COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 51, Issue 131, 16 March 1931, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

FROZEN MEAT MARKET. PRODUCERS' BOARD REPORT. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cablegram from its London office, dated March 13, 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 goods offering during the week, being For business done on the basis of dfelivered tfo Smithfield market and/or ex London stores: — , N.Z. Sheep—Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: Canterbury 48/o6lb 3sd, North Island, f)7/G4lb 3|d, selected 667721 b 3sd ; North Island, 48/oGlb 3§d ; North Island, ,<37/G4lb 3*d; 6577211) 3gd; ewes, 481 b and under 2jjd, 48/G4lb 2Jd, 56/721b 2id N.Z. Lambs, Canterbury, 361 b and under t5Jd, 37/421b 6Jd, 43/501b OJd; 2nd quality, average 331 b, /s|d; 'including Downs, Selected North Island brands, 36ib and under, G£d; 37/421b GJd, 43/50lb 6jd ; 2nd quality, average 311 b, 6sd; other North Island brands, first quality, 361 b and under Gd, 37/421b Gd, second quality, average 311 b, old. Australian Lambs —Victorian, first quality, 36/under sd, 37/421b scl. Argentine Lamb—First quality, 3Glb and under sd, 37/421b 4|d. Argentine Chilled Beef—Ox fores 3Jd, ox hinds sfd. Australian Frozen Beef—Ox crops, over l(K)ll), 2|d, ox hinds, over 1601 b, 3.U1. "N.Z. Prime Porker Pigs—6o/1001b o' ; d, 101/1201b 4kl. N.Z. Prime Baconer Pigs, 121'1801b, sd. Lamb market—Alore active. Mutton market —No change in prices for wethers, hut market is firmer. Ewes: Prices slightly better owing to lower stocks. N.Z. Reef—Market is dull, with poor trade. N.Z. Porker Pigs.—Better demand for light-weights, but trade slow for heavy-weights. N.Z. Baconer Pigs—There is practically no demand owing to over supplies of Continental bacon.