OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 110, 12 May 1930, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

FROZEN MEAT. ■ PRICES AT SMITHFIELD. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board lias received the following cable from its London office, dated May 9, 1930, advising that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based-011 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 Smithrield market and/or ex London stores:— Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481b to 561b, stfd; 571b to 641b, 4%d; 051b to 721b, 4d; North Island, 481b to 561b, 4%d; 571b to 641b, 4#d; 051b to 721b, 3%d. Ewes, 481b to 641b, 3d; 651b to 721b, 2%d. Lambs.—Canterbury, 361b and under, S%d; 371b .to 421b, T'Ad; 431b to 501b, C%d; second quality, average 331b, 7%d. Other South Island brands, 361b and under, 8d;. 371b to 421b, .7%d; 431b to 501b, 894(1. Including Downs, selected North Island brands, 361b and under, Btijd; 371b to 421b, 7%d; 431b to .501b, 6%d; second quality, average 311b, 7%d. Other North Island brands, first quality, 361b and under, 7%d; 371b to 421b, 7d; second quality, average 311b, 7%d. Australian Lambs.—Victorian, first quality, 361b and under, 7d; 371b to 421b, 6%d. Argentine Lamb. —First quality, 361b and under, 7d; 371b to 421b, 6d. New Zealand Beef.—Ox fores, 3%d; ox hinds, 5%d; cow fores, 3d; cow hinds, 4%d. Argentine Chilled Beef.—Ox fores; 3%d; ox hinds, 6%d. Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox hinds, over 1601b, 5%d. New Zealand Prime Pigs.—Porkers, 601b to 1001b. 9%d-; 1011b to 1201b, 7%d; baconers, 1211b to 1801b, 7%d. The lamb market is steady, with better inquiry. Buyers are displaying ■a. little more confidence in the market. ■ Con-, sumption continues good." Mutton Market: Wethers remain dull, but a little more inquiry. for ewes, owing to present low prices. The beef market is quiet; trade slow. New Zealand porker pigs trade is now slow. New Zealand' baconer pigs prices are nominal. COTTON, RUBBER, JUTE, ETC." LONDON, May 9. (Last week's prices in parentheses.) Cotton—June delivery, .8.01 (8.05 d) 'per lb. Rubber.—Para, 8d (B%d) per lb; plantation, and smoked, 7%d (7 1-lGd) per lb. Jute.—May-June shipments, £24 12/6 (£25 5/) per ton. . f Copra.—May-June shipments, bouth Sea, £20 7/6 (£2O 15/) per ton; plantation, Rabaul, £20 12/6 (£2l) per ton. Linseed Oil.—£4o 10/ (£4l) per ton. Turpentine—39/6 (41/3) per cwt.