DEMAND FOR BUTTER SLOW

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 254, 27 October 1938, Page 11

DEMAND FOR BUTTER SLOW

CHEESE REMAINS AT 71s. LONDON MARKET REPORT. According to the report supplied by • the Primary Products Marketing Department to the Dairy Board, the 1 London butter market was “slow at 1 the end of last week.” New Zealand finest salted butter was quoted on 1 Saturday at 114 s. The retail price of ■ New Zealand butter remained at Is 2d : a lb. and that of Danish Is 3d. Saturday's closing quotations, with those of the previous week in parentheses, were as follows: New Zealand: Salted, 114 s (114 s a year ago, 138 s to 140 s); unsalted, 114 s to 115 s (118 s a year ago, 139 s to 140 s). Australian: Salted, 109 s to 110 s (108 s to 110 s); unsalted, 110 s to Ills (110 s to 112 s). Danish. 107 s f.0.b.; 128 s to 129 s spot (105 s 126 s to 1275). Dutch: Unsalted, 106 s to 107 s ex. 109 s (107 s to 108 s). Lithuanian: Unsalted, 108 s to 109 s (108 s to 109 s). Deliveries of New Zealand butter last week were 1167 tons, the quantity remaining in store being 4394 tons, as against 3107 tons a year ago. Deliveries of Australian butter were I 901 terns, the quantity in store being ’ 3411. tons, as against 519 tons a year) ago. The cheese market was slow last i week. Saturday’s closing quotations. ■ with those of the previous week in parentheses, were as follows: New Zealand: White and coloured,; 71s (725; a year ago, white, 69s to 70s; coloured. 68s to 695). , Australian: White and coloured,: 67s to 69s (68s to 70s). Canadian: White and coloured, 72s ‘ to 73s (72s to 735); old seasons; white and coloured, 80s (80s). English finest farmers’, 86s to 92s (86s to 925). Deliveries of New Zealand cheese • i last week were 8510 crates. The quantity in store on Saturday was; 45,078 crates as against 42,915 a year: ago, Deliveries of Canadian cheese were 8110 boxes, the quantity in store , being 106,653 boxes, as against 149,654 i boxes a year ago. stituted practically a double market \ yarding. Choppers were forward in : much smaller numbers and the eas- , ing of last week was fully recovered. The baconer entry was smaller and the sale lifeless throughout, values i being easier. Choppers, £2 13s 6d to £6 is. Porkers, 44s 6d to *.3 5s 6d; average price per lb., Tld to 8»d. Baconers, £3 7s 6d to £5 5s 6d; average price per lb., 7id to 72d.