COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 9669, 16 April 1923, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

Messrs. Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., have receipt the following cable from their London office: —“Quotations: New Zea- - land prime crossbred lamb, Canterbury—heavy 11-id, light llijcl; North i Island, heavy lOfd. light lid; -demand 'for -N.Z. lamb limited. N.Z. prime I crossbred/ mutton: Canterbury, heavy | Sfd; North:’ Island, heavy-Sid; demand I for N.Z. mutton poor. N.Z. prime ox beef, hinds 4 Id, fores 3Jd; demand for N.Z. beef nil. Market for N.Z. lamb weaker. Market.for N.Z. mutton weaker. Market for N.Z. beef nominal/-’

OVERSEAS FREIGHTS

SLIGHT REDUCTION ON BEEF,

(Received April 14, 5 p.m.) LONDON. April 13. The conference lines have reduced the freight on frozen rabbits to 90s per ton and have also reduced the beef freight by one eighth of a penny per lb. The latter will be re-consider-ed if the Australian harbor dues, etc., are not lowered by November 1.

MEAT MARKET,

LATEST CABLED QUOTES,

' (Received April 15, 5.5 p.m.) r LONDON, April 14. I Sheep: 'Canterbury, light 9d, medium B.ld, heavy 7d; North Island, light Bi)d, medium Bd, heavy 6)d; New Zealand ewes Gel; Australian, firsts Sjd, seconds old; Argentine, i light Old, heavy 51-d, ewes sd. ' _ Lambs: Canterbury, light, medium and heavy Fl/'d; other selccteds, light and medium 11-j J-d; Argentine, ; seconds Bid. ; Frozen bee:: New Zealand not offering Argentine lores 2pi, hinds 5d Uruguay feres 24d, hinds 44d. i Chilled beef: Argentine, fores, I 2-Jd, hinds ojcl, Uruguay fores 2d, •hinds 4Jd; others unchanged.—A. ! and N.Z.C.A.

! BAY HARBOR.

j RATE OF fid in £ STRUCK

' A general meeting of the Tolaga j Bay Harbor Board was held on April >7. Present: Members 0. E. Bartram, ! D. H. Hawkins, W. Lockwood, and { C. E. Smith. Leave of absence was granted to the deputy-chairman, , member J. B. Morrio and Caldwell. ! Member D. H. Hawkins was voted to | the chair.

The balance-sheet for the year ended 31st December, 1922, unaudited. was read. On the motion of Member Lockwood, seconded by Member Bartram, it was resolved that the antecedent liability as at 31st December, 1922, amounting to £B3 Os Gd be liquidated by a payment from general account. On the motion of the acting-chair-man, seconded by Member Bartram, it was resolved that the Board strike a rate of -|d in the £ for the year 1923. Reference was made to the election of the new Harbor Board. The secretary stated that he had made application to the Minister for the issue of an Order-in-Council authorising tlie holding of the election on the same day the Dawn Council election. On the motion of Member Smith, seconded by Member Bartram, it was resolved that the action of the secretary in this matter he confirmed.

Accounts amounting to £llO 9s bd were passed for payment.