COMMERCIAL NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 25, 9 November 1936, Page 7

COMMERCIAL NEWS

FROZEN MEAT TRADE. PRODUCERS’ BOARD’S REPORT. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has received the following cable from the London office, datel Nov. 7, 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 gooffs 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 sd, 48 to 561 b 4sd, 57 to 641 b 4§d, 65 to 721 h 4|d. Norts Island crossbred wethers and maiden ewes: 48 to 561 b 4sd, 57 to 641 b 4|d, 65 to 721 b 4sd. Ewes: 481 b and under 4*d, 48 to 641 b 3|d, 65 to 721 b 3£d. Lamb. Canterbury—36lb and under 7sd, 37 to 421 b 7sd, 43 to 50ib 6sd. Second quality, average about 311 b 7d. Other South Island—36lb and) under 7sd, 37 to 421 b 7£d, 43 to 501 b 6sd. North Island, 'firste quality, 361 b and under 7|d, 37 to 421 b 7d; second quality, average about 311 b 6|d. Argentine—lst quality (new season’s) : 361 b and under 6fd, 37 to 421 b 62d. Beef. New Zealand Frozen—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, 3Jd; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b, 2fd. New Zealand Chilled—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, 4fd; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b, 2 id. Argentine Chilled—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, ssd; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b, 3d. Uruguayan Chilled—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, 4Jd; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b, 2§d. Australian Frozen—Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, 3£d; ox crops, weights corresponding, 2|d. Southern Rhodesian Chilled —Ox hinds, 145 to 2101 b, 4^d; ox fores, 145 to 2101 b, 2Jd> Pfgs. New Zealand Porker—First quality: 60 to 801 b, 6£d; 81 to- 1001 b, 6§d. New Zealand Prime Baconer—l2l to 1601 b, 6sd. Lamb Market—Firm, especially for light-weights. Trade good with stocks shortening. Mutton Market —< Wethers steady with fair demand. Ewes: light-weights easier. Beef Market—Frozen beef market quiet and unchanged. Chilled beef prices slightly weaker this -week.. New Zealand Porker Pigs—Slightly easier owing to unsuitable weather. New Zealand Baconer Pigs—Nominal. LONDON RETAIL PRICES. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has been advised by its London manager that the following retail prices were quoted for New Zealand lamb and mutton retailed in London during October. These prices represent a fair average quoted by the better-class shops for best quality:— Lamb—Legs«l2d, shoulders lid, loins lid, necks 6d, breasts 3d, forequarters Bsd, hindquarters Hid. Mutton (wethers) —Legs 9d, shoulders Bd, loins Bd, necks 4d, breasts 2d. DAIRY PRODUCE IN LONDON. By arrangement with the Primary Products Marketing Department the following information on the London market is supplied : Butter. New Zealand, salted IGBs-109s, equals approx. 12.83 d f.o.b. (last week 995-100 s); 100 s); unsalted 106 s, Australian—Salted 107 s to 108 s ; unsalted 102 s to 104 s. Active demand eai’lier part of this week. Price subsequently advanced on available short supplies. Very small supplies New Zealand and) Australian unsalted butters; prices nominal. Danish—loss, f.o.b. 125 s spot 98s 6d. Dutch—Unsalted 97s to 995. . Siberian—Salted 98s to 100 s. Polish—Salted 86s to 90s; unsalted 90s to 945. Butter market firm. New Zealand retail price unchanged at Is. Danish retail price unchanged Is 3d. Cheese. New Zealand—White 72s to 72s 6d (70$-71s), 8.20 d f.0.b., coloured 69s to 695, 7.73 d f.o.b. (665-675). Canadian—White 71s to 735, coloured 70s to 71s, c.i.f. 68s 6d. Market firm. Supplies short. New' Zealand retail price 9d. English—Finest farmers’ 82s to S6s, factory 64s to 70s. Market steady. PUKEKQHE POTATO CROP. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, October 7. After serious delays due to bad weather, digging of the new season’s first crop of potatoes on Pukekohe Hill commenced this week, and the railway has been handling 60 tons daily. It is expected that the figures will be increased to a hundred tons daily next week. The very few signs of blight augur well for a heavy yield as recompense for the damage a few 'months ago by severe frosts and hailstorms.