OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 4, 6 January 1931, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received the following cable from its London office, dated January 2, 1931, 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 goods offering during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfield Market and/or ex London stores. The figures for the two previous weeks, December 19 and December 12, in parentheses:— New Zealand Sheep—Canterbury and North Island selected, crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48i/561b, 5Ys (5%d, 5%d); 57/641b, 4%' d (4%d, sd); 65/721b, 4%d (4%d, sd); North Island, 48/561b, 4%d (4%d, od); 57/641b, 4%d (4%d, 4%d); 65/721'b, 4%d (494 d. 4%d); ewes, 48/ under, 4d (4d); 48/641b, (3%d, 3V£cl); 65/721b, 3%d (3%d, 3%d). •New Zealand Lambs. — Canterbury, 361b/under, B%d (B%d, BVzd); 37/421b, B%d (B%d, 8%d); 43/501b, 7%d (7%d, 7%d); 2nd quality, average, 331b, (7%d, 7%d); other South Island brands, 361b and under, B%d (B%d, 8/4 d).; 37/421b, B%d (Sy*d, 8%-d); 43/501b, V/sd (7%d, 7%d). Australian Lambs. — Victorian, Ist quality, new season's, 361b and under, 7 7 / 8 d (BVid, 8%d); 37/421b, 7 7 /sd (S'/sd, B%'d). Argentine Lamb. —First quality, new season's, 361b and -under, 7%d (7%d, 8d); 37/421b, 7M (7V 2 d, 7%d). New Zealand Beef. —Ox fores, (3%d, 3%d); ox hinds, 4%' d (4%d, 4%d). Argentine Chilled Beef. —Ox fores, 3%d (4%d, 4%d),; ox hinds, 6%d (6%d, 6%d). Australian Frozen Beef.—Ox crops, over 1001b, 3%d (3%d, 3%d); ox hinds, over 1601b, 4%d (4%d, 4%d)-. New Zealand Prime Porker Figs.— 60/1001b, 7%d (Sd, 8d); 101/1201b, 6d (6%d, prime baconer pigs, 121/180 ib, 6d 6%d). . Lambs—Demand quiet; practically no interest now in old season's lamb. Newseason's Tainui, Hertford available this week, but are selling slowly, lOd ex hooks. Uruguay lambs offering freely, ex store 6d to 7d. , Mutton Market.—Wethers dull; demand is only poor. Ewes, quietly steady. New Zealand Beef—ln poor demand owing to heavier supplies or Argentine Zealand Porker Pigs—Market is easier owing to heavier supplies of Home killed. Baconer pigs: Nominal P rl^ 6 - Continental bacon is -selling at lo>v prices, Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report naving received the following cablegram from their London house, dated January 1. .Quotations are for new season's lamb and last season's mutton:— Lamb—Prime North Island, 28/361b, 9Vkl; 36/4'2lb, OVid; second quality, B%cl. The market for New Zealand lamb is weaker. The demand is fair. Mutton. —Prime North Island,- 48/o6lb, 4%d; 56/641b, 4%d; 64/721b, 4V 2 d; prune North Island ewes, 48/641b, 3%d. lhe market for New Zealand mutton is weaker. The demand is limited. Lamb.—Australian, g.a.q., 28/361b, 8d; 36/421b, 7%d; f.a.q., 28/301b,_ 6%d. The market for Australian lamb is unchanged. The demand is moderate. Mutton. —Australian, g.a.q., 40/601b, 4d; f.a.q., 30/551b, 3%d; ewes, 3%d. The market for Australian mutton is weaker. The I demand is poor. I Beef. —New Zealand, prime ox beef: I Hinds, 5V4d; fores, 4d. Argentine chilled: j Hinds, 6Vkl; fores, 4V2d. The market for I New Zealand beef is better. The market i is unchanged. Pork. —English, SO/lOOlb, lOd; New ZeaI land porkers, SO/lOOlb, 7Vul; 100/l'2olb, I 5%d. The market for New Zealand pork !is weaker. The demand improved by I change in prices^ (Received 12.30 p.m.) CHICAGO, January 5. Wheat for delivery.in March is quoted at -.80% cents per. bushel. For May delivery the quote is Sl% and for July delivery 64? i.