FARMING INTERESTS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19035, 12 June 1924, Page 8

FARMING INTERESTS.

LONDON MARKETS HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLED REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated June 6, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— BUTTER. Market uncertain. Official quotations are: — New Zealand—Salted, finest: June 6, 168 s to 170 s per cwt (Is s>d to Is 6d per lb.); May 31, 166 s to 170 s per cwt. I Is si|d to .Is 6d per lb.); May 24, 162 s i to 166 s per cwt. (Is 5Jd to Is per ] lb. Unsalted: June 6,180 s to 182 s per ' cwt. (Is 71d to Is 7Ad per lb.); May 31, 176 s to 182 s per cwt (Is 6jd to Is 7HI per lb.); May 24, 172 s to 180 s per cwt. (Is 6jd to Is 71d per lb.). Good to fine: June 6,154 s to 162 s per cwt Is 4Ad to Is 51d per lb.). Australian.—Salted, finest: June 6, 156 s to 160 s per .cwt. (Is 4sd to Is sjd per lb.); May 31, 156 s to 160 s per cwt. (Is 4jd to Is sjd per lb.); May 24, 154 s to 156 s per cwt (Is 4£d to .Is 4£d per lb. Unsalted: June 6,164 s to 166 s per cwt (Is to Is ssd per lb.); May 31, 164 s to 166 s per cwt. (Is 5Ad to Is s|d per lb.); May l6os to 162 s per cwt. (Is s|d per lb.). Other quahvies: June 6, salted, 130 s to 152 s per cwt. (Is 2d to Is per lb.); June 6, unsalted, 136 s to 152 s per cwt. (Is 24d to Is 4| per lb.). Argentine.—June 6,154 s to 160 s per cwt. (Is 4Jd to Is s]d per lb.); May 31, 150 s to 156 s per cwt. (Is 4Ad to Is 4£d per lb.); May 24, 148 s to 154 s per cwt. (Is 4d to Is 4Ad per lb.). Othere qualities: June 6,138 s to 152 s per cwt. (Is to Is 4Jd per lb.). Danish. —Finest: June 6,180 s to 183 s per cwt. (Is 71d to Is 7£d per lb.); May 31, 178 s to 182 s per cwt. (Is 7d to Is 74d per lb.); May 24, 182 s to 184 s per cw r t. (Is 7Ad to Is per lb.). CHEESE. Official quotations are:— Enylish.—Finest farmers’: June 6, 140 s to 145 s per cwt. (Is 3d to Is 3Jd per lb.); May 31, 140 s to 145 s per cwt. (Is 3d to Is per lb), May 24, 140 s to 145 s per cwt. (Is 3d to Is 3£d per lb.). Canadian, finest (new) —June 6, coloured, 83s to 84s per cwt. (B|d to 9d per lb.); June 6, white, 83s (BJd lb.). Fine—June 6, coloured, 80s cwt (84d lb.); June 6, ,white, 80s cwt. (BAd lb). New Zealand, finest —June 6, coloured, 86s to 88s cwt. (9{d to 9Ad lb.); June 6, white, 86s to 88s. cwt to 9Ad lb.). Fine—June 6, coloured, 84s to 85s cwt. (9d lb.); June 6, white, 85s cwt. (9d lb.); May 31, coloured, 82s to 83s cwt. (Bjd. lb.); May 24, coloured, 82s to 83s cwt. (83d lb.); May 24, white, 81s to 83s cwt. (BAd to 83d lb). Australian, finest, June 6, coloured, 80s to 82s cwt. i (BAd to Bjd lb.). Fine—June 6, coloured, 78s cwt. (83d lb.): May 31, coloured, 78s to 80s cwt. (83d to BAd lb.); May 31, w’hite, 80s cwt. (BAd lb.). HEMP AND WOOL. Hemp.—Manila market inactive all this week, and no sales reported. Quotations for 4< J” grade May-July shipments, £3B to £3B 10s. and value. New Zealand market unchanged. Wool.—The coming holidays are /causing quite a business, and there is no change in prices for tops, except 40’s prepared (coarse crossbred), 2s 3 Ad. APPLES. Apples ex lonic practically disposed of at last week’s prices. Maimoa and Port Brisbane now discharging. Condition of Port Brisbane apples superior to any previous shipment, but some ex Maimoa wasty and over-ripe. Price for fruit ex latter vessel are:—Sturmer, 15s to 16s per case, Statesman 15s to 16s per case, Delicious 14s to 16s per case, Jonathan J2s to 15s per case, Pioneer 14s to 16s per case, London Pippin, Dunn’s Favourite, Cleopatra, Rome Beauty, Stark, 14s to 16s per case. Further report on this shipment next week, also prices for Port Brisbane fruit. Tasmanian apples in poor condition and low prices obtained.