COMMERCIAL NEWS

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 197, 18 May 1936, Page 6

COMMERCIAL NEWS

FROZEN MEAT TRADE Lamb Prices Still Rasing Lamb market : Again slightly easier, but consumption is showing usual seatsoiinl cNpansioJi. Mutton, market: \\ others and ewes, prices slightly lower, but demand improving. Beef nuirkel : Frozen Ueef nominal. Stocks continue .short. New Zealand porker pigs: Trade slow owing to warm weather. New Zealand bneoner pigs: Market steady and unchanged. The above report was received on Saturday by the Meat Board from its London office, which 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. Prices for the two previous weeks arc also shown: — New Zealand sheep: Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 4Slb. and under, 4 7-Bd. (sd„ 5Jd.) ; 481 b. to s(>lb., -l?d. (4 7-Bd., 5d.) ; 571 b. to Glib.. 4,|d. (4(rd., 4Jd.) : Gslb. to 721 b., -Id. (same) ; North Island, 481 b. to sGlb., 4RI. (4 7-Bd.. od.l : oilb. io Glib., 4]d. cl 3-Bd., -lid.) ; Gslb. to 721 b., 3 7-Bd. (4d., 4d.) ; ewes. 481 b. and under. 4 3-Sd. (41d., 45<1.) ; 4Slb. to 641 b., 3 7-Sd. (4d., 4 l-Bd.) : Gslb. to 721 b., 3Jd. (31d., 3 5-Sd.). New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, “Gib. and under. 71(1. (7 3-Sd., 7 3-Bd.) : 371 b. to 421 b. 6M. (6 5-B<l.. GJd.); 431 b. to 501 b., 0 1-Sd. (Gid., GRI.) quality. average about “lib.. 7d. (7 1-8(1.. 7-jd.) ; other South Island. 361 b. and under 74d. (i 3-Bd., 7)d.) ; J (lb. to 421 b.. Gid (6 5-Sd., G!d.) ; 431 b. to 501 b„ 6 l-Bd. (Gid.. 64(1.) ; North Island Downs, 361 b. and under. 7 3-Sd. (7-jd., 7 5-Sd.) ; 371 b. to 421 b., GJd. (G 5-8 d„ 6Jd.) ; 431 b. to 501 b., 6 1-Sd. (Gid., GJd.) ; second quality. average about 301 b., (7|d.. 7 5-Sd.); North Island, first quality, 361 b.

and under, 7 1-Sd. (7 1-Bd., 71<1.) ; “71b. to 421 b., Gid. (GJd., 6 5-Sd.)J second quality, average about 311 b., 6?d. (7d., 7 l-Bd.). Australian Jambs: Victoimni, first quality, 3Glb. anil under, 6 5-Bd. (Gid., G}d.) ; 371 b. to 421 b.. fid. (Gd„ 6 l-Bd.). Argentine lambs: First quality, 3G!b. and under, 6(d. (6 3-Bd., GJd.) ; 371 b. to 421 b., 5 7-Sd. (same). New Zealand frozen beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 4-ld. (same); ox lores, 1451 b. to 2101 b., 2id. (same). New Zealand chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1 Islb. to 2101 b„ I 1-Bd. (-1 ill.. 4 3-Bd.) ; ox fores. 1 Islb. to 2101 b.. 2Jd. ( 2 5-Bd.. 3d.).

mine chilled beet : Ox binds. 14ol;j. Io 2101 b.. -lid. (4’ld.. 5 3-sdj ; ox fores, I Lslb. (O 2J01b., 2 7-Sd., (3d., 3 l-Bd.). Uruguayan chilled be<‘l : Ox hinds, 1 !•> Il>. io'2li>lb., -lid. (I 3-Bd.. -IRI.1; ox fores, 1 1511). to 2101 b.. 2 5 s<l. 12 j-Bd.,

Brazilian chilled beef: Os hinds, 1151 b. io 2101 b., -Id. (4 1-Sd.. 4 3-Bd.). Australian frozen beef: Ox hinds, 11.) lb. to 2101 b., 4]d. (same) : ox ‘-''"l'sweights corresponding, 3 1-Sd. (■><!., Australian chilled beef: Ox hinds, 145 lb. to 2101 b., 4d. (not quoted) ; ox crops, weights corresponding 2 5-Bd. (not quotUnion of South Africa chilled beef: Ox hinds, 1451 b. to 2101 b.. 4,1 d. (4 o-Bd., 4Jd ) : ox fores, 1451 b. to 2101 b.. 24d. (25-8 d 2:1d.). , . . New Zealand porker pigs: First quality. GOlb. to 801 b., 5 3-Bd. (5 3-Bd., 5Jd.) ; Si.lb. to 1001 b., s,}d. (same); 1011 b. to 1201 b., 5Jd. (same). . New Zealand prime baconer pigs: 1-1 lb. to 1601 b., 54(1. (same). .Million Alarket Weaker. Compared with last week s mimarioiis. lambs, all grades. 1-Sd. per lb.: lower. Wethers, under 481 b., and oGlb. to 641 b., l-Bd.' per lb. lower. Ewes, an !<■ ■ 1-Sd. per lb. lower. Others unchanged. The market on the spot is weaker, particularly for heavyweight and prime lamb 2's. Atutton market weaker all round. The above cabled advice was received on Saturday by Levin and Co.. Ltd., from their London agents. The Bank of New Zealand, produce department. received the following advice from its London office as at close of business last week:—The reduction in prices has improved the demand for wethers. Larger supplies of ewes have caused

prices to weaken. Trade in lambs is rather irregular; jirieets are a shade lower. Dunedin Rabbitskin Sale At tlie rabbitskin sale held in Dunedin on 'Thursday by the Otago Farmers’ Cooperative Association of N.Z., Ltd., competition was keen for most grades. Summer and autumn lines declined Id. to 2d. per lb., while kite autumn ami winter grades improved by sd. to Bd. pet* lb., as compared with last sale. The following is the range of prices:-— Small, 26d.; runners, 32-Jd.; milky, 32d. to ■IGd.; summer bucks, -lljd.; summer does, .“Id.: light racks, l id.; prime racks, 45(1.; dawn.v autumns, 491(1.; second eurlj’ autuniu.s. 53d.; early autumns, 64d.; second lute autumns, 71d.: late autumns, '.Mid.; second incomings, 84Jd.; first incomings, 102<l.: autumn bucks, GOid.: autumn does. 49?<1.; second early winter backs, lOOd.; second early winter does, 72d.; first early winter bucks, 120(1.; first early winter does. 95d.; spotty bucks. B,si.; spotty does. 67(1.: second winter bucks. 102 d.: second winter does, 80(1.; first winter bucks, 125 d.; first winter does. !M>d.; prime bucks, 126 d.: outgoing bucks, G9Ad.; outgoing does, 57jd.; spring bucks, 54-ld.; spring does. 42d.: summer black, 321(1.; autumn black. 54Jd.; late autumn black, 60d.: early winter black. 754(1.; summer fawn. 36(1.: autumn fawn. 51-}d.; hareskins. 23R1. to “Gd.; hair. 19Jd.

The opinion that the standard of motor-driving was becoming steadily worse in the Auckland province and that more and more selfishness was being exhibited every day was expressed by Mr. J. R. Hibbert, senior patrol of the Automobile Association (Auckland), in a report on Easter traffic on the Great South Road, submitted at a meeting of the council of the association. “A lot of the driving was terrible,” Mr. Hibbert said, after quoting the experience of the local office of a lending motor insurance company which had received 60 claims for Easter road accidents, this constituting a record for the firm.