TRADE SUBTERFUGES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19819, 6 January 1930, Page 10

TRADE SUBTERFUGES.

SYMPATHY WITH N.Z. FARMERS

(ygOil SPECIAL CORSESPOKDKHr.)

VANCOUVER, December 11,

Canadi*= wheat-growers are sympathising v/ ith New Zealand dairy farmers in their actus! effort to market their product. Disclosures at * te recent Royal Commission 03 Wheat revealed that the superior hard wheat of the Canadian prairie is mixed by American concerns with soft wheat grovon in the United States, and sold on the world markets as Canadian wheat. New Zealand butter suffers from a similar adulteration. The charge is made that dea'ers in England add quantities of salt, paraffin, or plain milk. The butter is then wo rked over, repacked, relabelled, and then so ld to the consumer as high-grade New Zealand butter. By this device it is said to be easv to add at least 10 per cent, to the volume" of the butter, this being profit to the miser. Tt is expected that the Federal Government at Ottawa will legislate to prevent the good name of Canadian wheat being bo injtrred. New grading standards are contemplated. The New Zealand Government has also considered what measures may be taken to maintain the reputation of New Zealand butter. In Denmark, its great competitor in the Old Country butter trade, the official brand of the Government is stamped on every firkin of Danish butter"* on every eggi ham, flitch of bacon, and cheese. It is believed that this safeguard has effectively checked any such malpractice if they ever really existed to any degree.

FROZEN MEAT.

SMITHFIELD QUOTATIONS.

('Received January sth, 5.5 p.m.) v LONDON, January 4.

The weekly quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meats, based on actual sales of wholesale quantities of carcase* of mutton or lamb or quarters of beef delivered to Smitnfield market, and-or ex London stores, are compiled by the Quotations Committee at Smithfield as under. To arrive at the equivalent ex-ship values a farthing per pound should be deducted from the prices quoted below. The quotations are an average for the week, and are not selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of shipments now 00 off6T ' NEW ZEALAND SHEEP. Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 48-561b 7d per lb, 57-641b 6id, 65-721b 6ld. North Island crossbred wethera and maiden ewes, 48-561b 63d, 57-641b 6gd 65-721b 61d New Zealand ewes, 48-641 bsd, 65-721b 4!d. AUSTRALIAN.

First quality crossbreds and-or merino wethers, 40-651b sid. Second quality, 30-551b sd. Australian ewes, 80-551b 4Jd. ARGENTINE SHEEP. First quality crossbred wethers, 48-6410 614 65-721b 6d, over 72!b 51<L Argentine ewes, none offering. PATAGONIAN SHEEP. None offering. NEW ZEALAND LAMBS. Canterbury, 361b and under 9d, 87-421b Bld. Second quality Canterbury and other South Island brands, none offering. Selected North Island brands, 861b and under 10|<L Second quality, average of olio 9ta. Other North Island brands, first quality, 361b and under IOJd, second quality 9Jd. AUSTRALIAN LAMBS. Victorian, first quality, 361b and under Bld. 37-421b Bgd. ~..,., OSher States, first quality, 361b and under BJd, 37-421b 81d. Victorian, second quality, 361b and under Other States, second quality 7Jd. All States, third quality 6|d. ARGENTINE LAMBS. First quality, 361b and under 7|d, S7-421b 75d, 43-501b 7id. PATAGONIAN LAMBS. First quality, none offering. Second quality, average 301b 654. FROZEN .BEEF. New Zealand —None offering. Australian —Ox crops, under 1001b 4Jd per lb, over 1001 bsd; hinds, under 1601b 6£d, over 1601b 6|d. Argentine Chilled Beef —Ox fores, 1602201b 4ld; hinds, 160-2201b 7id. New Zealand—First quality, 60-1001b IOJd, 101-120lb 10d.

MARKET QUOTATIONS. CCHTT*D PBXSS ASSOCIATION —BY BLTCTRIO TELEORAPH —COFXRIGB*'.) (Received January sth, 6.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 4* Friday's closing prices were:— Cotton—February 9.19 d. Rubber —Para Btd, plantation smoked 7§d. Jute —January-February £2B ss. Hemp—None offering. Copra—January-February, South Sea £3l 10s, plantation Rabaul £2l 15s. Linseed Oil —£45. Turpentine—43s 6d. Osmiridium —Unchanged.

MELBOURNE PRODUCE RATES.

(united tress association—bt electric telegraph—copyright.) MELBOURNE, January 4. Wheat—ss 4id. Flour—£l2 10s to iSI3 a ton. Bran—£7 sb. Pollard—£B 15s. Oats—3s 6d. Barley—English 4* Id. Maize —6b 3d. GOLD QUOTATION. liONDOX, January 3. Gold is quoted at 84s Hid a fine ounce.