COMMERCIAL NEWS
FROZEN MEAT TRADE. ,
PRODUCERS' BOARD REPORT. 1 The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received the following cablegram from its London office, dated January 26, 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 ami are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business tlono on the basis of delivered ,to Smithfield market and/or ex London stores:—
Frozen Mutton, crossbred wethers and maiden ewes—Canterbury and North Island selected: 48-561 b sgd, 57-641 b 5-jd, 65-721 b old. North Island: 48-561 b old, 57-641 b 51 d, 65-721 b s)d Ewes: 481 b and under 4sd, 48641 b 4tl, 65-721 b 3:]d. Frozen Lamb, new season’s—Selected North Island brands, including Downs—36lb and under 7§d, 37-421 b 7gd, seconds, average 321 b, 6jd. Other North Island brands: 361 b and under 7*d, 37-4211> 7fd, seconds, average 321 b 6|d. Australian: Victorian (firsts): 361 b and under o|d, 37-4211> 61 cl. Argentine (firsts): 3611) and under 6)d, 37- 421 b 63d. Frozen Beef—New Zealand: Ox fores 2-Jd, hinds 3d. Australian: Ox crops, over 1001 b, 2|d, ox hinds, over 1601 b, Sid. Chilled Beef—Argentine: Ox fores 33d, ox hinds s£d. Frozen Pork —New Zealand, prime porker pigs: 60-801 b 6)d, 81 -1001 b sjjd. Baconer pigs: 120-lGOlb s!cl.
Lamb market —Firm with consumption satisfactory. Spot stocks light until arrival of further supplies next week.
Mutton market—Wethers and ewes very firm owing to extremely short supplies. Beef market —Meeting with good trade, but prices unchanged. New Zealand Porker Pigs—Heavier arrivals have slightly eased prices, but trade good. New Zealand Baconer Pigs—Firm, owing to better prices for bacon.
DAIRY PRODUCE. QUOTATIONS IN LONDON. , The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the following market report from its London office, dated January 26, 1934: —- Butter. New Zealand salted, January 26, 1934, 67s to TiSs, extra 69s (last week 60s to 665), equals approx. 7.68 d t.o.fi. Unsalted, 72s to 74s '(7os to 725). Australian salted 64s to 60s (62s to 635); unsalted 66s to 68s (65s "to 665). Maiket quieter, active demand earlier m the week. Argentine unsalted 62s to 64s (62s to 665). Danish 67s f.0.b., 89s to 90s spot (655, 86s to 87s). Dutch unsalted 88s to 92s (90s to 945). E<xtvian unsalted, 75s to 775. Lithuanian unsalted, 69s to 71s. Siberian, 60s to 62s (58s to 60s). Market slow. Retail prices unchanged. New Zealand 9d, Danish lid. Cheese. New Zealand white, 41s to 425, 4.33 d f o.li. (42s to 435); coloured 43s to 445, 4 58d f.o.b. (42s to 435). Australian coloured, 42s (40s to 41s). Canadian white and coloured, 46s to 52s (46s to 525). Deliveries Canadian, 13,000 boxes; in store, Canadian, 186,049. English finest farmers, 90s to 94s (90s to 945). Market quiet. New Zealand retail price uncTTanged 6d. The board has also received the following advice from its agents in Canada:—Butter: New York 19) cents, Montreal 25) cents.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 92, 29 January 1934, Page 7
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