SMITHFIELD MARKET
Firm trend continues
Trading on Smithfield Market proceeded quietly for most commodities last week, the Meat Board reported. Against a background of uncertainty among meat traders about future arrivals from New Zealand, prices for moderate pitchings of New Zealand lamb continued firm to marginally higher with the main grade (29 to 361bs) realising about 30.6 c. Omega’s were not quoted.
Pitchings of small quantities of New Zealand mutton sold slowly, with the main grade of hogget (49 to 561 b) fetching 18.1 c. Prime hogget (481 b and under), made 19.2 c.
New Zealand bx beef cuts were in short supply, at nominal quotations; prices ranged as follows:
Dividends due this week
Haywrlghta —Final 4 p.c. (Nov. 12) .. Nov. 29 Autocrat.—lnt. 10 p.c. (Nov. 22) .. .. Nov. 30 Broadlandi—lnt. 6 p.c. (Nov. 19) .. ... Nov. 30 Bunting.—lnt. 5 p.c. (Nov. 17) .. .. Nov. 30 Carpenter.—Final 10 p.e. Nov. 30 J. Nathan.—Final 7} p.c. (Nov. 18) .. Nov. 30 Mason Bros.—lnt 3 p.c. (Nov. 18) .. Nov. 30 Alex Harvey—lnt. 5 p.c. (Nov. 18) .. Dec. 1 M. Final 10 p.c. .. Dec. 1 Motor Trad.—Final 8 p.c. (Nov. 20) .. Dec. 1 P.T.Y—lnt. 61 p.c. (Nov. 22) .. Dec. 1 Amalg. Batts—Final 7 p.c. (Nov. 24) .. Dec. 2 Cel. Motor—Final 9 p.c. (Nov. 13) .. Dec 2 Ith Brit—Final 12} p.c. (Nov. 11) .. .. Dec. 2 N. Brew—lnt. 5 p.c. (Nov. 20) .. Dec. 2 N.Z. News—lnt. 5 p.c. (Nov. 18) .. Dec. 3 Print., Pac—Ann. pref. 7 p.c. (Nov. 17) .. Dec. 3 Trans. Holds—Ann. 7 p.c. (Nov. 22) .. Dec. 3 Wilson, Horton—lnt. 5} p.c. (Nov. 24) .. Dec. 3
Price Var’n NZc NZc per lb per lb Prim*.— 281b and under 32.7-33.3 +0.45 29 to 361b 30.3-31.0 +0.10 37 to 421b 27.3-28.6 +0.30 43 to 561b .. 25.2-25.9 +0.45 F.A.Q.281b and under 28.8-29.9 n.c. 29 to 361b 27.8-29. +0.10
Topsides NZc . 64.1 NZc Sliversides . 59.8 62.0 Rumps Thick flanks . 59.8 . 53.4 62.0 55.6
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32776, 29 November 1971, Page 19
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