OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 296, 14 December 1936, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

EXPORT MEAT TRADE. PRICES AT SMITFIELD. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board advises 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: — Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481b and under. 5%d per lb ; 48/5611), s'/id; 57/0411), sd; 63f721b, 4%d; North Island, 48/5611), sV*d; 57/6411). 3d; 65/7211), 4%d; ewes, 481b and under, 4%d; 48/641b, 4d: 65/7211), ;S%d. Lambs. —Canterbury. .'Kill) and under, 7%d: 37/4211). 6%d: 43/5011), 6V 2 d; other Sou tli Island, 301b and under, 7%d; 37/4211). 7d; 43/5011), 6V£d. Australian: Victorian, first quality, 361b and under, 7%d; 37/4211), 6%d. Argentine: I'irst quality (new season's), 361b and under, 6%d; 37/421b. 6%d. Frozen Beef.—New Zealand: Ox liinds, 145/21011), 3%d; ox fores, 145/210lb. 2%d. Australian: Ox hinds, 145/21011). 3%d; ox crops, weights corresponding, 2%d. Chilled Beef. —New Zealand: Ox hinds, 145/21011), 4%d; ox fores. 145/2101 b. 2%d. Argentine: Ox hinds, 145/21011), 5%d; ox fores, 145/21011), 3%d. Uruguayan: Ox liinds, 145/21011), 5%d; ox fores, 145/21011), 3V6d. Australian: Ox hinds, 145/210lb, 4%d; ox crops, weights corresponding, 2%d. Rhodesian: Ox hinds, 145/21011). 4%d; ox fores. 145/21011), 2%d. New Zealand Porker Pigs.—First quality, C>o/Solb, 7d; 81/10011). 6 7 /sd; 101/12011), 6%d. Prime baconers: 121/1601b, 6%d. Ijamb: Tendency of market is quiet, owing to usual seasonal increase in supplies. Mutton: Wethers firmer, owing to short supplies. Ewes—Demand is improving. Beef: Frozen lueef market steady and unchanged. Chilled beef —Shade r easier, owi:ig to heavies supplies. New Zealand porker pigs: Market firmer, owing to better consumption. Baconers: Nominal, owing to short supplies. PRICE OF SILVER. LONDON, December 13. Silver is quoted at 21 3-16 d per ounce for spot and for forward delivery. COTTOtf, RUBBER, COPRA, ETC. LONDON, December 12. (Quotations on Dee. 5 in parentheses.) Cotton.—Spot, 6.93 d (6.8 Id) a lb; January delivery, 6.88 d (6.58 d). Rubber. —Para, 13% d (12d) a lb; plantation and smoked, 9%d (9 l-16d). .Tute. —- December-January shipments, £19 (£lB 17/6) a ton. Copra.—December-January shipments, South Sea, sun-dried, £20 5/ to London and Rotterdam (£l9 7/6) a ton; South Sea, smoked, £20 5/ to Marseilles and Genoa (£l9 7/6); plantation, Rabaul, hot-air dried, £21 5/ to London and .Rotterdam (£2O 7/6). Linseed Oil. — £28 5/ (£2B 5/) a ton. Turpentine.—4l/9 (41/9) a cwt.