June 11. There is a good demand for Danish butter at 119 s. Choicest salted New Zealand I.los to 112 s, Australian .107 s to 108 s. Unsalted New Zealand 116 s to 118 s, Australian 110 s to 112 s. The cheese market, is steady. Now Zealand white 555, coloured 57s to 58s. Australian white 5-Is, coloured 575. AGENTS’ ADVICE I Amalgamated ‘Dairies report: Our London office cables that our butter prices are unchanged. Anchor 114 s per cwt. Tho mark' is very slow. Other New Zealand finest Ills, and sales made down to 110 s. Danish 113 s. f.o.b. Retails unchanged. The cheese market is steady, but quiet. White 54s to 555; coloured 57s to 58s. The retail position is unchanged.