SMITHFIELD MAEKET

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 66, 20 March 1933, Page 10

SMITHFIELD MAEKET

PRICES FOR A WEEK

The New Zealand Meat Producers Board has received its weekly cable from its London office, dated March 17, advising approximate average prices realised « ■? on actual transactions ol wholesale quantities, and for representative parcels of goods offering during the week on the basis of delivered to Smithfield market and from London stores. Prices for the two weeks before are shown in parentheses:— -New Zealand Sheep.—Canterbury and ii? rw.i/I? nd« crossbrecl wethers, 48/56, 4%d (4%d); Canterbury and North Island ™"£ en. ewe?. 57/64, 4%d (4 5-8 d); selected, fj\2' ,4J" Bd (4 1'8d) North Islautl> 48/56 *%d (4%d); 57/64, .- (4%d); 65/72,----(,t,}:Bd); ewes- Wunder, 3%d (3 3-8 d); 48/£t' 3 I"Sd <3 1"8 d': 65/72, 2%d (2 5-8). New Season's.—New Zealand lambs: Canterbury, 36/ under, 5 3-8 d (5%d); 37/42 4%d (4%d); 43/50, 4 3-8 d(4 3-Sd); 2nd o «y V avera Se 30' 4 7-8 d (4 7-8 d); other bouth Islands brands, not quoted; including Downs, selected North Islands brands 36/ under, 5 3-8 d (5%d); 37/42, 4%d (<t%d) ■ 43/50 4 3-8 d (4 3-8 d); 2nd quality, average 30, 4 7-8 d(4 7-8 d); other N.I. brands, Ist quality 36/ under, 5d (4 7-Sd)■; 37/42. ,:t X (4%t1); 2°d quality, average 30, 4%d (4%d). . •

"Au? tTa'ian Sarahs (new Reason's) — )/ C o ?' lst I"ality, 36/ under, 4 3-Bd' (4 3-8 d); 37/42. 4 l-8d (4 l-8d). Argentine Lamb.—First quality (new season's). 36/ under, 4 5-8 d(4 5-Bdj- 37/42 4%d (4%r1). • '

'New Zealand Beef.—Ox fores. 2%cl (2 5-8 d); hinds, 3%d (3%d): cow, not quoted Argentine Chilled Beef .—Ox fores, 3-3-8 d 3-8 d (3 5-8 d); hinds, 4%d (4%d). "Australian Frozen Bo»f.—Crops over ]?°- 2^<l (3d); hinds, over 160, 3 3-8 d (3 3-8 d). .

"New Zealand Prime Porker Pies— 60/80. s'4d f ; v.id); 81/100, 4%d f4%dV 101/120, 4 3-8 d(4 3-Bdl. New Zealand baconer pi?«, 120/160. 494 d(4 3-8 d). "New Zealand Frozen Veal —Not quoted.

Lamb Market.—Lightweiahts have slightly improved, and generally tone of market better. Demand continues to improve. Mutton market: Wethers, prices easier owing to additional supplies arriving. Ewes meeting with fair demand at slightly higher prices. Beef market: Weak owing tn low prices Argentine chilled beef. New Zealand porker pi^s: Trade slow at unchanged prices: New Zealand baeoner pics: Firmer owing to increase in prices Continental bacon."

Directors of Farmer and C0.,-Ltd., the great Sydney drapery firm, have decided not to declare an interim half-yearly dividend on the ordinary shares.

After May 1, the New Zealand Dairy Board will'take over the 'marketing of ail butter other than "finest" and "first" grades. The board states that it has been compelled to take action in this matter because of the prejudicial effect on the overseas market for the beat grades of the unrestricted sales of whey and second quality, butters, • v .