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The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company, reporting on London 
butter market, under date 24th January, call attention to the continued 
tendency already alluded to in the Courier towards the removal of the disparity 
in price between Danish and Australasian butter. The report states :— 
Market has had a most erratic course since our last issue. Colonial has 
remained firm at last quotations, while Danish, on the other hand, has gradually 
receded in price until a few days ago, when both descriptions were selling 
practically on the same basis. At no period since the commencement of the 
colonial business have the Danes found the competition with colonial so severe. 
The Danes themselves are at a loss to understand the position, and while they 
have been lowering their prices the colonial market has gradually become firmer. 
We think the situation has been brought about largely owing to the displace- 
ment by New Zealand butter of Danish on the Liverpool and Manchester 
markets, thus showing that the colonial article is gradually getting a firmer 
grip of our markets. 
Australian.—Since our last advice the following steamers have arrived — 
namely, “ Omrah,” 32,000 boxes; ‘ Britannia,’’ 24,000 boxes; ‘ Ortona,” 22,000 
boxes ; total, 78,000 boxes; which quantity has gone steadily into consumption. 
Prices have been too high for a speculative business, and now that shipments have 
practically ceased from Australia, and the quantity afloat very much lighter 
than last year, the position looks undoubtedly healthy. Unsalted lots, which 
were at a discount as compared with salted, are now practically on the same 
basis—namely, choicest, 106s. to 108s.; fine to finest, 98s. to 104s. Unsalted 
is always a little risky and uncertain, being at the best a somewhat limited 
e. 
Curuse (duty free).—American, 49s. to 50s.; Canadian, 51s. to 52s. ; 
New Zealand, 50s. to 51s.; Australian, 47s. to 49s. per cwt. 
ConDENSED Mirx.—18s. 6d. to 20s. 5d. per case in 20-case lots. 
Sucar (duties, raw, 28. to 8s. 10d. ; refined, 4s. 2d. and 3 per cent.).— 
Refined, £16 to £18 per ton ; German beet, 88 per cent., 6s. 73d. per cwt. 
Syrups (duty, 2s. per ewt. and } per cent.).—Finest, 14s. per ewt. 
Morasses (duty, 2s. per cwt. and 3 per cent.).—5s. 9d. to 8s. per cwt. 
Rice (duty free).—Rangoon, £10 to £13; Japan, £13 to £14; Java, £15 
to £17; Patna, £18 to £21 per ton; Queensland (Pimpama Island), valued at 
£18 10s. in the London market. 
CorreE (in bond, duty 14d. per lb. and 7 per cent.).—Ceylon plantation, 
small to good middling, 45s. to 105s.; peaberry, 75s. to 125s.; Santos, 82s. to 
65s.; Mocha, 65s. to 100s. ; Jamaica, finest, 100s. to 120s. per ewt. 
Anrowkoor.—St. Vincent, lid. to 2$d.; Natal, 54d. to 63d. ; Bermuda, 
1g. 8d. to 1s. 10d. per Ib. 
Wuear.—Australian, white, 3ls.; New Zealand, white, 29s. 9d. to 80s. ; 
Duluth, red, 31s. 3d.; Manitoba, red, 31s. per 480 lb. ; 
Frovr.—Australian, 20s. 9d. per 280 Ib. 
Marine Bartry.—English, 25s. 6d. to 28s. per 448 Ib. 
Oats.—New Zealand, 25s. to 27s. per 384 lb.; Canadian, 16s. to 28s. 
per 3820 lb. 
Sprir Pras.—48s. per 504 Ib. 
Ginarr (duty free).—Calicut, good medium, 80s. to 100s.; medium, cut 
rough, 39s.; small, cut rough, 30s. to 34s.; Japan, rough, 44s. to 45s.; 
Jamaica, good bright, 60s. to 70s. ; middling to fair, 40s. to 56s. per cwt. 
Prprer.—Capsicums, 16s. to 80s.; chillies, 35s. to 88s. per cwt. 
