OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 275, 21 November 1927, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

FROZEN MEAT

PRICES AT SMITHFIELD.

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cablegram from its London office, dated November 18, advising Smithfield delivered prices at that date as follows: —

New Zealand Wethers and Maidens.— Canterbury quality, selected brands, 561b and under, 6Msd per lb; 571b to 641b, 6d; 651b to 721b, 5%d; other brands. 561b and under, 5%d; 571b to 641b, 5%d; 651b to 721b, 5%d. New Zealand Ewes.—64lb and under, 4%d. New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbury quality, 361b and under, 9%d; 371b to 421b, 9%d; 431b to 501b, 9d; seconds, B%d; selected brands, 361b and under, 9%d; other brands, first quality, 361b and under, 371b to 421b, 9M>d; second quality, 301b to 321b average, B%d. Argentine Lamb. —lirst quality, 361b and under, 7%d; 371b to 421b, 7'Ad. New Zealand Beef.—Ox, fores, 3%d; hinds, sVid. Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox, fores, 4 Mid; hinds, 6%d. Argentine Frozen Beef.—Ox, fores, 4d; Frozen Pork. —801b to 1201b, B'£d; 1201b to 1801b, 6M;d. . _ Lamb Market—First quality is firm, stocks strongly held. Secondary ls weaker, owing to heavy supplies of Homekilled meat. . Mutton Market—Market is well supplied with wethers; market for ewes is firm, but there is little business. Generally the market has been overstocked with all descriptions of Home-killed meat. DAIRY PRODUCE.

Meswrs. Allen and Findlay, Ltd., have received the undermentioned cabled report from their principals, Messrs. Armour and Co., Ltd., dated London, November 18:— Butter: N.Z. new seasons, 1-4/, 1/8/, stored, 170/, 174/; unsalted, 188/, 190/; market steady. Cheese: N.Z., 97/, 100/; market steady. Messrs. Lennard and Sons were advised by Messrs. A. C. Rawson, Tooley Street, by cable, on Saturday, as follows: — Butter.—l 76/ to 178/. Market steady. Cheese—loo/ to 101/. Market steady.

DEMAND IMPROVING

LONDON, November 17

The butter market is firm and the demand is improving. Choicest New Zealand salted is quoted at 176/ to 178/; exceptionally good lots, 180/, Australian, 174/ to 178/. Unsalted butter is at about 10/ premium; Danish, 210/ to 212/. Some of the Port Caroline's New Zealand butter was tainted by bilge water. The cheese market is steadier; Isew Zealand, 98/ to 100/; Australian, 96/ to 98/.