NEW ZEALAND BUTTER

Waikato Times, Volume 123, Issue 20597, 7 September 1938, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND BUTTER

! FIRM MARKET IN LONDON 5 DAIRY BOARD’S REPORT WELLINGTON, Wednesday Advices from London show that a firm market ruled for New Zealand butter throughout the past week, with [ prices higher toward the close. ' e Choicest salted New Zealand was sellfi ing at 122 sto 1"23s per cwt., a rise of about Is Cd since the previous week. 5 > The recent recovery in the market }' has been largely due to an improved -• stock position. ;• By arrangement with the Primary y Products Marketing Department the .- New Zealand Dairy Board supplies the ' • following information for the week G ended September 3, figures for the previous week being given in parenU theses:— •’ Butter.—New Zealand, 6alted, 122 s to 123 s (121 s) ; unsalted. 123 s to 124 s n (121 sto 1*223). Deliveries: New Zealand. 1658 tons (last year, 1863 tons) ; p . in store, 4351 tons (last year, 7773 ” tons). Australian, salted,* ÜBs to a 110 s, ex. 120 s (116 s to 117 s); unsailed, 1195.t0 120 s (It7s to 118 s). IP Deliveries: Australian, 1095 tons (last 0 year, 114 4 tons); in store, 4106 tons ~ (last year, 3518 tons). Market firm throughout tlie week, prices higher toward close. New Zealand retail price. d unchanged, Is 3d. Danish, J l/is to ,j 115 s. f.0.b.. 135 s spot (115 s and 136 s 0 ,n 13 7s) ; Dutch, unsaltcd, Ills to e 112 s, cx. 113 s (109 s lo 110 s); Lithuanian. salted, 114 s ( —); unsalted, e Ills and 113 sto 114 s (112 s). Market d quiet. Danish retail price, unchanged, 0 Is 4d. The Imperial Economic Com- _ mittee estimated stocks of all butters in store at 1,299,270 boxes (last year, 931,402 boxes). Cheese.—New Zealand, white and coloured, 73s (72s 6d to 735). Dee liveries: New Zealand, 14,736 crates e (last year, 18,153 ' crates) ; in store, 51,945 crates (last year, 45,700 II J crates). Australian, white, 68s 6d to 6d (68s to 70s) ; coloured, 68s 6d to 70s (GBs to 70s). Canadian, white _ and coloured, 71s to 72s (78s to 80s) ; c.i.f., 69s (69s 6d) ; old season's, 1 white and coloured, 78s to 80s ( —). Deliveries: Canadian, 8595 boxes (last. ° year, 8038 boxes) ; in store, 99,959 d boxes (last year, 124,125 boxes). Market firm. New Zealand retail ~ price, unchanged, 9d. English, finei b U farmers', 80s to 88s (BGs to 88s) ; fac,e tory, 67s to 68s (60s). Market I steady.