PRODUCE IN LONDON.

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18928, 24 April 1933, Page 14

PRODUCE IN LONDON.

FALL IN BUTTER. MARKET QUIET. CHEESE ALSO DOWN. There was a fall of Is per cwt. In prices of New Zealand finest butter and white and coloured cheese during the final two days of business on the London market last week. Butter is now quoted at 66s to 67s per cwt. and cheese at 37s and 44s for white and coloured respectively. Both markets are -quiet. The latest advice of the market, received by Mr C. R. Spragg from Bannatyne and Company, Limited, Liverpool and London, under date April 22, states: “After sales, during the week of butter at 70s and white cheese at 39s and coloured at 45s to 465, the period ended with both markets weaker. Butter is now quoted at 665; cheese, white, 375; and coloured 445.”

Merchants have received the following cablegrams, dated April 21, from their London principals:— New Zealand Producers’ Co-opera-tive Marketing Association, Limited. —- Butter: New Zealand, 66s to 675; Danish, 98s. Cheese: White, 375; coloured, 445. Both markets are very dull, with little doing. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., from Samuel Page and Son. —Butter: Prices are 2s lower; New Zealand, finest, 65s to 675. Cheese: Prices are 2s low.£r: New Zealand, finest, 65s to 675. Cheese: Prices are 2s lower: New Zealand, white, 36sf coloured, 42s to 435.

DAIRY BOARD'S ADVICE. WELLINGTON, Monday. The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the following market report from its London office dated April 21, previous week’s quotations in parenthesis:— Butter. —New Zealand: Salted, 66s to 68s (68s to 70s); unsalted, 66s to 70s (66s to 70s); 66s to 68s equals approximately 7Jd 'f.o.b.; first whey, 62s (645) ; second whey, 60s (625); deliveries New Zealand, 1433 tons; in store, New Zealand 7663 tons, includes 325 tons “ Canonesa ” and “ Akaroa.” Australian; Salted, 64s to 67s (65s to 68s) ; unsalted, 66s to 68s; deliveries, Australian, 2050 tons; in store, Australian, 5050 tons. Market slow, irregular. New Zealand retail price unchanged, 9d. Argentine: Unsalted, 64s to 66s (64s to 70s) ; Danish, 76s f.0.b., 98s spot (firm), (71s, 90s to £ls) ; Latvian unsalted, 7is to 73s (70s)-; Lithuanian, unsalted, 67s to 68s (68s); Siberian, 62s to 63s (62s to 635). Empire Marketing Board’s estimated stocks, all butters in store, 942,213 boxes (last year 484,248 boxes). Cheese. —New Zealand: White, 37s to 38s (3|d f.0.b.), (38s to 40s); coloured, 435, 45s to 46s 6d (4. 6 d), (45s to 465). Deliveries New Zealand, 15,907 crates; (in store, New Zealand, 107,084 crates, includes 13,500 crates "Akaroa”). Australian: Coloured, 43s to 43s 6d (42s to 435). Market easier. South Africa: White, 365; coloured, 425. Canadian: White, 62s to 68s (quiet) ; coloured, 66s to 68s. (60s to 68s). English finest farmers, 84s to 102 s, fair demand. The Board has also received the following advice from its agents in Caiiadh: — Butler.—New York, 21 cents, Montreal, 23 cents.

weaners met values practically on a par with last week’s Frankton quotations. Light fat cows made from £2 2s to £2 12s 6d; unfinished, £i 15s to £2; inferior and good stores 23s to 325; medium stores, 16s to 225; inferior up to 15s; medium weaner calves, 29s to 345; fat lambs, 9s 9d to 10s 3d; lighter, 8s 6d to 9s 6d; forward, 7s lid; good stores, 6s 6d to 7s; medium, 5s 7d to 6s 3d; others, 4s 9d to 5s 6d; light porkers, £1 to £1 8s; large stores, 15s to 17s 6d; smaller, 11s to 14s; slips, 9s to iis; weaners up to 7s 6d.

WAIHOU STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report that at their Waihou stock sale a medium yarding of sheep came forward, late rates being maintained throughout. A medium yarding of cattle was penned, prices being firmer than last sale on store cows; fat cows sold at late rates. A very heavy yarding of fat and store pigs again came forward. All classes showed a decided decrease in values since last sale. ( Quotations. —Fat wethers 13s lid, fat ewes 7s, store ewes 4s 9d, fat lambs 11s 2d, forward conditioned store lambs 9s 6d to 10s, store lambs 7s 4d to 8s 4d . Cattle; Fat steers £5, heavy fat cows £2 19s to £3 6s, medium fat 'cdws £2 2s to £2 14s, light fat cows £1 16s to £2 Is, fresh store cows £1 8s to £1 15s, boners 15s to 245, potter bulls £2 10s to £3 15s, heifer calves 28s to 355, inferior sorts 15s to 245.. Pigs: Heavy baconers 38s to £2 2s, medium baconers 36s to 395, light bacoers 32s to 355, heavy porkers 28s to 31s, medium porkers 24s to 275, light and unfinished porkers 18s to 235, stores 12s to 16s, slips 7s to 11s, wcancrs 4s to 6s 6d.