COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 207, 15 June 1936, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS

FROZEN MEAT TRADE. LAMB PRICES HIGHER. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board advises 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 delivered to Smithfield market, and/or ex London stores : Mutton. Canterbury and North. Island selected crossbred Wethers and maiden ewes: 48113 and under sd, 48 to 561 b 4%d, 5-7 to 641 b 451, .65 to 72H) 4d. North Island—~4B to 561 b 4%d, '57 to 641 D 4M, 65 to 721 b 4d. E'Wes—4Blb and under 4M, 48 to 641 b 3%d, 65 to 721 b 3&d. Lamb. Canterbury~36lb and under 7&(1, 37 to 4211) 6%d, 43 to 501 b 6%d; second quality, average about 311 b 7d. Other South Island—36m and under 7.1;d, 37 to 4211) 6%(1, 43 to 5011) fig—d. North Island Downs-4361b and under 7%, 37 to 421 - 6%(1, 43 to 5011) Gil-d. Second quality, average about 30'lb Ed. North Island, first quality-4361b and under 751, 37 to 4211). raga; second quality, average about 11b 6%d. Australian—Victorianz First quality —36 lb and under 6%(1, 37 to 421 b de. Argentine, first quality—36ll} and under 6d, 37 to 42K) 6d. Beef. N.Z. Frozen—ox hinds 145 to 2101 b 4d, ox fores 145- to: 2101 b 3d. N.Z. Chilled—Ox hinds 145 to 2101 b sd, ox fores 145 to 2101 b 3d. Argentine Chilled—ox hinds 145 to 2101 b (Sid, ox fares 145 to 2101 b 3%(1. Uruguayan Chilled—o‘2: hinds 145 to 2101 b s&d, ox fores 145 to 2101 b 3§d. Brazilian Chilled—ox hinds 145 to 2101 b (Sid. Australian Frozen—Ox binds 145 to 21011) 465, ox crops, weights corresponding 3w. Australian Chilled—Ox hinds 1.45 to 2101 b Sid, ox crops, weights correspon—ding 3%d. Union of South Africa Chilled ~03. hinds 145 to 2101 b sid, ox fores 145 to 2101 b 2rd. Southern Rhodesian Chilled—ox hinds 145 to 2110113 43d, ox fores 145 to 21011) 2%(1. ' Pigs. N.Z. Parker, first quality—6o to 801 b 53d, 81 to 10011) 5.5—(1, 101 to 1201 b Std. N.Z. Prime Baconer—l2l to 1601 b 5%d. Lamb market—Firm, with further advance in prices. Consumption continues to improve. Mutton market—‘Wethers and ewes; better trade at increased prices. Beef market—-—Frozen beef nominal. Chilled beef firmer owing to smaller total supplies. N .Z. Parker Pigs—Firmer, but consumption is falling off. N.Z. Baconer Pigs.—-—Market firmer owing to shorter supplies. THE SHARE MARKET. The following sales were made on the (gin-istchurch Stock Exchange on Saturay:—— LISTED STOCKS. Sales on ’Change.

UNLISTED STOCKS. .Sales on ’Change. _. ‘ 100 Shillings, Ltd. (78 6d paid) 0 11 6 Sale Reported. 100 Selfridges (A/asia) new 1 4 9

DAIRY PRODUCE IN LONDON.

LONDON MARKET QUIIL‘iT. The New Zealand Dairy Board has received the {‘olloxfing market report from its London office dated June 12, 19362 ‘ Butter. New Zealand—Salted 1115 to 1125 (last week 105 s to 1075), equals approxi—mately 13.22 d f.0.b.; unsalted 1123 to 114 s (106 s to 1083). Australian—Salted 110 s to Ills; unsalted llls to 1123. Irish creamery—Salted 1145, 1111salted 1163. Dutch—Salted 1063; unsalted 108$. Danish —— 975 f.o.'b., 118$ spot. . Polish—Salted 102$, unsalted 107 s.

Lithuanian—Salted 107 s. Markee quiet at the advance. New Zealand retail price Is. Danish retail prices 1s 19, Is 2d. Cheese. New Zealand—White 61s in 615 6d (58s 6d to 595 6d); coloured 615 to 61s 6d (58.3 to 593), equals approximately 6.25 d f.o.b. Market quiet. Retail sprice New Zealand 7d. Cmmdian-~\Vhite and coloured 64s to 68‘s, cli.f. 62s 6d. Market firm. English factory cheese 568 to 605. Minimum Prices. The minimum f.o.b. prices for period June 13 until further notice are as follow: . Butter—l 3%, less 1%- per cent. commission, 109 s 11d c.i.f.e.. ' Cheese—6sd, less 1% per cent commission, 553 4d c.i.f.e.

£ 3. d. £1000 N.Z. Govt. 4 p.c. Ins., ‘ 1937-40 102 12 6 £1250 N.Z. Govt. 4 p.c. Ins., 1943-46 104 O 0 £1250 N.Z. Govt. 4 p.c. Ins., 1946-49 104: 0 O 600 Com. Bank of Aust. ‘ (5) 0 19 2 100 Goldsbrough, Mort (cum div.) 1 11 10 500 N.Z. Refrig. (£1 pd) O 19 10 (4) 0 19 11 50 British Tobacco (cum div.) 2 1 0 50 Broken Hill Propty. 3 12 2 200 Dunlap Rubber (2) 0 17 8 200 Hume Pipe (Aust) (2) 1 0 7 200 N .Z. Farmeu‘s’ Co-Op. (105 pd) 0 1 2 200 Worksop Extended _ (cum div.) O 2 0 400 Mount Morgan (4) 0 15 6 Sales Reported. 200 National Insurance 0 18 3 700 N.Z. Refrig. (£1 pd) 0 19 10 (2) 1 0 0 100 N.Z. Refrig. (10s pd) 0 9 9 ‘20 Wellington Woollens (0rd.) 6 4 G 50 Broken Hill Propty. (contro.) 2 10 2 400 Hume Pipe (Aust) 1 0 9 1 O 8 1 0 6