COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 61, 23 December 1935, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS

FROZEN MEAT TRADE. PRODUCERS’ ’BOARD. REPORT. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has received the following cable from the London office, dated Dec. 21, advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised tor 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 delivered to Smithfield market and/or ex London stores: — Mutton. Canterbury, and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481 b and under 53d, 48 to 561 b 53d, 57 to 641 b fid, 65 to 721 b 43d. North [lsland, 48 to 561 b 53d, 57 to 641 b sd, 65 to 721 b 4fd. Ewes: 481 b and under 3fd, 48 to 641 b 3d, 65 to 721 b 23d. Lamb. North Island Downs: Second quality, new season’s, average about 301 b, 73d. North Island, first quality, new season’s, 361 b and under 83d, 37 to 421 b Bid. . - Australian—Victorian: First quality new season’s), 361 b and under 73d, 37 to 421 b 7d. Argentine—First quality, new season’s, 361 b and under 7d, 37 to 421 b 63d. Beef. New Zealand Frozen—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, 33d; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b, 23d. Chilled: Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, 43d; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b, 2fd. Argentine Chilled—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, sfd<; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b, 23d. Uruguayan Chilled—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, 53d; ox fores, 1451 b to 2101 b, 2§d. Australian Frozen—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, 3|d; ox crops, weights corresponding, 2 §d. Australian Chilled—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, 43d;' ox crops, weights corresponding, 23d. Union of South Africa Cliilled—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, s|d; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b, 2§d. Southern Rhodesian Chilled —< Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, 4jjd; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b, 23d. Pork and Bacon. ,/ . . ’ * . • ~ New Zealand Porker—First quality: 60 to 801 b, 73d; 81 to 1001 b, 63d; 101 to 1201 b, 6d. New Zealand Prime Baconer—l2l to 1601 b, s|d. Lamb Market—Demand for lambs generally satisfactory for the time of year, but heavy arrivals of Australian lamb affecting prices and tendency of market easier. Mutton Market—'Wethers are in short supply and prices have advanced. Light-weight ewes market steady and unchanged j other, descriptions have advanced slightly. Beef Market—Frozen beef market quiet and unchanged. New Zealand Porker Pigs—Lightweights ..continue in short supply and prices have advanced. Medium weights slightly better with heavy-weight"un-changed. New Zealand Baconer Pigs—Market quiet and unchanged. « CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALE. THE ALLOCATION EXCEEDED. The Christchurch Woolbrokers’ Association informs growers that wool has already been received in excess of the quota allocated by the New Zealand Wool Committee, and that it is impossible not only to include the additional large quantities of wool daily arriving in store, but also all the wool already received. DOMINION WHEAT. i __ * RETURNS TO NOVEMBER 30. The Government Statistician has supplied the following particulars of the wheat held in the Dominion at November 30, 1935 (milling wheat and other than milling, respectively):—

DAIRY PRODUCEBUTTER MARKET STEADIER. The New Zealand Dairy Board has received the following market report froin its London office dated Decern bei 20:— 1 Butter. New Zealand —Salted 88s to 89s, ex. gOs (last week 97s to 88s), equals approx. 10.30 d f.0.b.; unsalted 98s to

100 s (98s to 102 s, ex. 104 s). Australian—Salted 87s to 89s, unsalted 94s to 965. Market firmer at end of tins week. New Zealand retail price unchanged, Is Id. Danish—Finn, 107 s f.0.b., 128 s spot. Argentine—. Unsalted, quiet, 90s to 925. Danish retail price unchanged, Is 3d. Cheese. New Zealand—White 55s to 55s 6d, ex. 52s 6d, equals approx. 6.06 d f.0.b.,; coloured 59s to 60s, approx. b.bUd, Australian—White 51s to 535, coloured 55s to 575. .. Market firm. New Zealand retail price unchanged, 7d. South African—White 50s to o2s; coloured.s2s to 545. Canadian— White 58s to 60s: coloured 58s to 625; old season’s, white bos to 68s. , . English— Finest farmers’ 100 sto 106 s; factory 47s to 525. Market steady. Minimum Prices. The mimimum f.o.b. prices for the period December 21, 1935, until further notice are unchanged: , Butter—lo|d, less 1$ per cent, commission (87s 2d, c.i.f.e.). Cheese: s|d, less 13 per cent, commission (4/s Jci, C American quotations for butter are. New York, extra fresh, 343 cents, stored 33 cents; Montreal 253 cents. METHVEN STOCK SALE. I Small entries were received for the Methven stock sale held on Thursday. A small yarding of fats were practically only sufficient for local butchers’ requirements. Prices for lambs were well oyer schedule rates. The few pens ot stores sold Pigs again made good prices, and all were sold. Sales were as follow: — Sheep—Eight fat wethers at. 225, 4 fat ewes at 14s, 8 at 14s 6d, 8 wethers •at 21s lOd. 13 do. at 21s 7d, 81 fat lambs at 21s 4d, US' ewes and lambs at 13s Bd, 123 'do. at 13s, 82 merino ewes at 6s. Cattle —Fat cow £5 7s 6d. Pigs—Nine weaners at 16s, 1 store at 265, 2 porkers at 245.

Milling. Other Bus. Bus. N. Auckland. Auckland, Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay and Taranaki 389,054 36,093 [Wellington 46,180 27,632 Nelson, Marlborough 11,738 and Westland 11,608 Canterbury 845,535 88,803 Otago and South37,961 land 351,582 Totals 1,643,969 202,227 Stocks Held. Milling. Other Bus. Bus. Millers 1,524,951 20,735 Merchants 113,330 100,150 Farmers 1 5,678 2F.342 Totals 1,643,959 202,227 Stocks Owned. Milling. Other Bus. Bus. ’ Millers 1,619,046 20,415 Merchants Farmers .* 16,810 8,1011 146,408 35,404 Totals 30*11-35 1,643,959 202,227 Corresponding figures *• 30-11-34 3,343,842 676,891