COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 190, 25 May 1936, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS

FROZEN MEAT TRADE. PRODUCERS’ BOARD REPORTThe New Zealand Meat Producer! M in rammed' the follo'nfi “N. from the London Ofliee, dated » ay 23, advising that in following we the pp proximate avenge prices "died .10! the, week, head on tutu-l W .d WW quantiti- alth- daupili‘l '0! In“ national, and m for which. week of the goods oldie. during the wink, being for “dumb“ diam-red to new huh. and!“ on IA» k m:— Mutton. Canterbury and North Island seweted cross-bred wethera and maiden ewes . 481 b and under 4§d, 48 to 561 b 48d, 57 'to 641 b 481-, 65 to 721 b 4d. North Island: :48 to 561 b 45d, 57 to 641 b 41d, 65 to 7211: Sid. Ewes: 481 b and under 4M, 48 to 6411) 35d, 65 to 721 b 3§d. Lamb. Canterbury, 3611) and under 710, 37 to 4211) Sid, 43 to 5011) 6M; second quality, average about 31170, 61d. Other South Island, 361 b and» under 7td, 37 to 4211) 6141’, 43 to 501 b 65d. North Island Downs: 361 b and under 7gd, 37 to 4211;) GM, 43 to 50lb' 61d; second quality, «average about 3011), 7 id. North Island: First quality, 3611) and ‘under 7d, 37 to 421 b 68d ; second quality, aver—age about 311 b, 6&d. Australian—Victorian: First quality, 3611') and under 6541, 37 to 421 b 6d. Argentine—_First quality, 361-1» and under (Sid, 371:0 421 b 5%d- - Ber. ' New Zealand Frozen—Ox hinds, 145 to 21011) 41d ; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b 3d. New Zealand Chilled—Ox binds, 145 "to‘2lolb 33d; ox f0re5,4145 to‘2lolb 21d. Argentine Chilled—~o2: binds, 145 to 210111 4&1; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b 2&d. ‘ Uruguayan Chilled—Ox binds, 145 to 21011) 41d ; ox fares, 14511) to 21011) 21d. Brazilian Chilled—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b 32d. Anistralian Frozen—ox binds, ’145 to 2101 b 41d; ox crops, weights corresponding, 31d. Australié‘n Chilled—~ox kinds, 145 to 21011) 35d; ox crops, weights corresponding, 21d. Union of South Africa Chilled—~ol; binds, 145 to 2101 b 33d; ox fores, 145 12021011), 2id. Pigs. New Zealand Parker—First quality, 60 to 801 b 53d, 81 to 1001 b 51d, 101 to 120111 Sid. New Zealand! Prime Baconer~l2l to 160111, 5%(1. ' Lamb Market—Shade easier. ' Mutton Market-e Light—weight weth—l ers slightly lower. Ewes easier, with. heavier arrivals and slow demand. . Beef .Market—Frozen beef 'prices nominal. ‘ New, Zealand Parker Pigs-Tradel slow. _ ‘ New Zealand Baconer Pigs—Marketi quiet and unchanged. 4% \ Messrs J. T. Thomas and ICo. havel received cable advice from their London agents as under : J New Zealand Immbs—JDown, 2’s, 71d, 75d; secondary, 7d, 716.; New Zeb-31d lambs, 2’B, 7d, 711 d; B’s, 6M, 62d; 4’s, 6%, *6§d; secondary, 65d, 6%(1. New Zeal‘and Mutton—« Small, 4%d, sd; large, Sid, 4d. New Zealand Ewes-—Small, 3%d, 4%(1; large, 3d, 313 d. New Zealand Frozen Beef—lox hinds, 3&d, 4d; ox fores 2gd, 2&(1. Dominion Chilledr—Hinds, 3id, 4d; fores, 21d, 2&d. South American Chilled—Hinds, 4, sd; fares, 22d, 31d. ‘ New Zealand Pork—sd, 51d. Australian}.axnbs——s§d, .6431.

Argentine Lam‘lgs-qfiid, Gfid. Lambs: The market has declined, but a further decline is not expected, and there is 2. fittle beter demand.

Wethers; The demand is moderate, with prices a. little lower, Ewes: The market is depressed owing to an absence of demand. . ' Beef: The chilled beef market is oversupplied, and prices are affected in consequence. » Pork: The market is quiet and unchanged. Trwde generally is quiet.

“HOLMWOOD” CLEARING SALE.

A goad sale of furniture and implements was made by Pyne, :Gould and. Guinness, Ltd., at the clearing sale at “Hoilmwood,” Beach Road,\ on Saturday, under instructions from the trustees of the estate of the late Miss Jame Chalmers. There was a large attendance of buyers. Farm implements and a team of horses sold at good market rates. A binder brought £2O 10s. Some of the best prices for furniture included a suite at £3O 105, and carpets at £2O 105, £7 15s and £l2 103.

' DAIRY Pn-onucE. THE MARKET IN LONDON. The New Zealand Dairy Board has received the following market report from its Lonon office dated. May 22 :-~ ’ Butter.‘ New Zealand—Salted 97s to 988 (last week 935 to 955), equals approx. 11.44 d f.0.b.; unsalted 983 (935 to 953). Australian—Salted 965, unsalted 963 to 973. Market steady. New Zealand retail price unchanged, 11d, but expected to be increased to Is next week. Danish price 888 f.0.b., 108's spot. Cheese. New Zealand—White 573 6d up to 583 (57s 6d. to 588), equals approx. 6.38 d f.0.b.; coloured 56s 6d 558 to 55s 6d), approx. 6.09 d. Australian~Whiite 565; coloured 548.

Market steady. New Zealand retail price unchanged, 7d. Canadian—White 655, ' ex. 665; Col--cured 633] V’ THE SHARE MARKET.

The following sales were made on the Christchurch Stock Exchange on Saturday : LISTED STOCKS. sales on ’Changc. £ d;

Sales Reported. 200 National _ Ins_ux:qnc§ n

UNLISTED STOCKS. Sales on ’Change.

Sales Reported. 200 Shillings, :Ltd'. (73 6d

paid) (2) 010 0

50 Bank of A’asia (2) 11 19 0 200 Comm. Bank of Aust. _ (2) 0 19 3 100 Goldsbrough, Mort 1 12 3 500 Mortgage Corpu.) (105 paid) 0 10 7 (4) 0 10 8 100 N.Z. Breweries (cum div.) ‘ 2 13 O 50 Tooths Brewery 2 12 0 100 British Tobacco 2 O 10 100 Dunlap Rubber 0 17 3 100 Electra. Zinc (0rd.) 1 17 3 200 G. J. 00193 3 18 6 3 18 9 . ‘ 3 18 10 3 19 0 100 Quin, Monris 0 18 3

(late sale Friday) 0 18 O 100 Goldsbrough, Mort 1 12 6 50 Broken Hill Propty. (late sale Friday) . 3 3 0 100 Quill, Morris 0 18 4 1000 MOSSy Creek 0 1 5

200 Shillings, Ltd. (75 6d paid) '(2) 0 10 0 25 Woolworths (Syd.), 'ordu, cum bonus issue 9 14 6