OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 47, 25 February 1929, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

! BUTTER MARKET OEPRESSED. I ! LONDON, t'ebru.ny 22. j liie q..".vj icuuj Australia 1.1.11 .tood ; milts iiavo .::, icdjcu toe b.Jf.**:■ ;■:'■• in. ! ;mi "''•■ v : :tOi uau and U.ueeiip.u.i,i oullt-rs i a... i.-i.-r.-.v onered : )!■ shipment up to the 1 w-_ek ,i! Ma,-on. j.ii ivi. i. ~-rs ,i:-o ■Many still iiav,." j, ,-ni.u'.i i ,upp,i.ij ... I butter, oougut niuuiiis ago. when Aist.ul:au 6u;'p:: t p t-eeined unliKeo ;,. b, av i - able :ir,.-h locnrer. at, «ivr;i: s.uiilincv, above present va.aes. and uousr-queui. c are hoid.ng off the market. Fortunate!*, tiie eoiisuinption rema.u.s good. I'r.idcrs general,y think quotations ar»> hkel\ to i remain at about the recent level | COTTON, RUBBER. HEMP. ETC. ; LONDON, Feb.ua re 22. j 'Last, weeks prices in parenth-esee.) | Lot toil.—March i0.23d tlu.23d; per lb. Rubber.-—l'ttia. 13d il2"idi per ib; plantation and smoked. 12+iJ ill%d) pet- ib. .June.—February-March shipment, £3o 13 (.£3O) per ton. Hemp.—None offering >. De..ember-Feo-I ruary shipments. £3tj lo per wm. Copra.—March-April shipments. £23 i, £23 7 t>,l per ton. Linseed Oil. — £30 10 i £311 per Lou l'urpentine.—ki. i Hi, 'i per cwt. FROZEN MEAT. PRICES AT SMITHFIELD. I J.'he New Zealand Meat Producers' Board bae received the followum cablegram from n«j London oflice, dated February 22. advising Smith field delivery prices averaged tor tile week ending thai date as follows: — New Zealand Wethers and Maidens.— j Canterbury quality, selected brands, kilb and under, 7d per lb: 5T!b to Mib. b'Vi: 661b to 721b, sMsd. Other brands. 3<i!b and under, b'-ud ; 57ib to 641b, 6Mid; tiolb to 72! b, sV*d. New Zealand Ew • *.—(Wlb and under i%d. New Zealand Lambs.—Canterbur\ oial- I itv (.new season), 3<iib and under. 'J-vb ; I 371b to 42i0, y-'»d; 431b Co oOiii. h'-di ! | seconds. 8 7 id. Selected brands mew sea- 1 son i, 3tilb and under. O'Vl: 37!b to 42bi. I '.)'-jd. Other brands I new reason], tir&t j ~uality. 3tiib and under. 9VJ; 371b to 42ib. | t»'.*d; second quality. 30lb to «2ib average, BVI. Australian L.un'o*.- Victorian, first quality, 301b and under, Jj'id; 37!0 r o 4'""b SVJ. ' Argentine Lambs.—Firs, r uuaktv, 3t>i'j and under, 7 7 /»d; 371b to 421b, 7-% d. New Zealand Beef.—Ox hind*. ~>d . cow fores. 3%d; hinds, 4Ud. Argentine Chilled Beef..—Ox fores, -3d ■ hlllds, H'-jd. New Zealand Frozen Pork.—Porker.901b to SOl-b, 8d: Sllb to 09! b, 7>id: KX)!b to 1301b, 7d. Baeonciv, 1211b to 1801b, 7d. Lamb Market. --There is a steadv' demand, but prices have receded a "little owing to heavier arrivals. Mutton Market.--Light- weight wethers remain steady. Heavy-weight wethers easier. Ewes nominal own s, to small tupplies available. Beef Market.-Firm. New Zealand Porker Pegs.—Marl. ~t i... mains rinti at unaltered prices. New Zealand Mac oner i\_-.-. quiet and uncbang.-d.

I DAIRY PRODUCE. ! | The New Zealand Da,re IVodu eR. a;.i has received the i\>jl,u\ mjx nnrkM r.-po-t i from its London orfu-c. dated Fobi uai \ Butter.—New Zealand: Salted. 170 to 174 , up to 176 ; ijiisalt.'d. 182 :.■> IS-i : first whey, 164 ; second win v. !>,_> . |>. liveries New Zealand tli s '.\eek. low t"iirn store, 2000 tons. Austral.a:.: Fiuewi salted. 170 to 174 ; unsa'.ted, 178 to i*< 2 I Argentine: Finest misaltcd 176 to 17.x Demand slow. Market price* ■ Danish: Market slow: f.ob ! i_ . • <-~-t > Wl. to 192. . Dutch: Cnr-alt,-,*! sun---* ' short. 204 to '206 . j _Ch»cse.—New Zcalank W",. t e. S4 to' 85 : coloured, SO r... : ■{■■'.., v ■ Zealand this week. 24.000 rraicr-■ -n .-••-<;.'• j Ol.OOrt. Australian: White, v;' t,' 'sj ' coloured, 84, to 85 . Improved d. maud at' lower prices. Retail prim* un.h.in-.-l Canadian: White and coloured Imi ; 110'. Market slow. English": farmers . 1 fc! The Norfolk finished discharging bur! -v j on February 15. The Matakan.i "tin ;*';.■,! ! d-sc barging butter on F.:bru.ir\ L .j. 'i'he Taranaki commenced to di»e!ia !•"■•' '•iiiv-.e on February 15 .wid finished on Fclinun 10. The Port Wellington commenced to discharge cheese on Februarv 19. The Taranaki commenced to discharge but'or on. February 10. The Kent commenced to discharge cheese on February 10. The Port Wellington commenced to discharge butter on rebruary IS. Messrs. A. H. Turnbull and Co. are in \ receipt ot a cable from their principals I Messrs. W. Weddel and Co.. Ltd.. dated London, 22nd inst.. reading as follow-- — Butter.—Danish. 101/ to 102, • New Zealand, unsalted, 182/ to 186,; salted 170'! to 174/ Market slow, but rather better i demand at reduction. j Cheese.-New Zealand, white, 84/ to! So,; coloured. 80/ to 88.'. Rather better j i£? * i■» anadlan > wll ' t -e and coloured. ! 100, to 110/. Messrs. Leonard an.l Son have received ' the following cable from their London i P'-ncpal Mr. A. C. Rowson, dated' iteoiuary 23: — u.inu Butter.—l7o/ to 17*>-' \r,T.t. * ' weak . to ''-• Market very. Cheese.-White. 84/; coloured, 85/ to 86/. Market steadier.