COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 150, 7 April 1930, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS

FROZEN MEAT TRADE. PRODUCERS’ BOARD REPORT. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board lias received the following cablegram from its London office _ dated April 4, advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned and are for representative parcels of, the Hoods offering during the week' being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfield market and (op, ex London stores. Frozen Mutton—Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: Canterbury, 48-56 6Vd, 57-64 6Jd, 65-72 s£d ; North Island selected, 48-56 sid: North Island, 48-56 6Jd, 57-64 5 /7-Bd, 65-72 sfd ; ewes 48-64 5 5-Bd, 6572 4Jd. N.Z. lambs: Canterbury, 361 b and under 8)d, 37-42 BJd. 43-50 7Jd; second quality, average 331 b, 8d; South Island, 361 b alid under Bfd,' 37-42 Bd, 43-50 7fd- North Island selected (ineluding Downs'), 361 b and under 8 5-Bd, 37-42 BJd, 43-50 7}d; seconds, average 311 bßf d; North Island, firsts, 361 b and under Bld, 37-42 8d; sfegonds, average 211 b, BJd; Victorian, firsts, 361 b and under 72d, 37-42 7*d; Argentine, firsts, 361 b and under 7£d, 37-42 T'd. Frozen Beef,—New Zealand: Ox fores 4|d, binds 6d; cow fores 4d, hinds sd. Australian: Ox hinds, over 1601bs 6d. ‘ . , Chilled Beef—Ox fores 4d, hmds 62d. Frozen Pork—New Zealand ; Porkers 60-100 1036, 101-120 9£d. Baconers, 121-180 84dLamli—Market has eased during the week. Mutton—"Wethers and ewes, market is dull, with ooor demand. Beef—Market is depressed owing to heavy arrivals Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand Porker Pigs—Demand falling off owing to warm weathet. Nominal prices owing to short stocks.

THE WOOL MARKET. FINAL SALE. AT TIMARU. (Special to the “Guardian.”! . TIMARU, April 5The clearing-up sale of the season was held at Timaru to-day before a full bench of buyers. About 90 per cent, of the offering was sold. Competitipn was keen up to buyers’ limits. Continental and Bradford buyers took the bulk of the offering sold. Top price of the sale was lid for 13 bales of halfbred ewe from Takitu Station. Top price for merinos was 9£d for six bales from Richmond Station. Top price for three-quarter-breds was 9d. For several lots of crossbred top price was Bjd for nine bales of V over Esklands. Halfbreds were down id to £d on last sale. Merinos were down a penny, crossbreds a halfpenny, and pieces a halfpenny to three-far-things. Following is the official range of

CLEARING SALE. Messrs J. Trevor Thomas and Co. report that on Saturday they conducted, om behalf of Mr P. Foley, Digby’s Bridge, a highly successful dispersal sale of the whole of the live and dead stock on the vendor’s property. There was a representative attendance of local farmers, and 1 competition was animated throughout. The following are the prices realised for some of the main items:— Cattle—Heifer and runner £9, fat cow £9 17s 6d, Jersey heifer £7 10s, Jersey eow £lO, Holstein cow £B, Shorthorn cow £7, Jersey cow £8 os. Horses—Draught gelding £ll 15s, pony, gig and harness £lO 10s. Pigs—2 at 395. Implements—Separator £6. discs £3 10s, d.f. plough £6 lOs, cultivator £3, Reaper and Binder £B, M.H. drill £B, ridger £3, harrows £'2 10s, dray and frame £7 ss, gig £4. A quantity of household furniture sold at market rates.

prices:— d, d. Merinos 8 to 9* Halfbreds ... ... * 8-i to 11 Crossbreds 7i to 8* Pieces— Merino* 6| to 81 Halfbred ... 6 to 8i Crossbred — to 53 Three-quarter-bred ... 4 to 6i Locks to 33